She put Heard through the wringer
Johnny Depp’s lawyer reveals her winning tactics
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s mud fight was followed around the world. In the end, the Hollywood star emerged victorious from the trial once morest his ex-wife. His lawyers have now betrayed their tactics.
Published: 9:51 am
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Updated: 10:24 am
Camille Vasquez (37) was the big star in the mud fight between Johnny Depp (58) and Amber Heard (36). In addition to her client Johnny Depp, who came out of the defamation process better than his ex, the lawyer also benefited from the court drama. She has since been made a partner in her law firm.
At “Good Morning America”, Vasquez and her colleague Benjamin Chew (60), who is also part of Depp’s team, revealed what tactics they used. “The key to winning was focusing on the facts and evidence and Johnny’s ability to tell the truth,” explains Vasquez.
Amber Heard took no responsibility
To do that, the team had its own strategy. “What I and we focused on in this cross-examination was using her own words once morest her. It was very important to us that every question that was asked was linked to something that she had previously said,” said the Pirates of the Caribbean star’s lawyer.
But Amber Heard’s behavior also played into the hands of the Hollywood star and his team. As Benjamin Chew explains: “There was a big contrast, Johnny took responsibility for many things.” This was not the case with the “Aquaman” actress. “It seemed sometimes, and maybe the jury got that, that Heard had an answer for everything, she didn’t take responsibility for anything. I think that made a difference,” Chew said. Both lawyers emphasize that the verdict was not influenced by social media. “Facts and evidence” were decisive.
Compensation of ten million dollars
Johnny Depp emerged victorious from the mud fight with his ex-wife. Amber Heard was inferior to him in many points in the mega process. The seven-member jury of the Fairfox County Court in the US state of Virginia agreed with the Hollywood actor on most of the charges. That’s why she awarded Depp compensation of $ 10.35 million, Heard gets two million. (bsn)
The case of Johnny Depp once morest Amber Heard
Johnny Depp has sued Amber Heard, to whom he was married between 2015 and 2017, for $50 million in damages. The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star has accused his ex-wife of damaging his career with false allegations of domestic violence. The background is an article for the “Washington Post” from 2018, in which Heard described himself as a victim of domestic violence without naming Depp.
Heard responded with a counterclaim once morest the Hollywood star, demanding $100 million in damages. She accuses the actor of “unbridled physical violence”. Both lawsuits were at trial in Fairfax, Virginia.
The former couple had previously faced each other at a trial in London in 2020. At the time, Depp sued the British tabloid The Sun, which had described him as a “wife bully”. Heard testified as a witness, Depp was defeated in the process. (AFP)
Johnny Depp has sued Amber Heard, to whom he was married between 2015 and 2017, for $50 million in damages. The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star has accused his ex-wife of damaging his career with false allegations of domestic violence. The background is an article for the “Washington Post” from 2018, in which Heard described himself as a victim of domestic violence without naming Depp.
Heard responded with a counterclaim once morest the Hollywood star, demanding $100 million in damages. She accuses the actor of “unbridled physical violence”. Both lawsuits were at trial in Fairfax, Virginia.
The former couple had previously faced each other at a trial in London in 2020. At the time, Depp sued the British tabloid The Sun, which had described him as a “wife bully”. Heard testified as a witness, Depp was defeated in the process. (AFP)
