Johnny Depp returns to court on charges of assaulting film crew member
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With Johnny Depp’s high-profile defamation suit against ex-wife Amber Heard just concluded in his favour, the Pirates of the Caribbean star is now preparing for a courtroom battle with someone accusing him of assault.
Depp, 58, won his $50 million lawsuits against Heard, 36, over an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post. In 2019 in which she admitted to being a victim of domestic violence. Depp was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages. And $5 million in punitive penalties by the jury, which mainly sided with him. Because punitive damages are limited in Virginia, the judge reduced the damages to $350,000.
Why is Johnny Depp in court again?
The court granted Heard $2 million in compensatory damages after he countersued for $100 million in nuisance damages. The jury granted $2 million in compensatory damages to Heard, who had countersued for $100 million in nuisance damages. On May 25, 2022, Johnny Depp is seen testifying in his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. At the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia. Depp is currently in court again. This time following allegations that he assaulted a crew member on a movie shoot in 2017.
The jury is in Johnny Depp favour
Following news of the jury’s generally favourable finding in Depp’s favour, another complainant has stepped forward to say he’s looking forward to his own courtroom rendezvous with the actor. Gregg “Rocky” Brooks, who worked as a location supervisor on Depp’s film City of Lies, about the killing of rapper The Notorious B.I.G., claims Depp punched him in the chest during a disagreement on the Los Angeles set in April 2017.
“While we accept the jury’s ruling, it has no significance to Mr. Brooks’ case in Los Angeles,” Brooks’ lawyer Pat Harris told The Sun in response to Depp’s trial victory against Heard.
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