Johnny Depp VS Amber Heard: Where To Watch Estranged Couple’s Defamation Trial?
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's legal showdown will be available for viewing at the comfort of everyone's home.
Hollywood will hear shocking statements again from the estranged couple and their witnesses in pursuit of winning the $50 million defamation case. A few days before it takes place, it has been confirmed that the public could watch the whole trial through Court TV.
Deadline confirmed that the network would serve as the pool feed provider for the trial, which would take place in Fairfax County. It is expected to release the coverage of the proceedings in real-time.
Following the confirmation, the acting head of Court TV Ethan Nelson said they aim to provide the viewers with a clearer picture of the facts throughout the trial.
"Court cases that are as high-profile as this one often create a lot of noise, and it can be difficult for viewers to break through these distractions to have a clear picture of the facts, but that's where we come in," he said.
The network's pool feed will be available soon after the jury selection is finalized.
Previously, Court TV lent its service to televise several high-profile trials, including Derek Chauvin and Kim Potter's cases.
What People Will Learn From Johnny Depp, Amber Heard's Defamation Case
The case is rooted in the 2018 op-ed the "Aquaman" star penned for The Washington Post. She did not mention Depp in her article, but the actor alleged that it pointed directly at him and caused him to lose his roles in different franchises.
"Then two years ago, I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our culture's wrath for women who speak out," part of the column reads.
The timing of the publication indicated that she was talking about her estranged husband as she publicly accused him of domestic abuse in 2016.
In response to this, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor's camp filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit in March 2019.
In the months leading to the trial, both Depp and Heard suffered losses and savored wins.
For instance, the judge allowed Heard to utilize the state's anti-SLAPP statute. It allows the actress to argue to a jury that she should be protected from Depp's case about the 2018 op-ed she wrote. Depp's lawyers immediately condemned the ruling and said that Heard could not invoke a Virginia law in her defense.
Meanwhile, Depp scored a win when Heard failed to make the court dismiss the case even after the other UK judgment that suggested that Depp is an abuser.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's defamation trial will begin on April 11.
