Before giving evidence in court today, Amber Heard asked the courts to drop the case between her and her ex-husband, Johnny Depp. The actor has filed a lawsuit once morest the star of Aquaman and claims 50 million dollars in defamation for an article published in the Washington Post in which she presents herself as a survivor of domestic violence.
The motion was filed by Amber Heard following the hearings of the witnesses presented by Johnny Depp, who also gave his version facts for several days. However, the actress’s request should not be evaluated as any sign. As specified Deadlinethis is a classic mid-trial procedure in the United States.
Two more weeks
The actor’s supporters, however, see Judge Penney Azcarate’s decision as a positive sign, as she felt that the plaintiff had brought enough evidence over the past two weeks to continue its action.
She explained that “the jurors had enough evidence to assess whether the statements” of Amber Heard in the article she wrote for the Washington Post in 2018 “were regarding the plaintiff, whether the statements were published and were false, and whether the defendant made those statements knowing them to be false,” among other things. Yesterday the forensic psychologist Dawn Hughes detailed at the bar the accusations of sexual violence that the actress had reported to her during their sessions, in particular that Johnny Depp would have penetrated her with a bottle of alcohol. She felt that Amber Heard suffered from post-traumatic stress as a result of the violence suffered. This specialist in abuse and violent situations counterbalances the testimony of Dr Shannon Curry, presented by the prosecution last week, who said that Amber Heard suffered from personality disorders and had feigned her post-traumatic stress syndrome by exaggerating them. The actor’s lawyers must still cross-examine Dr. Dawn Hughes, before Amber Heard takes the floor under oath.
