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  • Netflix releases Depp v. Heard documentary trailer

    Netflix releases Depp v. Heard documentary trailer

    The documentary is set to air worldwide on August 16.

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    Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s highly publicized defamation trial is the subject of a new Netflix docu-series, and its first trailer.

    The “Depp v. Heard” trailer leans heavily on footage that was televised and live-streamed throughout the Virginia trial, which began in April 2022 and concluded that June when the jury found both Heard and Depp liable for defamation in their suits against each other.

    “There were over 200 hours of live-streamed coverage during the trial,” text splashed across the screen in the trailer, posted Wednesday on YouTube, read. “Millions watched, commented and shared.”

    The trailer features clips of the actors’ time on the stand, plus their respective lawyers speaking in court, along with footage from outside the courthouse and reaction clips of viewers who watched the trial live.

    It also includes clips of various commentators analyzing the case and examining the impact that televising a trial of this nature had on the case’s outcome.

    “Showing both testimonies side-by-side for the first time, this series explores the trial that set Hollywood ablaze and the online fallout that ensued,” an official synopsis of the series states.

    Heard and Depp do not appear to have participated in the series.

    In 2018, Depp sued Heard, his ex-wife, for defamation over an op-ed she wrote that year for The Washington Post in which she described herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” Though Depp was not named in the article, he claimed it cost him lucrative acting roles.

    Heard countersued for defamation over statements Depp’s attorney made about her abuse claims.

    Months after the jury found them both liable for defamation, the former couple reached a settlement, with Heard agreeing to pay Depp $1 million in damages, which CNN reported last month that Depp plans to donate to five different charities.

    Both actors have since been photographed spending time in Europe, doing their best to move on from the public trial.

    “Depp v. Heard” is set to stream on Netflix on August 16.

  • Johnny Depp to donate settlement money from ex- wife Amber Heard to charity

    Johnny Depp to donate settlement money from ex- wife Amber Heard to charity

    Actor Johnny Depp has decided to donate all the money that he got as settlement from his ex wife Amber Heard. Depp was awarded one million Dollars from ex-wife Amber Heard after winning their highly publicized defamation trial last year.

    The People Magazine says that Depp has decided to donate the entire amount to five charities, with each receiving 200,000 dollars. The said charities are Make-A-Film Foundation, The Painted Turtle, Red Feather, Tetiaroa Society and Amazonia Fund Alliance.

    Depp filed a defamation lawsuit against Heard in March 2019 claiming 50 million dollars in damages, after the Washington Post published an article she wrote about being the victim of domestic violence. She did not mention Depp’s name in the article but it came out at a time when their contentious divorce in 2016 was still making headlines.

    In June last year the jury sided with Depp and the 60-year-old actor was awarded 10 million dollars in compensatory damages and a further 5 million dollars in punitive damages. Punitive damages were later reduced to 350 000 dollars in comliance with the state’s statutory cap.

    Depp was also found liable by the same jury that awarded him victory in the case, citing comments made by Depp’s lawyer, Adam Waldman, referring to Heard’s claims as a “hoax”. He was also ordered to pay 2 million dollars in compensatory damages.