TO nearly four months from the verdict on the trial for defamation filed Johnny Depp against the former Amber Heard, the US streaming service Tubi released the trailer for Hot Take: The Depp / Heard Trial. The film that reconstructs the steps of this highly publicized war. In the role of Johnny Depp there is Mark Hapka; Megan Davis plays Amber Heard; as for Elaine Bredehoft, Heard’s lawyer, the choice fell on Mary Carrig; while Melissa Marty is Camille Vasquez, Depp’s lover. Directs Sara Lohman, former director of the film for TV Secrets in the Woods.
The first look at the video shows Depp and Heard being filmed in court submerged by a media circus. However, Hot Take it also pushes itself out of the processlingering over Depp reacting to Heard’s comments, illustrating the reconstructions of the abuse and the reactions of the fans. “It’s the first day of the defamation trial between Depp and Heard,” says a reporter in the trailer, before referring to the crowd outside the court cheering for Depp. “Although the fans show they support both sides, there is clearly a favorite”it is still heard.
Deep / Heard, story of a trial
After losing the libel case against The Sun in 2020, which defined the actor “Beater of wives” following the accusations of Amber, the ex-couple – him Hollywood icon of Edward Scissorhands, Chocolat, Pirates of the Caribbean and many others, she the female star of Aquaman – she found herself this year on opposite sides of a courtroom again for defamation. This time due Amber Heard’s editorial published by Washington Post in 2018: Amber Heard: I spoke up against sexual violence – and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change.
In the piece, the actress did not directly mention Depp, but the comments regarding it the domestic abuse described was clearly related to the partnerwhich suffered “firing” from Disney-related projects Pirates of the Caribbean And Fantastic beasts.
The sentence and the appeal
On June 1, the jury agreed with Depp, ruling that Heard is responsible for defaming her ex-husband describing itself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse“. To the actor (59 years) they were later more than $ 10 million in damages awarded compensatory and punitive. The jury also awarded Heard $ 2 million in compensatory damages. A month later, Heard – that accused the trial of being unfair due to social media – appealed.
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“We believe the court made mistakes that prevented a fair and equitable verdict in line with the First Amendment,” a Heard spokesperson said in a statement released to AND! News on July 21. “We are therefore appealing for justice,” he continued. The following day, Depp filed an appeal notice not to give the two million dollars awarded to Heard, and the appeal was upheld. This and other background are described
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Johnny Depp: the trailer for the film on the trial against Heard
