Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s Defamation Trial, Explained
On Monday, seven years after Amber Heard first accused Johnny Depp of assaulting her, Heard, 35, and Depp, 58, will come face-to-face with each other
in a Virginia courtroom over allegations that Heard defamed Depp
He is suing her for $50 million over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed she wrote titled “Opinion: Amber Heard: I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath
That has to change.” In response, Heard filed a $100 million defamation counterclaim against Depp
The defamation trial, which will feature other famous actors called to testify, will air on Court TV.
Why is Johnny Depp suing Amber Heard?
Depp is suing Heard, his ex-wife, after she wrote a 2018 op-ed in the Washington Post about being a survivor of domestic abuse
She didn’t name Depp in the op-ed, but she accused him of domestic violence after their 2016 divorce.