Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, 23 years younger than him, started to have a love affair on the set of the movie ‘The Rum Diary’, in which they starred together in 2011, and their relationship first reached the wedding table and then the longest legal battle in Hollywood.
The sixth and final week of the lawsuit filed by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, has passed.
The 58-year-old actor appeared on the witness stand a few days before the end of the trial. Depp’s cross-examination started after his direct statement; Messages about SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who were in love with his ex-wife Amber Heard and the actress at that time, emerged.
“Let’s see if musk has the courage?”
Some of Depp’s messages read, “I don’t have an ounce of compassion, fear, or any emotion for Amber. I’m so happy she wants to fight! She’s going to hit a hard wall. I can’t wait to get this poor guy out of my life! All I want is for the karma to kick in and for Amber to breathe.” taking it from him… I’m sorry man. But I won’t give up anymore. Let’s see if Musk has the guts. Let him meet me face to face and I’ll show him things he’s never seen before.”
Messages by the actor in which he said he would cut off Elon Musk’s genitals and referred to Amber Heard as “rich manhunter, low-level, cheap woman” were also shown to the jury.
Depp gave a statement about why he sent these messages, saying:
“When you’re accused of horrible acts and things you didn’t do, when there are so many nasty things that are constantly spreading around the world about you by Amber Heard and her team, as a person you tend to get very, very angry. Not enough to go out and hurt someone, or so much as to smash furniture, but You get angry, you wonder why this person did this. So yes, I was very angry.”
“I DONATE 7 MILLION DOLLARS”
Heard, on the other hand, announced that he would donate 3.5 million dollars, which he received as compensation after his divorce from Depp, to the ACLU (American Human Rights Association), and said that he did not want the actor’s money.
The famous name used the expressions, “I donated half of the 7 million dollars to the ACLU and half to the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital,” in a television program in 2018. He stated that he took the oath at the hearing in England in 2020 due to the disagreement with Depp and donated all the money.
However, the actress, by giving statements to refute these words in the court; He said he hadn’t kept his promises to charities yet and said, “Because Johnny sued me for $50 million.”
“ELON MUSK HAS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS”
When Depp’s lawyer, Camille Vasquez, asked if anyone had donated on Heard’s behalf during cross-examination, the actress replied:
“My boyfriend at the time, Elon, had his own charitable contributions made. In 2017, he donated $500,000 to both organizations on my behalf.”
Thus, it turned out that Musk donated a total of $ 1 million for Heard.
Vasquez then accused Heard of making Musk pay part of the fee he would have paid to two charities because he wanted to keep some of the money in the deal for himself.
Heard, who previously said that Musk’s donations were not part of his commitment, said, “You are very wrong about this.” Depp’s team, on the other hand, accused Heard of performing the performance of his life, and used the following statements:
“While Mrs. Heard’s stories continue to generate new and pertinent details, Mr. Depp’s memories have remained exactly the same throughout the six painful years since his first allegations were made.”
THE JURY WILL DECIDE
After six weeks of exhausting hearings, negotiations began at 2:57 on Friday. The jury, who could not reach a decision after a two-hour discussion, took a weekend break. The jury, which will meet again at 9 am on Tuesday, is expected to reach a decision next week.
In an article published in the Washington Post, where 36-year-old Heard talked about her ex-husband Johnny Depp with the exact description, although he did not give his name in 2018, seven jurors who will decide whether the 58-year-old actor was slandered, also Heard It will also determine whether ‘s should pay millions of dollars in compensation.
“IT IS POSSIBLE NOT TO GIVE COMPENSATION”
A source close to Heard’s legal team also explained that the jury is also likely to be unconvinced by both and decide neither Depp nor Heard should be compensated.
One of Depp’s spokespersons confirmed this, saying, “The jury decides on compensation, and yes, it is possible not to pay compensation.”
If Amber Heard is found not guilty, she will be entitled to recover the cost of her legal fees from Depp. That amount will be determined later by a judge, sources said.
“IT WILL HAVE A DETERMINANT EFFECT”
According to Halim Dhanidina, a criminal lawyer and former California judge; If Depp wins the case, it will have a ‘deterrent effect’ that will discourage other victims of domestic violence from speaking up.
“When a defamation case is successful, it has a deterrent effect for victims to speak up against institutions or those in power, because they think the world will collapse on them,” Dhanidina said.
“WE DON’T WANT TO CREATE A WORLD LIKE THIS”
“But we don’t want to create a world where people feel they can say whatever they want, even if they know it’s not true,” the former judge added.
“Whatever the decision is, it will have a deterrent effect on both sides, one way or another,” said Halim Dhanidina.
NO RISK OF PRISON
‘Aquaman’ actress Amber Heard, who was married to Depp for 15 months, is not at risk of facing jail time as she is not facing a criminal charge. However, if he loses, he will pay a large amount of compensation to his ex-wife Johnny Depp.
“BOTH AMAZING”
After all this, Elon Musk broke his silence by talking about the duo after the hearings between his ex-girlfriend Amber Heard and Johnny Depp were over and the decision was left to the jury.
Musk; On Friday, MIT research scientist and podcaster Lex Fridman said, “My takeaways from the case between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are: 1- Fame is a bad drug (for some). 2- The skills of psychiatrists and lawyers vary greatly. 3- To millions of people. Lying is something some people can do. 4- Love can be complicated. 5- A big glass of alcohol”, responding to a tweet that said:
“I hope they both get on with their lives. They’re both amazing people when they’re in their prime.”
THE RELATIONSHIP WAS SHORT
Musk and Heard fell in love after the actress broke up with Depp in 2016. They reunited after their separation in 2017, but their relationship was short-lived.
Although rumors spread that 50-year-old Musk, who was mentioned earlier in the case, would come to testify, it was later revealed that the famous name would not be involved in the case.