
Johnny Depp testified and Amber Heard is expected to take the stand this week in Depp’s exceedingly high-profile, $50 million defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Heard. The proceedings are taking place in Virginia’s Fairfax County Courthouse.
Both sides are presenting their cases before a seven-person jury, Depp, Heard, a platoon of lawyers and cameras and Judge Penney S. Azcarate. Depp’s cross-examination from Heard’s lawyers finished last week. She is expected to take the stand as early as today.
The trial runs Monday through Thursdays, with Fridays off. It is set to run for five weeks. However, there will be a pause from May 9-12 as Azcarate attends to a previously scheduled conference engagement.
Below is a link to Tuesday’s testimony from the courtroom provided by Law & Crime Network. Deadline will update the livestream daily as soon as it is available.
In his early testimony, Depp said he was fighting back against Heard’s accusations, in part, for his children’s sake. Heard’s team this week motioned to have the case dismissed. It was denied.
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Along with Depp and Heard, A-listers like James Franco and the world’s on-again/off-again richest man Elon Musk are set to testify in the Old Dominion-set trial.