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KManX89 on 09 May 2022
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JWeinCom said:
shikamaru317 said:

Definitely seems like Amber is losing this one. We haven't even seen her half of the case yet, but the case Johnny and his team built is so strong that I don't see any scenario where she wins this. Johnny's shark lawyers are going to rip her to shreds once they get her on the stand.

I don't know about that. If this were just who puts on a better case, so far, then the winner is clear. But, this is not a level playing field. The bar for defamation is incredibly high. They have done a good job of showing that Amber may be the type of person who would intentionally lie about abuse. But that isn't quite proving that Amber did not believe herself, right or wrong, to be the victim of abuse. With the combination of how vague the op-ed is, the general difficulty of proving what is in someone's head at a particular time, and the way the first amendment has been interpretted in similar cases, it's an incredibly difficult case for the plaintiff's side. Unless you have something very specific to hang your hat on, it's really tough. Establishing a general pattern is about the best they could do, but I don't know if it's enough. 

And honestly, I don't know to what extent Depp really cares about winning the case. I think that the main purpose here is to restore his public image, and if he wins, that's a bonus. In that regard, I think he's already "won" regardless of what the judge/jury determines.

Edit: If Heard is lying, then I would definitely book her in my next movie. Obviously, I have no idea, but if it's not true, it's an amazing performance. We'll see how she does in cross.

"Vagueness" is irrelevant. Amber DID intend to namedrop JD in the WP Op-Ed and all available evidence clearly points to it being about JD in any event. Was there anyone else she filed fake TROs against in 2016? No, and I'd hardly call someone recording the plaintiff (in this case, JD) at their weakest and concocting a Gone Girl scheme to try to throw shit on them as not having malicious intent for writing an Op-Ed detailing their "abuse", especially when she conveniently planned it to coincide with Aqua Man's release. Hell, is it just me, or did Amber literally say she plans to paint fake bruises with makeup, take pictures with friends and show them to the authorities because "no one will believe Johnny"?:

Oh, and speaking of playing dirty, it turns out Amber's "injury" photos had metadata tampered with and edited after she stalled the judge's orders to hand over her devices for imaging AND Dr. Hughes (Amber's "expert" witness) has been impeached from other cases for inadmissible hearsay evidence (her lawyers love that word, a lot):

There's only one reason she would do this, and you'd pretty much have to be flat-earther levels of deluded to NOT see it (like we needed any more proof): 

As for Johnny winning, the Legal Bytes YouTube channel full of lawyers live-streaming the trial said they were iffy about his chances during his testimony, but feel much more optimistic now after everything that's come out, from Amber's fake Razzie of a performance where she quotes actual movie lines in her opening statement (which BTW, her antics perfectly mirror Dr. Curry's evaluation of her) to her "expert" sounding biased and unprofessional as all hell on the stand:

 Her story continues to crumble and fall apart. I can't wait for cross examination, which Depp's team will have plenty of time to prepare for. Good to know Dr. Curry's still living rent-free in their head BTW.

Last edited by KManX89 - on 09 May 2022