Attorneys for actor Amber Heard spent much of last week trying to portray her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, as a jealous and drunken abuser who can only blame himself for his nose-diving Hollywood career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since Heard\u00a0concluded her testimony\u00a0in a Virginia courtroom Tuesday, her lawyers have presented witness testimony from people who were once close to Depp but shunted from his orbit. They\u2019ve included Depp\u2019s former longtime agent, the actor Ellen Barkin and Heard\u2019s sister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The attorneys\u2019 goal:\u00a0Undermine Depp\u2019s libel suit against Heard. The suit claims she falsely portrayed him as a domestic abuser and cost him his lucrative film career, including the \u201cPirates of the Caribbean\u201d movie franchise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Depp points to a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which Heard described herself as \u201ca public figure representing domestic abuse.\u201d Depp\u2019s lawyers say he was defamed by the article even though it never mentioned his name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The trial will enter its sixth week when it resumes Monday. Below are snippets of testimony from some of the witnesses called last week by Heard\u2019s attorneys in their attempt to poke holes in Depp\u2019s case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DEPP\u2019S HOLLYWOOD CAREER<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Depp blames Heard\u2019s 2018 op-ed for spinning his career into free fall. But Heard\u2019s lawyers claim that only Depp can be responsible for his star dimming in the Hollywood firmament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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