5 revelations from the trial between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard
The Depp-Heard trial, whose verdict was handed down on June 1, was followed by millions of people. On Monday, the 6,000-page court document was released to the general public, Deadline reported. Here are some things that were not mentioned during the court proceedings.
Authenticity of certain evidence
During the trial, Depp’s team questioned the authenticity of the photos provided by Heard, which showed injuries allegedly inflicted by the actor. But, Amber Heard’s team also did the same with the photos submitted by the Pirates of the Caribbean interpreter. Referring to the metadata, the taking and modification of the images dated from July 22, 2019, while Johnny Depp said that they had been made in March 2015. Finally, the judge refused what the team of the actress for lack of evidence.
According to Heard’s team, the lawyers defending Johnny Depp wanted to include impertinent personal information at trial. These were racy nude photos of the actress when she was a dancer, implying that she was an escort. The photos have never been used.
Text messages exchanged with Marilyn Manson
In 2016, Manson wrote to Depp that he was in an “amber 2.0” situation. “I’m reading a lot about that and about sociopathy. It’s real bro!,” Depp replied. The friendship between the two was also mentioned during the trial, but the text messages were never used. Lawyers feared the actor would be found guilty by association.
Depp’s medical history
Although Johnny Depp’s substance use issues were discussed during the trial, details were omitted, including his use of certain drugs such as Valtrex, Nexium and Cialis.
If Amber Heard had won
In November 2020, Heard’s attorneys asked Depp how he would react if the seven-person jury leaned more in his ex-wife’s favor.
“It can be one person’s opinion, it can be 200 people’s opinion or 1,000 people’s opinion, and they can believe the actions I didn’t do. It’s fiction and I hope people will listen to the truth and understand that it’s the truth,” he said.
