“What we have is mountain of unproven allegations that are wild, over-the-top, and implausible. In her closing arguments on Friday (27 May) at Virginia’s Fairfax County circuit court, Ms Vasquez told the jury: “The mountain of evidence that Mr Depp abused Ms Heard is simply not there.
to true survivors” for Amber Heard to “hold herself out as a public figure representing domestic abuse.” Johnny Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez said it was an “act of profound cruelty. How was Johnny Depp’s finger severed in Australia fight with Amber Heard?ĭepp lawyer calls Heard’s domestic abuse claims ‘an act of profound cruelty to true survivors’ 16:30, Oliver O'Connell The Independent’s Megan Sheets explains the evidence at play: © Provided by The Independent Whether jurors choose to believe Mr Depp or Ms Heard’s account of the fight is likely to have huge implications on the outcome of the case in which both stars claim they were victimised by the other. The jury was also shown countless grueling photos of Depp’s wound as well as messages he wrote in blood and paint on the walls that night. Ms Heard said she was not awake when the injury occurred and claimed that Depp assaulted her with a vodka bottle the same night.Īttorneys for both actors brought in their own medical experts to testify about the injury and what could have caused it, while witnesses for Depp described efforts to locate the tip of the finger. What’s become known as the “severed finger incident” unfolded in March 2015 when the couple were staying in Australia while Depp filmed the fifth instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.ĭepp and Heard each shared their own accounts of the events that led to Depp losing the tip of his finger with him alleging that it was cut when Ms Heard threw a vodka bottle at him.
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Over six weeks of explosive testimony in the trial opposing Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, one especially gruelling fight has captured prominence in the case. Heard lawyer said a ruling in favour of Depp would make jurors an “accomplice” to his abuse and to his “campaign of global humiliation”, and called out the actor for “laughing” and “snide comments” during closing, adding he engaged in “victim-blaming at its most disgusting”.Įxplained: The fight where Johnny Depp’s finger was severed 22:40, Oliver O'Connell They alleged Heard would rather be in a fight than let the actor leave, called her claims an act of profound cruelty to true survivors, and said that she gave the performance of her life on the stand.
In Depp’s closing argument, his lawyers asked jurors to “give him his life back” after he claims it was “ruined” by Heard’s allegations of domestic abuse. Although she didn’t name him, he claims her allegations impacted his ability to work. Heard is being sued by Depp for $50m for implying he abused her in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed. The jury is now deliberating on the six weeks of testimony but has been sent home for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Closing arguments have concluded in Amber Heard’s defamation trial in the case brought against her by ex-husband Johnny Depp.