1000's of pages of paperwork filed in Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s bombshell defamation case have been unsealed over the weekend, together with textual content messages between the actor and Marilyn Manson and his crew’s obvious try to convey up his ex-wife’s “temporary stint as an unique dancer” at trial.
The court docket paperwork, printed on-line and verified by The Publish, lay out of a collection of behind-the-scenes strikes by attorneys from each side to get sure claims introduced to the jury in Fairfax, Virginia.
One 965-page doc filed March 28 particulars Heard’s opposition to a collection of motions made by Depp’s attorneys, together with one to exclude his medical historical past from the trial and others that requested to current probably damaging details about the actress.
Legal professionals for the “Aquaman” star mentioned Depp sought to inappropriately convey up “Amber Heard’s sister Whitney’s actuality present video” and “Whitney and Amber’s previous romantic relationships,” the submitting states.
Depp additionally needed to inform the jury about “Amber’s temporary stint as an unique dancer years earlier than she met Mr. Depp,” her attorneys wrote, as in addition they opposed “Mr. Depp making an attempt to frivolously and maliciously counsel or indicate that Ms. Heard was at one time an escort.”
The paperwork additionally confirmed new textual content messages between Depp and rocker Manson, born Brian Warner, who has been accused of sexual abuse and grooming, together with by his former fiancée Evan Rachel Wooden, whom he sued for defamation in March.
In a 2016 textual content, Manson allegedly wrote, “I acquired an amber 2.0” and likewise “Lindsay simply puled an amber on me…please delete”
Depp responds, “I been studying A LOT of fabric on that and sociopathic conduct…it's f–king actual my brother!! My ex-c—t is goddamn TEXTBOOK!!!,” in accordance with the doc.
Then Manson, in an obvious reference to an incident the place the police have been known as to Depp and Heard’s shared Los Angeles condo in 2016, wrote, “I acquired a severe police amber sort eventualities with L’s household. I’m f–king stressing. I don’t know if you're again however I would like asylum someplace as a result of I feel the cops is perhaps headed my manner,” the submitting states.
Heard’s attorneys alleged that Depp and Manson went on “drug binges” collectively, together with within the days earlier than the actress arrived in Australia and the 2 acquired right into a now-infamous struggle that ended with the actor dropping the tip of his proper center finger.
The filings additionally embrace a prolonged passage of allegations that Heard’s legal professional Elaine Bredehoft claims she was unable to ask Depp’s former agent Tracey Jacobs about, together with that the actor “lied to the LAPD.”
Included within the record of “related and damaging data” excluded at trial was that “Mr. Depp appeared on TV drunk and stoned, to the purpose that Disney studio executives known as Ms. Jacobs asking ‘What the hell was fallacious together with your consumer,'” the paperwork states. It's not clear what alleged look the legal professional was referencing within the submitting.
Heard’s crew additionally claimed that “these identical points appeared throughout the filming of Pirates 5 and Disney informed Ms. Jacobs the conduct was not ‘going to be tolerated,’ Disney was ‘not going to place up with this’ and that ‘there was no love between Johnny and Disney, given the Pirates 5 scenario.’”
Depp’s relationship with Disney performed a significant position within the trial, as his attorneys argued that Heard’s defamatory allegations value him tens of thousands and thousands in future “Pirates” income, whereas Heard’s crew argued Disney dropped the actor as a result of his personal conduct.
Legal professionals for the actor mentioned Heard’s crew was providing deceptive proof, stating that Bredehoft “might have saved questioning Ms. Jacobs for an extra three hours, however selected not to take action.”
Paperwork additionally present how Depp’s attorneys labored to exclude testimony relating to the actor’s arrest report and ongoing litigation for different instances, included a lawsuit accusing him of assault that was settled in July.
His attorneys, who have been profitable of their argument, mentioned “it would serve no goal aside from to prejudice him in entrance of the jury” and that Heard would use it to “proffer proof that portrays Mr. Depp as a violent man.”
The jury awarded Depp $10.35 million over claims he was defamed by an op-ed article through which Heard made allegations of home abuse. She was awarded $2 million over her claims that Depp’s lawyer made false and damaging feedback about her.
In an interview with NBC Information following the jury’s verdict, Heard lamented proof excluded from the trial, together with “a binder value of years of notes relationship again to 2011 from the very starting of my relationship that have been taken by my physician, who I used to be reporting the abuse to.”
“How might they make a judgment, how might they not come to that conclusion,” Heard mentioned, referencing the proof from which the jury was shielded.
Reps for Heard didn't return a request for remark. Depp’s reps didn't remark.
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