Johnny Depp Heartbreak: Why It's Still Possible He Will Lose Defamation Case Against Amber Heard
While people have already determined that Johnny Depp is the true winner in the defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard, there is still a chance that he may lose.
Legal experts told the Daily Mail that the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor's "snickering" and "irreverent" behavior in court might undermine the entire case.
Many people seemed to be captivated by the 58-year-old veteran star's statements and demeanor during the entire trial.
He has been told, however, that his snarky or smart-ass comments may make him appear callous and unsympathetic to the people who will decide his fate - the jury.
According to two Virginia-based lawyers, Depp's laughter and joking about during his ex-testimony wife's may make him less popular.
"We don't get a lot of celebrity cases in Fairfax," said attorney Lee Berlik.
He went on to say that in a regular case when no one knows the two parties and one is suing the other for $100 million, the jury would not want to see the guy on the witness stand grinning or chuckling to himself and making smart-ass comments.
In fact, the legal expert believes that Depp should want the jury to sympathize with him and like him since it may turn off a lot of people if it appears to be all fun and games for him.
Amber Heard's somber demeanor, according to Steven Krieger, might possibly cause her troubles.
"You don't want to be looking straight ahead with a deadpan expression. Both should strive to look compassionate, humane, and sympathetic to the sufferer."
Both feel that both Depp and Heard might lose their claims since neither has fulfilled the "standard" for defamation yet.
The attorneys feel that "should the jury find 'only a single incident of abuse by Johnny Depp against Amber Heard,' and if they are doing their jobs properly, they would likely decide her op-ed was true, and Depp would therefore likely lose his case," according to the Daily Mail.
The trial, which is being held in Virginia Fairfax County Court, is taking a seven-day break and will return on Monday, when the "Aquaman" actor is scheduled to testify.
After publishing an op-ed for The Washington Post, Johnny Depp is suing Amber Heard for $50 million, and the blonde actress is countersuing for $100 million.
Berlik claimed that Heard's lawsuit was a "knee-jerk response" to statements made by Depp's lawyer that appeared to be a rejection of her story.
However, Berlik believes that the statements listed in Heard's complaint lack the "same sting as a really defamatory speech."
If the jury stopped viewing the two as superstars battling in court, they may both "walk away empty-handed."
