Amber Heard has been tried by a jury for defaming her ex, Johnny Depp. But the Hollywood star was not in court to hear it.
The jury reached a verdict in the defamation trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard on Wednesday – with a unanimous verdict in all three charges in favor of Depp, while Heard also won by one of three claims in his own lawsuit for defamation- but the “Pirates of the Caribbean Star was not on deck to hear the results.
After finishing the final arguments on Friday, Depp, 58, traveled from the Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia, to the United Kingdom.
Before the verdict was handed down, the actor was seen at The Bridge Tavern pub in Newcastle Quayside, in the north of the country.
The video shared on social media saw him being led through a brewery in the garden by security, gesturing to fans as a man shouted “I love you Johnny … hey Johnny, I love you bro , I love you bro “.
“Due to pre-trial work commitments, Mr Depp will not be physically present for today’s verdict at 3pm and will be watching from the UK,” said a source close to the actor to The New York Post.
Heard, however, was in the courtroom, waiting for the verdict to be read.
“Your presence shows where your priorities are. Johnny Depp plays guitar in the UK while Amber Heard awaits a verdict in Virginia,” a Heard representative said. The mail. “Depp is taking his laugh and his lack of seriousness on tour.”
In a statement, the actress said she was “saddened” by the verdict in favor of Depp. “The disappointment I feel today is beyond words,” he said.
Depp was spotted leaving the 100 Queen’s Gate Hotel London on Wednesday, where suites can cost up to $ 2,985 a night, the Daily Mail reported.
The actor, accused of domestic abuse during his marriage to Heard, spent Memorial Day weekend on stage at Jeff Beck’s concerts: two in Sheffield and one in London.
On the third night, the video of the fans captured Depp and Beck greeting them together and hugging them on stage.
The actor wore a bandana to hold his long blond hair. The duo performed their 2020 collaboration “Isolation”, a version of a song released by John Lennon in 1970.
Audience members applauded, “We love you, Johnny!” and gave a standing ovation to the Hollywood star.
Depp’s former lover Heard and recent rebuttal witness Kate Moss also attended the London show. Sources said he invited her.
The supermodel appeared in court on May 25 to testify that Depp did not throw her down a ladder as Heard claimed she did.
“He never pushed me, he didn’t kick me, he didn’t throw me down any stairs,” Moss said, looking elegant in a white blouse and black blazer, with a smile.
The jury, which was free on Monday for the party, began deliberations on Friday. As Depp went to the party like a rock star, the seven-person jury asked a question for Judge Penney Azcarate.
The question was whether they found the headline of the opinion piece false, which said, “I spoke out against sexual violence and faced the wrath of our culture.”
Azcarate told the Fairfax, Virginia court that the jury was asking if the question was related only to the headline itself or the entire publisher.
He said he would give instructions to the jurors that the incumbent should consider, not the opinion as a whole.
“The statement is the headline and not the whole opinion,” the judge said.
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