Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's defamation trial has now concluded its third week, which noticed explosive allegations fired from each side.
Depp, 58, is battling his ex-wife Heard, 36, after suing her for $50 million over an op-ed revealed in 2018 by The Washington Submit, through which the actress stated that she had been the sufferer of home abuse.
Whereas Depp was not named within the article, his attorneys argued that it was clear it was about him, subsequently sullying his status and profession. Attorneys for Heard, who's countersuing for $100 million, have argued that the op-ed was a matter of public curiosity.
As one other week of testimony concludes, Newsweek is taking a look at 5 key moments from the courtroom in Fairfax, Virginia.
Does Heard Have a Persona Dysfunction?
Throughout Tuesday's proceedings, a psychologist known as to testify by Depp's attorneys stated that Heard may have a character dysfunction.
Dr. Shannon Curry, a licensed scientific and forensic psychologist in California and Hawaii, was known as by Depp's authorized crew to offer skilled testimony on any potential intimate associate violence in Depp and Heard's relationship.
Underneath oath, Curry stated she carried out a psychological analysis of Heard, utilizing case paperwork, medical information, psychological well being remedies, and audio and video information, ultimately concluding that she met the standards for histrionic character dysfunction. Curry testified that she met with Heard on December 10 and 17 for a complete of 12 hours.
"The outcomes of Ms. Heard's analysis supported two diagnoses...borderline character dysfunction and histrionic character dysfunction," Curry testified.
Questions Over Charity Funds
On Thursday, Depp's accountant and enterprise supervisor, Edward White, testified that Heard's monetary calls for frequently elevated as they labored towards a settlement.
A part of the settlement was a pledge by Heard to donate $3.5 million of the cash acquired from Depp to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
ACLU Chief Working Officer Terence Dougherty testified that Heard has donated $1.3 million of her $3.5 million pledge to the group.
Dougherty stated the ACLU has acquired donations of $350,000, $500,000 and $350,000 that have been all "related" with Heard. Dougherty stated the group now considers a $100,000 verify instantly from Depp as a part of Heard's presents.
Heard's final donation to the ACLU was made in December 2018 for the quantity of $350,000 from Constancy, an funding firm. ACLU started reaching out to Heard relating to the following installments of her donation in 2019, after they realized she was having "monetary difficulties," Dougherty stated.
In August 2016, Elon Musk, who briefly dated Heard, despatched an electronic mail to an ACLU consultant relating to the actress' plan to donate $3.5 million over 10 years.
When requested why Musk was "representing" Heard within the matter, Dougherty answered he did not know, however assumed it was due to Musk's earlier relationship together with her. Musk is a significant donor to the ACLU.
The $500,000 donation in 2017 attributed to Heard got here from a Vanguard fund. Dougherty shared his perception that Vanguard is related to Musk.
Depp's Drug, Alcohol Use
With drug and alcohol use having been talked about on a variety of events in the course of the trial, Depp said that he was sober for a lot of his relationship with Heard, after detoxing from the opioid Oxycodone again in 2014.
Nonetheless, Heard's legal professional, Elaine Bredehoft, on Wednesday questioned the previous supervisor of Depp's non-public island property within the Bahamas in regards to the actor as soon as "passing out within the sand face first" throughout his relationship with the actress.
"I recall he was handed out on the seaside," Tara Roberts stated when she was questioned, earlier than responding within the affirmative when requested whether or not Depp's son had seen him in such a state, in line with the BBC.
Heard's Relationship With Elon Musk
Depp's former agent, Christian Carino, this week testified that Heard dated Musk throughout the identical 12 months that she was allegedly making an attempt to reconcile with Depp.
Textual content messages between Carino and Heard from 2017 have been referenced, when Heard shared she was unhappy whereas going by means of a breakup and hated when issues "went public." Carino believed she was referring to Musk.
Heard's relationship with billionaire Musk came about two months after she had made allegations of home violence towards Depp.
"You informed me a thousand occasions you have been simply filling house," Carino texted Heard about Musk in 2017. "You were not in love with him."
"I am saying, why would you be unhappy when you weren't in love with him to start with?" Carino, who was as soon as engaged to singer and actress Woman Gaga, continued.
Heard responded: "I do know, however I needed time to grieve and recuperate in my very own time."
In one other alternate, Heard stated in a message to Carino: "I hate it that but once more a person lets me fall on the spikes on my own."
Carino responded: "In the event you don't love your private life being within the press, do not date well-known males. You possibly can cease that when you cease relationship uber-famous individuals."
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