Depp sued Heard for $50 million over a 2018 Washington Submit op-ed she wrote during which she referred to as herself “a public determine representing home abuse,” claiming it brought about him to lose work. Heard has countersued for $100 million for defamation.
“On Could 27, 2016 Ms. Heard walked right into a courthouse in Los Angeles, California, to get a no discover, ex-parte restraining order towards Mr. Depp and in doing so, ruined his life by falsely telling the world that she was a survivor of home abuse by the hands of Mr. Depp,” Vasquez stated. “As we speak, Could 27, 2022 precisely six years later, we ask you to present Mr. Depp his life again by telling the world that Mr. Depp shouldn’t be the abuser Ms. Heard stated he’s and maintain Ms. Heard accountable for her lies.”
Attorneys Elaine Bredehoft and Ben Rottenborn are anticipated to present closing arguments for Heard.
Decide Penney Azcarate started the day by giving jurors directions for his or her deliberations.
“You should not base your verdict in any approach on sympathy, bias guesswork, or hypothesis,” Azcarate stated. “Your verdict have to be based mostly solely upon the proof and directions of the court docket. Your verdict have to be based mostly on the information as you discover them and on the regulation that you simply discover in all of those directions.”