Johnny Depp Did Return To The Stand In Defamation Trial Against After All, But What He Was Asked About Requires A Bunch Of Backstory
There are celebrity divorces, and then there’s the ongoing legal battle happening between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. The two have been facing off in court in Virginia, which is where the actors’ respective defamation cases are playing out. While there were some reports to the contrary, Depp did return to the sand in the trial after all, but what he was asked about requires a bunch of backstory.
Both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard previously testified in the defamation trial, although the Pirates of the Caribbean actor is the latest one to return to the stand. He did so today in order to address comments that his former lawyer Adam Waldman made back in 2020, where he referred to Heard’s allegation as a “hoax”. Per a report by Deadline, Depp is seemingly trying to distance himself from those viral comments.
Johnny Depp previously spent days on the stand for his defamation case against Amber Heard, alleging physical abuse by his ex-wife in the process. There’s been conflicting reports about whether or not he’d return to the stand before the trial concluded, but he did just that this Wednesday. While testifying he maintained that Adam Waldman wasn’t following his orders when he infamously referred to Heard’s allegations as a “hoax” in the Daily Mail. In fact, Depp was quoted saying:
It just seemed like a lot of word salad to me. I didn’t know where they came from, where they ended up.
Well, there you have it. Per his recollection, even Johnny Depp was confused by the comments that his lawyer Adam Waldman made back in 2020. This clarification was important enough to bring the actor back to the stand, where the public is able to watch the events on TV.
More to come…
