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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.