As its third week of the resounding trial opposing Johnny Depp to Amber Heardthe latter accused her ex-husband of having been jealous of this actor of the Fantastic Beasts.
A charge more serious than it seems
Without a doubt, the Amber Heard / Johnny Depp trial is one of the star trials that has the public and the press most excited. Beyond even the stature of Johnny Depp, which can explain on its own why this trial is so passionate, part of this interest obviously comes from the various accusations, often very serious, that the two ex-spouses are swinging in the face. for many years now.
As a reminder, it all started when actress Amber Heard, in the midst of the #MeToo movement, accused Johnny Depp, to whom she was married between 2015 and 2016, of domestic violence. The actor denied the abuse, and also accused Heard of various abuses. This week, Amber Heard delivered a chilling and sordid testimony, in which she explained that Johnny Depp allegedly raped her with a bottle.
While the court will have to judge the veracity of the facts reported by each party, the two actors and their teams of lawyers refine their strategies in order to tip the juror. Those who, in films and series, have already attended American trials know that in the United States, a country where Puritanism remains strong, morality in private life is of paramount importance in the course of a trial.
Thus, while Amber Heard recently tried to demonstrate that Johnny Depp was a bad father for the two children he had with French singer Vanessa Paradis, Depp has in the past repeatedly accused Heard of being unfaithful during their marriage, including to billionaire Elon Musk and actor James Franco (The Deuce). The latter have also recently given up testifying in favor of the actress.Aquaman.
Be that as it may, Johnny Depp’s strategy seems to have hit a wall, since Amber Heard’s defense therefore accuses the star of Pirates of the Caribbean of jealousy. According to Amber Heard, she had often argued with him, because he accused her of having had sex with a star of the saga Fantastic Beastsand not just any, since it is the British actor Eddie Redmaynethe interpreter of Norbert Dragonneau, the main character of the new cycle of JK Rowling: “We were arguing. He accused me of sleeping with Eddie Redmayne.“
Thus, the defense of Amber Heard, first scratched by several revelations made in recent weeks, could well be consolidated with the juror by these latest accusations. This is for two reasons: first, by accusing Johnny Depp of jealousy, she offers a context conducive to domestic and sexual violence which she attributes to her ex-husband. Accusations that seem to corroborate the recent work of Jennifer Gray (dirty dancing), who was in a relationship with Depp between 1988 and 1989, and portrayed a man “madly jealous and paranoid“.
Then, and above all, we must remember the context in which this trial is taking place. Johnny Depp has filed a complaint against Amber Heard, whom she accuses of having ruined her life and her career, demanding $50 million in damages. It must be said that the actor is boycotted almost everywhere in Hollywood, and that he was returned licenses Pirates of the Caribbean and Fantastic Beasts. If Johnny Depp’s alcoholism at the time of the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge has been much chronicled, Johnny Depp’s alleged jealousy of Amber Heard, and his supposed relationship with Eddie Redmayne, whom she met on the set of The Danish Girlcould have resulted in inappropriate behavior on the part of the ex-interpreter of Gellert Grindelwald during the filming of the first two parts of the saga from which he was fired. In other words, the actress and her lawyers will then be able to try to demonstrate that Johnny Depp has had inappropriate behavior on various shoots, thus leading to the doors of Hollywood being closed to him.
It remains to be seen what Johnny Depp will respond to these new accusations. The last week of the trial will be decisive, and many other revelations will be made.