Normally, jury confidentiality prevails in the US legal system. They should be – largely – neutral, unbiased and unrecognized, and remain so after the end of a process. But in the era of socials and shitstorms, there is no such thing as “normal” anymore.
The showbiz platform “Consequence” quotes an anonymous voice from the jury less than four weeks after the (temporary) end of the celebrity drama about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. The nationally broadcast breakfast (talk) show Good Morning America (GMA) had the news first.
The source reportedly said of Amber Heard’s credibility: “Her story just didn’t add up. Some of us used the phrase ‘crocodile tears’”.
This is the first time a jury member has spoken publicly on the case since the guilty verdict in the defamation lawsuit. The male “information provider” continues:
“Your The crying, the facial expression, the [Heard] the stares of the jury…we all felt very uncomfortable”. And then he repeated, “Your story just wasn’t true! Heard would have answered a question in tears. “Two seconds later she went freezing.”
As for Depp, the majority of the jury would have felt his statements “were ultimately more credible. He just seemed far more real in his response to the questions. His emotional state was stable throughout.”
The chatter also brought up the court’s discovery that Heard had broken her promise to donate her $7 million divorce appanage to charity.
He confirmed Depp’s lawyers’ claim that social media played no role in the decision. “We followed the evidence! Myself and at least two other jurors do not use Twitter or Facebook. Others who have had it have made an effort not to talk about it.”
Despite the final pro-dork vote, the jury conceded that the two “insulted each other.” Heard first spoke about the trial in an interview with NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie this week. She called it “the most humiliating and terrifying thing she has ever seen.” She reiterated her statement and blamed the social media storm for the unfavorable verdict.
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