Dog blood divorce, overthrow Hollywood

In the past two days, Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Hield have made headlines again because of their court performance.

As an onlooker, you may want to ask: Is the divorce lawsuit between these two people not over? No, no, no, in fact, the two have already agreed to divorce 6 years ago. This time, depp and Hield sued each other for defamation.

Amber Hield and Johnny Depp in court

Despite the two annoyances, the divorce is not yet the end, and Depp and Hield clearly want to defeat each other completely. We have known each other for 13 years, of which 6 years have been in litigation, which is probably the ultimate dog blood sample of celebrity marriage.

Celebrity Divorce: Rule of Law Films Become Funny Films?

A conversation that will be constantly heard in domestic film and television dramas is really staged in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia.

At the scene of the serious trial, the questioning of the lawyers on both sides flew together. Depp accused Hield of leaving excrement on the bed; Hield shot back that Depp had urinated in front of his home.

When the lawyer repeatedly questioned how to determine that the excrement on the bed was from Hield and not from the family's pet dog, Depp laughed out loud and then stated the obvious reason again: the dog in the family was only 3 and a half pounds of Yorkshire, and looking at the size and shape of the excrement, the dog obviously could not do it.

Relevant evidence in the case

Celebrities who go beyond common sense have private dog blood is just one of the comedic elements of this lawsuit. The slow and leisurely fight back of Depp, the lawyer who can't grasp the key points and can only attack the scraps, let the drama effect of this lawsuit be full, and the rule of law drama has become a funny film of dog blood.

In a video of the trial scene circulating on social media, Hilde's lawyer constantly interrupted with "hearsay (this is hearsay)" when Depp spoke, so that Depp would stop after saying a sentence, actively waiting for the lawyer to interrupt, and asked intimately "Am I not rumor evidence?"

Some of the details of the conversation are full of black humor: when Hield's lawyer questioned if the witness (Depp's bodyguard) saw Depp pull out his "that thing," the witness said, "If I saw that johnny Depp thing, I would definitely remember it." Hearing this, Depp couldn't help but laugh again.

In order to prove that the difference between the two people is "almost double", the "petite" Hield can not push the "tall" Depp, and when the lawyer asks Depp whether he admits that he is much larger than Hield, Depp, who is almost the same height as Hield, shows an unclear smile, and then very honestly says "I dare not say this" - even Hield can't help but laugh.

In the weeks-long lawsuit, the trial performance of the two protagonists was also analyzed by netizens. For example, when Hield frantically took notes during the trial, Depp was relaxed, even drawing a small cartoon to show to his lawyer, which was seen as a winning gesture; and Hilde's several appearances at the court were also very subtle: Depp wore a bow tie the day before, and she wore it the next day; Depp wore a gray suit during the trial, and the next time she changed the same style.

What both parties wear when they appear in court

Although it is not excluded that both men's actions are a lawyer's strategy, public opinion seems to have changed compared to when the two divorced.

Today's Depp is an old man with failed feelings, a career collapse, and a lawsuit even if he sells his house. Hilde, with the news of domestic violence at that time, became a representative of women's rights, and in addition to climbing the peak of his career, he kept dating new people, and even conceived a daughter in the past year.

Coupled with the submission of new evidence, Hield admitted in a recording that he had done something to Depp, so the netizens who had fanatically denigrated Depp re-examined: Was he affected by the #metoo trend at that time and misunderstood an old actor?

A column triggered a "bloody case"

It all started in 2016, when Hilde signed a $7 million divorce deal with Depp.

When the two divorced, the story of Depp's domestic violence was once deeply rooted in people's hearts, and Hilde, who bravely resisted domestic violence, became an independent female representative. In 2018, she wrote a column about gender-based violence in the family and published it in the Washington Post, and although Depp's name was not mentioned in the article, the public believed that the "domestic violence" Hield mentioned in the article was Depp's ex-husband because of the two men's well-known divorce story.

Depp sued this time precisely because of this article. After Hield's column was published, Depp was once again criticized, his image slipped to the bottom, and he lost the "Pirates of the Caribbean 6" contract he was negotiating, and his career has since collapsed:

Since 2020, he has not received any film and television work. A financial damage examiner testified in court that Depp lost about $40.3 million between December 18, 2018 and October 2020. To this end, Depp decided to sue Hilde for defamation, and Hield did not show weakness and immediately counterclaimed.

Recently, online platforms and some television channels have been broadcasting every move at the court scene

It's worth saying that this isn't Depp's first attempt to defend his reputation after his divorce. The year before, he had also sued the British newspaper The Sun, which had published negative information about him, but a British judge ruled that the Sun was not defamatory. The loss brought depp an even bigger blow – the judge found that the Sun's claim in the article that Depp "committed violence" against his ex-wife was reasonable, which undoubtedly confirmed Depp's identity as a domestic abuser.

So why did Depp continue to prosecute again and again?

On the one hand, in the previous lawsuit, there was no direct evidence of Depp's action against Hield, and the judges made judgments based on other evidence; on the other hand, not only the laws of the United Kingdom and the United States are different, but also the laws of various parts of the United States, such as this time, depp chose to sue in the state where the Washington Post's online computer server is located, because the state's laws are more favorable to them. If Depp wins this time, it will not only have substantial monetary compensation, but also save its reputation.

