A former LA attorney has predicted the verdict of the battle for defamation between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, pointing out a small detail that may influence the jury.
While the world is waiting for the jury for the defamation trial of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp to decide, a former LA lawyer has given her two cents on the outcome of the arguments of both parties.
The ongoing multimillion-dollar defamation trial involving the two actors ended after six weeks on Friday, local time, after causing a media frenzy and intense public scrutiny of the couple, their careers and the failed marriage before their bitter divorce. .
Depp first filed a lawsuit against Heard over an opinion piece for which he wrote The Washington Post in December 2018 in which she described herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse”.
Heard did not name Depp to the piece, but sued her to make it appear that he was a domestic aggressor and is seeking $ 50 million ($ 67 million) in damages.
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Heard sued for $ 100 million ($ 139 million) alleging “physical violence and rampant abuse.”
Now the case is in the hands of the jurors.
Former LA District Attorney and legal analyst Emily D. Baker, who has been commenting on YouTube about the trial, admitted that she was initially convinced that neither Depp nor Heard would win the case during a Not Skinny podcast interview. But Not Fat. recently.
However, she has changed her tune after a key detail in Amber Heard’s testimony, which leads her to believe that Depp could win the case.
When he took office earlier this month, Aquaman Actress Heard confirmed that she retweeted the 2018 Washington Post opinion piece she wrote in 2018, which included the headline that Depp claims is defamatory.
According to Baker, this is the detail that gives Depp’s legal team an edge.
“The headline is ‘Amber Heard Opinion:’ I talked about sexual violence and faced the wrath of our culture. That needs to change, “Baker said.
“Her team has been arguing that she didn’t write the headline. Depp’s team is arguing, even though she hasn’t written the headline, retweeted it and said,” I posted this comment to the Washington Post today about women who are channeling their rage for violence and inequality into political force despite the price of coming. come in'”.
Baker said the tweet was the “strongest” part of Heard’s testimony for Depp’s team.
“So she has the headline and she says, ‘I’ve posted this comment.’ “.
“And if they find out that these allegations are not real or that they don’t believe them or that they can’t get there to believe it enough to say it’s not defamatory, then these are the strongest for him.”
Baker’s views on closing statements
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Baker explained why he did not think there was a “path to victory” for either party at the start of the trial, but assumed that a victory for Depp would be plausible. because of the tweet, calling it “the clearest path” to victory.
“The law and the editorial didn’t work well for me. And I said, ‘This is going to be very, very hard,'” he said.
“After six weeks of this trial, I understand why they chose to take him to trial and I see that Johnny Depp has the potential to win.
“It simply came to our notice then.
“So my verdict is that if there’s a win, that’s it. I still think this jury could go without anyone winning, I still think this jury could hang. I never put that aside. I don’t like it either. I didn’t bet on my verdicts. “
Both parties could still lose
Baker went on to say that he could see both sides losing in defamation claims, but neither side won overall.
“The jury may find that no one is responsible, no one has defamed anyone, no one has defamed anyone, no defamation at all. Everyone loses,” he explained.
“The jury may find that one side wins. I don’t see a way to win both parties in defamation. If you think Amber Heard didn’t defame Johnny Depp, you can reach out to them by telling him a farce is in fact defamatory.
“If you think he didn’t slander Johnny Depp or if you think he did slander Johnny Depp, telling him a prank or a lie is not necessarily a slander in your eyes.
“I don’t think both can win, I think both can lose,” he concluded.
Baker also explained the likelihood of a hanging jury.
“This jury can hang … If there are a few, one or two of the jury, who cross vehemently on one side or the other.
“If you think Amber Heard lied about Johnny Depp, will you ever say, ‘No, Amber Heard didn’t slander Johnny Depp? And if you think Johnny Depp perpetrated a horrible abuse of Amber Heard, you’ll never say “No, he defamed Johnny Depp.” And that’s where you end up with potential for a pending jury.
“The potential for a pending jury is that if you firmly believe in one side, nothing will influence you.”