April 2022. The world was watching the defamation trial of Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard in Fairfax, Virginia. Depp and Heard were suing each other for defamation. Depp alleged that Heard destroyed his career when she accused him of domestic violence. She countersued over his claim that her allegations were a hoax. Hashtags associated with the trial repeatedly trended across social media as viewers watched and discussed the celebrity case of the year - its messiness, its scandal, the glamorous movie stars at its heart, and the question of what to believe. This was a murky, perplexing trial. While it's technically a defamation trial over a newspaper article - with Depp suing Heard - at its centre is one significant conflict. Heard says Depp abused her. Depp says Heard abused him. So what’s the truth? After short deliberations the verdict was in... This is... Depp vs Heard: The Verdict.
