Amber Heard, the ex-wife of Johnny Depp, has been involved in a defamation case against him and his ex-wife Amber Heard. The couple hired a detective to help craft fake evidence against Depp, which left the world bemused. Amber hired a notorious private investigator to dig up any dirt possible on her ex-husband during their bitter legal battle.
However, the investigator later said he found nothing. Now, fans are skeptical that Amber may do the same in the ongoing defamation trial in Fairfax, Virginia.
The former porn star turned Hollywood fixer Paul Barrisi was hired by Amber’s legal team to find people who had been verbally or physically abused by Depp and be star witnesses in the defamation cases both in the UK and U.S. Barrisi, who has worked for the likes of Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Eddie Murphy, explained that he was hired to look into Depp’s follies and vices dating as far back as the actor’s Viper Room days, which he co-owned in the 1990s. He also stated that he couldn’t find anyone who had a bad word to say against Depp even after interviewing over 100 people across the U.S and Europe who had worked with the actor on films dating back 30 years.
Peressi, who had worked with Depp on City of Lies, had nothing but praise for Depp. She had worked with him in the past on Public Enemy and Pirates, and director Brad Furman told her that Depp was a true professional and a wonderful human being in every sense of the word. Assistant Director Paul Silver also said that all artists have a temper.
The investigator interviewed Depp’s close friend of 30 years, celebrity tattooist Jonathan Shaw, who did most of his body artwork. Shaw told him that the only thing he would be willing to help is to help load the gun she wanted to blow her effing brains out. The investigator later claimed that Amber grew frustrated with being verbally abused by his associates, and that there is no difference between verbal and physical abuse it does equal harm.
Peressi emphasized that the people around Depp are more volatile, even his lawyer Adam Waldman, who is like a bulldog and called her a bagman, contributed to Amber’s frustrations. He argued that there is no difference between verbal and physical abuse, as they do equal harm. He also pointed out that Depp has been generous to a fault dating back to the mid 90s, covering legal costs, medical bills, and even paid rent for his friends.
A lot of what is known about Amber Heard supports the claims that she is a lying two-faced bottom-feeding fame harpy who lives by the old Hollywood code of hooray for me and fu.
The defamation case against Johnny Depp has reached fever pitch, with Amber’s legal team facing a backlash and the possibility of a six-week soap opera. Amber’s lawyer, Jay Benjamin Rottenborn, told the jury during opening statements in the civil trial that the evidence will show that Depp physically and assaulted Amber on multiple occasions. He argued that jurors don’t need to make themselves referees of the couple’s turbulent marriage if they focus on the basics of libel law.
Depp’s fans are worried about whether Amber’s evidence is factual or fabricated, considering her previous mischievous moves. Rottenborn argued that Amber was exercising her first amendment rights as an advocate when she wrote the Washington Post article now subject to trial, which would focus largely on the broad topic of domestic violence. He also noted that the abuse accusations had been public for two years already and that Depp’s spiraling career was the result of his drinking and drug use, making him an unreliable commodity to Hollywood studios.
Depp’s team argues that the article is an example of defamation by implication, as Amber wrote that she became a public figure representing domestic abuse and felt the full force of her culture’s wrath for women who speak out. The 2018 article did nothing to damage Depp’s reputation, and the abuse accusations had been public for two years already.
Depp’s lawyer, Benjamin Chu, acknowledged that the article never even mentions Depp’s name. Chu told the jury that everyone in Hollywood knew exactly what she was talking about, and that the article was an example of defamation by implication.
Depp and Amber had not seen each other since May 21, 2016, because he had gone on a European tour with his band, the Hollywood Vampires. He alleges that Amber faked the evidence, which she is now well known for. A witness will testify that he saw security footage in which Amber’s sister throws fake punches at her and the two laugh. Another of Depp’s lawyers, Camille Vasquez, told the jury that Amber refuses to admit she lied and has now dug deeper into her life for years.
In conclusion, the defamation case against Johnny Depp will likely be messy for Amber and her legal team, as the case continues to unfold.
