Actor Johnny Depp is suing ex-wife Amber Heard for defamation in connection with Heard’s 2018 Washington Post op-ed, in which she spoke out about being the victim of domestic violence.

On Day one of the trial, attorney Benjamin Chew delivered an opening statement, saying “ultimately this trial is about clearing Johnny Depp’s name of a terrible and false allegation.” .

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Putin spotted with 'wool blanket' on Russia's Victory Day amid health concerns

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Plane makes emergency landing on New Mexico highway

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Arizona road rage suspect with gun caught on dash cam, banging on victim's window

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Weather Authority: Rain is finally on the way out for sunny, breezy spring Monday

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Help Musicians launch new mental health platform Music Minds Matter Explore

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As Russia’s ‘Victory Day’ nears, mood in Moscow appears mixed

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American Idol: The Top 5 are revealed... as two contestants test positive for COVID-19

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76ers fined $50,000 for Embiid injury status violation

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Johnny Depp Trial: Claims that couple was engaged in 'mutual abuse'

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Defamation trial: Johnny Depp’s neighbour takes aim at Amber Heard’s ‘malicious lie’

Actor Johnny Depp is suing his ex-wife Amber Heard for defamation over her 2018 Washington Post op-ed, in which she spoke out about being a victim of domestic violence. On Day 2 of the trial, Depp’s neighbour and longtime friend Isaac Baruch expressed exasperation with how Heard’s “malicious lie” affected so many people.

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Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard: Depp’s longtime friend gets emotional, says ‘It’s not right’

Day Two of the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard defamation trial was an emotional rollercoaster for one witness, Depp’s longtime friend and neighbour Isaac Baruch.Baruch took the stand on Wednesday as a witness for Team Depp. His testimony captured the attention of spectators inside the courtroom and those at home watching the live broadcast, especially as he claimed to be tired of the divorced couple’s drama, which he blames on Heard.“It’s six years.

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Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard: Defamation trial gets ugly, fast

Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard arrived separately at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Virginia on Tuesday morning for Day 1 of their much-anticipated US$50-million defamation trial.Though the actors and former spouses both wore suits, the energy around the courthouse was anything but subdued, as the fully televised court proceedings quickly became a media spectacle.The court hearing is the latest in a very public legal battle of the divorced couple, with both Heard, 35, and Depp, 58, claiming to be victims of domestic violence. The initial court case began when Depp filed a $50-million defamation lawsuit over a Washington Post op-ed penned by Heard in late 2018 about domestic abuse.Heard did not mention Depp by name in the article, though in court documents he alleges his reputation and career were still “devastated” as a result.

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Johnny Depp Trial: Witness testimony, allegations of abuse as trial moves forward

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - A trial over libel allegations by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, will likely turn into a six-week, mudslinging soap opera, Heard's lawyers warned a Virginia jury Tuesday."You're going to see who the real Johnny Depp is — behind the fame, behind the pirate costumes," Heard lawyer J. Benjamin Rottenborn told the jury during opening statements in the civil trial.

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Johnny Depp Trial: Jury to hear opening statements in libel case

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - A jury in Virginia is scheduled to hear opening statements Tuesday in a defamation lawsuit filed by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, Amber Heard.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherThe jury has been selected for Johnny Depp's defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard.Depp says Heard libeled him when she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse."Depp is never mentioned by name, but he says the article implicates him nonetheless because it refers to past accusations Heard made when she sought a restraining order against him. Depp denies the abuse allegations.US actor Johnny Depp leaves the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia, on April 11, 2022.

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Johnny Depp defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard begins Monday in Fairfax County

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - Johnny Depp's defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard begins Monday in Fairfax County.Depp is suing his ex-wife for $50 million dollars in damages for defamation related to an op-ed she wrote in the Washington Post in December 2018 about being a survivor of domestic violence.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherThe trial begins at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse at 10 a.m. Both Depp and Heard are expected to be present.Heard filed for divorce in May 2016 just days after police were called to Depp's Los Angeles home for a domestic dispute, reports FOX 5's chief legal correspondent Katie Barlow.Model, Amber Heard, and her now ex-husband, Johnny Depp, leave Southport Magistrates Court, Queensland, April 18, 2016.

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Johnny Depp’s lawyer gives opening statement on Day 1 of defamation trial against Amber Heard

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