Reporter Pan Huizhong / Comprehensive Report
Johnny Depp and Amberhead formally divorced in 2017, but in this regard, mutually accused of domestic violence against the court, from the beginning because the British court ruled that he lost the case, accidentally labeled as a domestic violence man, through the role of the storm, with the woman's 2020 "admit to beating people" recording file exposure, public opinion began to lead to support him, and now in April again, witnesses appeared one by one, the lawsuit also entered the last week of the showdown, the following sorted out the lazy bag of this incident, for netizens to clearly understand the context.
Johnny Depp and Amberhead met until the divorce process
Johnny Depp and Amber Hed met in 2009 because of the cooperation film "Drunken Man's Diary", 2012, 3 years later, how to expect that the woman not only sued for divorce more than 1 year after marriage, but also went to the court to apply for a domestic violence protection order, the two sides settled in August 2016, the woman got 7 million US dollars (about NT$200 million) settlement money, and promised to donate the average to Los Angeles Children's Hospital, the Acliberties Union organization, and formally divorced in early 2017.
Johnny Depp met Amberhead in 2009 for a play. (Photo/ Tatsushi Video)
Johnny Depp accused The Sun of defamation in April 2018
In view of the fact that the British media "The Sun" had called him "Wife beater" in the domestic violence case of Johnny Depp, he sued the Royal Court of Justice in London in one fell swoop, filing a defamation complaint against the newspaper's "News Group Newspapers, Ltd.".
Johnny Depp accused The Sun of defamation in 2018. (Photo/ Tatsushi Video)
Amberhead's December 2018 submission to The Washington Post
Amberhead claimed to have been abused as a child, and became a victim of domestic violence in 2016, because she was in the midst of the "#Me Too" anti-sexual assault and sexual harassment wave, she received one-sided support, and 4 days after the article was published, Johnny Depp and Disney's "Ghost in the Shell" series Episode 5 was terminated without warning.
Johnny Depp was later terminated by Disney. (Photo/ Taken from the stills of "Ghost And Ghost")
Johnny Depp accused Amberhead of defamation in March 2019
In the complaint, Johnny Depp emphasized that he was the victim of domestic violence, that Amberhead's allegations were all fiction, that "they carefully planned the scam and actively promoted it for Amberhead, in fact, just to promote her career development", and demanded $50 million (about NT$1.4 billion) from the woman to make up for the losses during this period.
Regarding the part where he was a victim of domestic violence, Johnny Depp also said in court documents that Amberhead had thrown a bottle at him, and the shards of glass that spewed out injured his right middle finger, shattered bones, "almost completely cut off the finger" and had to be surgically sutured.
Johnny Depp used a medical license to prove that he was a victim of domestic violence. (Photo/ Tatsushi Video)
The last straw that broke the marriage, Johnny Depp said that after returning home from work in 2016, he found a piece of on the bed, Just on April 21, 2016, I separated all the personal belongings in the house from Miss Hurd's things, and the next morning, Miss Hurd or one of her friends was in my bed, and then they went to the Coachella Music Festival. 」 That's what made him intolerable and asked for a divorce.
Amberhead was exposed in January 2020 on the "admitting to hitting people" soundtrack
The British media "Daily Mail" at that time published a recording of Johnny Depp's conversation with Amberhead in 2015, the two were suspected of having just had an argument, the woman used violence to hurt his face, so angry that he accused the other party of rudeness and lied to the outsider that he did not move, but the woman immediately retorted: "I am sorry that I did not slap you with the appropriate force, but I just hit you, I did not punch you." The woman admitted not remembering the movement of her hand, but insisted that "you are fine now, I did not hurt you, I did not throw a fist at you, I just hit you".
Amberhead was exposed in 2020 for "admitting to hitting people". (Photo/Tatsushi Images/Ap News Agency)
Johnny Depp's November 2020 defamation case with The Sun, an appeal dismissed in 2021
Johnny Depp's case against The Sun for defamation was formally heard in July 2020, with many submissions by both sides, and the trial did not end until November of the same year, but the judge found that 12 of the 14 pieces of evidence of domestic violence against him were "basically correct", ruled that he lost the case, and then filed an appeal, which was formally dismissed in March of the following year.
The Johnny Depp and Amberhead domestic violence cases officially opened in April 2022
Johnny Depp was personally seated on the witness stand, and in a 3-hour speech, he confessed that he and Amberhead did have a conflict, but stressed that he had never beaten a woman in his life, and unexpectedly, as time passed, he found that Amberhead had emotional problems, and if he did not go well, he would suddenly become angry.
Johnny Depp personally sat on the witness stand in April. (Photo/Tatsushi Images/Ap News Agency)
Johnny Depp also said that while Amberhead has been accusing him of drug and alcohol addiction, "I haven't been drinking or taking drugs for many years." He confessed to the dark past of his childhood, when his mother with emotional problems was angry, he would throw ashtrays at him, etc., all kinds of actions made him connect to his ex-wife's out-of-control behavior, so he did not accuse his ex-wife one step ahead, all because he could not face the fear of the original family in his heart.
May 2022
Amber accused Johnny Depp of sexual assault
Amberhead accused Johnny Depp in court of being pressed against the kitchen bar during the filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead and Untested", but suddenly found that the other party's arm was moving, making her lower body feel like it was "beaten", "I forgot what I said at the time, I just remember that I couldn't move", looking around at the broken glass, "I don't know if the bottle he stuffed into my body was also broken."
Amberhead couldn't help but burst into tears as he recounted his past of being abused in court. (Photo/Tatsushi Images/Ap News Agency)
Amberhead said Johnny Depp constantly suspected her of stealing other actors, and in countless arguments, she accused the other party of throwing things at her and beating her fiercely, "He said that everyone had warned him about me, and he said that he really wished he hadn't married me in the first place", she tried to resist in the process, but was still pushed down on the gaming table and repeatedly slapped.
Amberhead's evidence was punched in the face
Amberhead's defense lawyer once took out a concealer in court and claimed that she was beaten by Johnny Depp and was forced to cover her wounds with this concealer, but when this word came out, the concealer manufacturer immediately punched her in the face because she claimed to have been abused in 2016, but the concealer was actually only produced in 2017, and the time point was completely out of control.
The concealer that Lawyer Amberhead took out in court was "not there at all" when he was caught. (Photo/Tatsushi Images/Ap News Agency)
In addition, Amberhead also mentioned that Johnny Depp's ex-girlfriend Kate Moss had also been pushed down the stairs. In response, Kate Morse recently testified as a witness, explaining that she accidentally slipped and fell, and Johnny Depp immediately helped her back to her room to rest, "He never pushed me, kicked me, or threw me off any stairs."
Kate Morse testified on Johnny Depp a few days ago. (Photo/Photo from YouTube)
epilogue
From the perspective of public opinion alone, johnny depp is slightly better, but the well-known American lawyer Mitra Ahouraian once said through the Washington Post that the success rate of celebrities' defamation lawsuits is not high, she pointed out that the First Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, talking about celebrity life is also included, and his legal team also recognizes this, after all, to prove that Amber hedd has been talking for many years and ruining his career is premeditated, the difficulty is very high, but in any case, Global netizens still choose to wait for the verdict.
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