{"id":32532,"date":"2022-06-01T19:58:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T19:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/johnny-depp-spotted-in-uk-pub-as-he-wins-defamation-trial-against-amber-heard\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T19:58:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T19:58:02","slug":"johnny-depp-spotted-in-uk-pub-as-he-wins-defamation-trial-against-amber-heard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/johnny-depp-spotted-in-uk-pub-as-he-wins-defamation-trial-against-amber-heard\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Depp spotted in UK pub as he wins defamation trial against Amber Heard"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Johnny Depp was spotted in a UK pub shortly before it was announced that he won his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. <\/p>\n

“Due to previously scheduled work commitments made before the trial, Mr Depp will not be physically present for today’s 3pm verdict and will be watching from the United Kingdom,” a source close to Mr Depp told Law & Crime <\/em>in a statement earlier on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cMet Johnny Depp in Bridge Tavern Newcastle just now … that was quite surreal,\u201d Gary Spedding tweeted<\/a> about 20 minutes before the verdict was set to be announced. <\/p>\n

Mr Depp was seen leaving The Bridge Tavern pub in Newcastle shortly before the reading of the verdict, according to ITV News. <\/a><\/p>\n

Ms Heard, meanwhile, arrived to the court Fairfax, Virginia, to hear the verdict in person. A spokesperson for the Aquaman actress told The Independent<\/em>: “Your presence shows where your priorities are. Johnny Depp plays guitar in the UK while Amber Heard waits for a verdict in Virginia. Depp is taking his snickering and lack of seriousness on tour. “<\/p>\n

Jurors reached a verdict in Mr Depp’s multi-million dollar lawsuit after just short of 13 hours of deliberation on Wednesday afternoon. It will be read out in court at 3pm ET and 8pm UK time.<\/p>\n

Mr Depp sued Ms Heard for $ 50m US over a Washington Post <\/em>op-ed titled: \u201cI spoke up against sexual violence – and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change. “<\/p>\n

The article does not mention Mr Depp by name, yet his lawyers said it falsely implies he physically and sexually abused Ms Heard while they were together.<\/p>\n

Ms Heard countersued her former husband for $ 100m claiming he launched a \u201csmear campaign\u201d against her.<\/p>\n

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Mr Depp has consistently denied the \u201coutrageous, outlandish\u201d claims of abuse and said he had \u201cspoken up for what I have been carrying on my back reluctantly for six years\u201d during his own evidence during the trial.<\/p>\n

During closing remarks, both sides urged jurors to think about other victims of domestic abuse.<\/p>\n

Ms Heard’s legal team highlighted the message that a verdict in Mr Depp’s favor would send to others, while the actor’s representatives said her claims were \u201can act of profound cruelty to true survivors\u201d.<\/p>\n

In the past few days, Mr Depp has made appearances on stage alongside musician Jeff Beck in the UK.<\/p>\n

Mr Depp turned up to perform alongside Mr Beck in Sheffield on Sunday (29 May).<\/p>\n

Mr Depp – who began his career as a musician and founded the band The Hollywood Vampires<\/em> with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry in 2015 – and Mr Beck performed their 2020 collaboration Isolation<\/em>a reworking of a John Lennon song from 1970. They also performed covers of What’s Going On<\/em> by Marvin Gaye, and Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n