In fact, just suing again has already won depp the favor of some fans. His supporters have already made #justice for Johnny Depp a hot search. Some of Depp's good deeds were also revealed: he bought a waterproof jacket for the pirates at his own expense of 400,000 yuan while filming Pirates in the filming; a makeup artist contracted meningitis while filming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2, and the kind and generous Depp immediately donated £5,000; he put on the pirate captain's costume to comfort one little friend after another.

In 2020, the supporters of the court outside Depp

The strongest Hollywood eight o'clock slot

Although the bridge section of the couple's breakup is not pretty, the Depp couple still rely on the strength of the horse to turn the relationship into a farce for the whole people to watch the drama.

Although this is a new lawsuit, the focus of the debate between the two sides is still the same cliché – whether Depp has domestic violence hield or not.

The story of Depp and Hield is actually not very long. The two met over filmmaking, and Depp broke up with his girlfriend Vanessa, who had been in love for 14 years, changed the principle of "unmarriedism" for Hield, and even did not sign a prenuptial agreement, and went into the marriage siege with enthusiasm.

This move proved to be clearly unwise. No, the marriage lasted only 15 months, followed by a lengthy and cumbersome battle of each other and a continuous litigation dispute. In 2016, Hilde filed divorce proceedings and filed for restraining orders on the third day after Depp's mother's death, saying that during the short marriage, Depp had repeatedly acted on himself.

In order to prove that what he said was not false, Hilde fang gave evidence of a video clip of Depp's anger, coupled with Depp's previous image of alcoholism and drug abuse, the public's sympathy for Hilde reached its peak, and they began to denounce Depp.

After 8 months of lengthy divorce, Depp and Hield reached an agreement. But despite signing a confidentiality agreement, Hield did not shut up, she later provided evidence to the British "Sun" newspaper, describing Depp as a "wife beater", and it was also this time that Depp decided to sue Hield and The Sun at the same time, and in this lawsuit, it was revealed that the woman had cheated on multiple marriages at that time, in addition, Depp also brought new evidence - in an exposed recording, Hield admitted that he had done something to Depp. From a victim of domestic violence to a domestic violence victim, Hilde was reversed, and the public image plummeted.

Depp said he was injured in the finger by his ex-wife with a vodka bottle and was taken to the hospital

The ongoing lawsuit is the third "war" after the two men tore their faces. Since Hield was previously exposed as a liar, Depp gained more and more public support during the trial, and in the face of surging public support, Hilde's lawyer proposed to withdraw the lawsuit at trial, but the judge rejected this request. The lawsuit actually began in early April and has been going on for several weeks, and because of the large number of witnesses (up to more than 100), the trial is expected to continue until the end of May.

Although the private relationship between the two is still a Rashomon, after this long lawsuit, whether it is the man's domestic violence woman or the woman's domestic violence man, presumably there will be a court-approved answer.

Why are celebrity marriages so bloody?

Although Depchild's battle is the drama of the year, in Hollywood, it is not uncommon for celebrity couples to tear their faces at the end. In Hollywood-style divorce, couples break up mostly for the same reasons: one party cheats, the concept is not compatible, and the two are bored with each other.

Depp's six years are not much, and the cheating Schwarzenegger filed for divorce from 2011 until 2021. The legendary celebrity dramatically cheated on the nanny, the illegitimate child was born only 5 days away from his own child, and after being revealed, began a long divorce marathon, and finally lost 200 million US dollars.

Schwarzenegger and ex-wife Maria Schlev

Angelina Jolie also tore her face when she divorced her ex-husband Brad Pitt. In order to obtain full custody of 6 children, Jolie claimed that Pitt cheated in marriage, repeatedly abused her eldest son, did not pay alimony after separation, and the divorce lawsuit between the two was also fought for 5 years, and the story of Hollywood's golden boy and jade girl was never renewed.

In Hollywood, the divorce cooling-off period does not work, after announcing the divorce application, these celebrities in the eyes of the public began to "dateable", such as Kim Kardashian, who recently announced that he was "legally single", although the divorce agreement with her ex-husband Kanye has not been reached, but it has not been delayed and the new couple has not been paired.

Kardashian and boyfriend Pete Davidson at a fashion event this year

When there is no prenuptial agreement, the huge division of property and parent-child relationship is a more difficult place for celebrities than ordinary people when they face divorce, and they will not hesitate to attack each other and turn against each other. For the sake of profit, the once intimate became the lethal weapon of the pillow people.

Because Hollywood celebrities have too many love-hate relationships, excellent divorce lawyers are also hot. Depp, for example, recommended angelina Jolie to his divorce lawyer, but is said to have since parted ways due to the lawyer's reluctance to cooperate with Julie's public opinion station.

But that didn't stop celebrities from bribing divorce lawyers to tens of millions of dollars. Not only will they introduce good divorce lawyers to their friends, but they can even become repeat customers of divorce lawyers. Instead, the celebrity divorce lawyer himself, after divorcing once when he was young, never got married again, but chose to raise children with her boyfriend.

Probably after seeing too much brokenness, I know that no matter how beautiful love is, it will become a chicken feather. It's real love at the beginning, and it's really hate when it ends. For almost everyone, an unforeseen marriage is a gamble.

Smart lawyers don't dare take this risk.

Written by: tt, Jonas

Edit: Sebastian

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