It all started with a Twitter account, which is currently closed, which spread the news that, supposedly, the actress had admitted that the alleged attacks perpetrated by her ex-husband were fabricated and that it was she who hit him.
The judicial war that Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have had for years, with crossed accusations of mistreatment, unleashes endless discussions on social networks between supporters of the actor and the actress. Therefore, any spark causes Twitter to burn , both interpreters quickly becoming a world trend even, as in this case, due to a false news that went viral on the internet.
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It all started with a Twitter account, currently closed, that spread the news that, supposedly, Amber Heard had admitted that the alleged attacks perpetrated by her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, were fabricated and that it was only she who hit him.
A news story about Amber Heard and Johnny Depp has just gone viral which … IS REAL!
Wow, it’s from a long time ago actually and it refers to the audios where Amber admits to hitting him. Which we all heard a thousand times. pic.twitter.com/TnVCafOYuv
– Juanito Say (@JuanitoSay) June 1, 2021
This news was based on another from the Daily Mail, published at the beginning of last year, in which audios were leaked in which, supposedly, the ‘Aquaman’ actress publicly admitted to being the aggressor of her ex-partner. Later, it was learned that said audios were manipulated, because, during the actor’s trial against the newspaper The Sun , Heard admitted to having punched him to, according to the actress’s account, defend his sister.
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Although the information has been quickly denied by other means, that has not prevented fans of both the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actor and the ‘Aquaman’ actress from getting involved in a powerful virtual fight.
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For now, the judicial war continues and it will be in July when the beginning of the end begins. The latest update is that the actress’s legal team has filed an appeal to have the defamation lawsuit filed by Depp in a US court dismissed and avoid going to trial.
The reason that his lawyers argue is that, because he was an actor in ‘Fantastic Animals’ he lost his lawsuit against The Sun also for defamation, this sentence handed down by the United Kingdom courts should also apply in the United States.
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Follow the news of El Espectador on Google NewsDepp’s attorney, Benjamin Chew, called this move a “desperate attempt.” The lawyer also recalled that Heard’s legal team had already tried to have the lawsuit dismissed a total of three times in the last two years. It is estimated that the trial will last four weeks and it will be at the beginning of next year when the verdict is delivered.
