An alleged juror opens up about Amber Heard vs Johnny Depp defamation case in a viral TikTok video
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The seven-member jury ruled out their verdict on sensationalized defamation case between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp on 31st May 2022.
The court announced the ruling largely in favor of Depp.
The Pirates of the Caribbean actor should receive $10 million in compensatory damages and five million dollars in punitive damages. Whereas, the Aquaman actress has been also awarded $2 million in compensatory damages.
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Alleged juror of Amber Heard vs Johnny Depp defamation case speaks out on viral TikTok video
The libel suit between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp was deeply scrutinized by the world as the personal details of their tumultuous relationship came to light.
However, the name of the jurors was kept private throughout the whole case.
The Fairfax, Virginia court stated that they would not reveal the name of the panel. But the jurors are allowed to identify themselves voluntarily.
Amber Heard didn’t lose because the justice system failed her. Amber Heard lost because she is the abuser. There is a mountain of evidence against her. And this verdict isn’t a setback for women. It is a wakeup call to stop believing someone based on their gender only. It is a 1/ pic.twitter.com/GjgyELX0wV
— Mariam, MBA (@mimasdiaries) June 1, 2022Advertisement
Regardless, a TikTok user came forward and alleged that he was one of the jury members.
He remained anonymous however took to the social media service to offer his stance on the controversial trial.
YouTuber Joseph Morris posted the viral TikTok video on his channel.
The alleged juror said, ‘[Amber Heard] kept making eye contact with me and it made me extremely uncomfortable to where I would no longer look at her when she was giving her answers. I would just listen intently and everything she was saying came off like bulls**t. And I was not following anything on TikTok during the whole trial and I was going through after the trial and it blows my mind how every single person seemed to be commenting on how weird it was. So good news for Johnny Depp.”
Why was Amber Heard trying to make eye contact with the jurors?
Experts confirmed that Amber Heard was using it as a method to ‘humanize’ herself.
In a statement, expert Judi James said, ‘The effect would be to ‘humanize’ herself to the jury rather than isolating herself as a celebrity who they will presumably have been hearing negative comments about.’
Susan Constantine-Perfido, behavior specialist, mentioned that the actress was ‘coached’ by her team to make eye contact with the jurors.
She said in an interview with Fox News Digital, ‘This can be good, and it also can backfire. Too much eye contact can make jurors feel uncomfortable and make them feel their objectivity and neutrality could be questioned.’
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