Johnny Depp, trial hearings over. The lawyer: his career and reputation are destroyed
For the sentence it is necessary to wait a few weeks, the story of the star and ex-wife Amber Heard amidst drugs, accusations of violence, destroyed houses and photos of bruises
Three weeks of heavy accusations, gruesome backstories and dirty clothes washed in public, including drugs, quarrels, destroyed houses and photos of bruises and swellings. Today, Tuesday 28 July, the hearings of the trial brought by Johnny Depp, 57, against the "Sun" who accused him of being a "wife thug" (with ex-wife Amber Heard, 34, as main witness in favor of the accused). And even if we have to wait a few more weeks for the sentence, the scenario that has emerged in the various hearings at the Court of London is the one that people will remember, regardless of the verdict. The actor has decided to proceed against the tabloid, as star lawyer David Sherborne said in the final plea, because the "violent" label "destroys his reputation and ends his career in Hollywood", while the tabloid's defense in attorney Sasha Wass's closing speech insists that before the divorce Depp "regularly and systematically abused his wife," as a result the reconstruction published by the newspaper in 2018 was accurate.
The debate
In the various stages of the process in the classroom, everything was said. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star admitted to drug abuse and accidentally hitting his ex-wife in an attempt to defend himself from a punch, while denying having raised his hands to Heard in the 14 episodes that were gutted in classroom. Depp said the photos of Amber's bruises, used as evidence, are part of a bogus dossier built to slander him. He denies having threatened to kill his ex-wife, and accuses Amber of being "short-tempered and unfaithful".
The squandered heritage
What emerges is an unedifying portrait for Depp, not only for the admissions the actor made on the stand - where he was heard several times as if he were the accused - but also for the story of how he managed to squander a fortune (650 million in earnings when he joined the cast of "Pirates of the Caribbean"), borrowing $ 100 million from the tax authorities because his consultants didn't pay taxes for 17 years. Golden life, money spent without criteria (5 million just to send the ashes of his favorite writer, Hunter S. Thompson, who died in 2005) into space, jet sets and destroyed houses, like the villa that the Depp-Heard couple took in rent in Australia, damaged for over $ 100,000 in an argument, and even a bed in the house covered in excrement (according to Depp it was her, according to Heard the dog).
The lawsuit against his wife
In the end, even if Depp wins the case, after all he has heard, he doesn't necessarily have to "clean up his reputation to get back on set." Too much hype about the story can irreparably damage a career or bring a declining star to the fore, as model Kate Moss teaches, who after the drug accusations returned to the catwalk, super paid, as if nothing had happened. It should be noted that on the last day in the classroom Depp was photographed holding a teddy bear in his hand, probably the gift of some fans who would gladly see him on the big screen. But the court appointments aren't over for the actor: Johnny, in fact, sued his ex-wife for defamation (via a Washington Post article about domestic abuse) asking for $ 50 million in compensation and a retrial. is expected to be held in the US in 2021. If Depp wins this round, the second scheduled legal dispute could benefit, and perhaps that is precisely the point the star is relying on.
