Heard’s op-ed had basically no impact on Johnny Depp’s career, expert says
Amber Heard’s defence case continues in the defamation trial brought against her by ex-husband Johnny Depp, with the Pirates of the Caribbean star no longer expected to be called to the stand by Heard’s team.
Heard is being sued by Depp for $50m for implying he abused her in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed. Although she didn’t name him, he claims her allegations impacted his ability to work. She is pursuing a counterclaim of $100m.
Supermodel and Depp-ex Kate Moss will testify on Wednesday as a rebuttal witness for the actor. She is able to appear following Heard’s mention of her during testimony referring to a rumour about an alleged altercation between the two when they dated in the 1990s.
On Monday the court heard from a hand surgeon who said he found Depp’s account of the severed finger fight inconsistent with the...