Elon Musk shared a brief assertion on Might 27 following the trial’s closing arguments. The Tesla CEO — who was talked about at a number of factors throughout the trial on account of his previous relationship with Amber Heard — replied to a tweet written by MIT analysis scientist Lex Fridman. In response to Fridman’s submit, during which he shared his “takeaways” from the trial, Musk wrote, “I hope they each transfer on. At their finest, they’re every unimaginable.”
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Kate Moss testified through video hyperlink on Might 25, 2022, to dispute a rumor Amber Heard introduced up throughout the trial. Heard claimed she heard Depp had pushed the supermodel down the steps as soon as throughout their relationship. In her testimony, Moss stated there was one incident the place she fell down the steps throughout a rainstorm in Jamaica — however Depp was forward of her when it occurred. “I screamed as a result of I did not know what had occurred to me and I used to be in ache and he got here operating again to assist me and carried me to my room and bought me medical consideration,” she stated, including that Depp “by no means pushed me, kicked me or threw me down any stairs.”
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After Kate Moss took the stand on Might 25, Naomi Campbell shared a screenshot of an article about Moss’ testimony to her IG with the headline: “Johnny by no means pushed me, kicked me or threw me down any stairs.’ Supermodel Kate Moss DENIES Amber Heard’s declare that her then-boyfriend Depp pushed her down stairs whereas on Jamaica journey.” Campbell supported Moss’s look in court docket by including, “YES WAGON TELL IT!! @katemossagency❤️?❤️?” Wagon is Campbell’s nickname for Moss.
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Jillian Barberie took to Twitter to write down: “Kate Moss. I want she and Johnny Depp had been again collectively!!!! I consider Johnny. I consider he’s an addict like me. I consider he fell in love with a narcissist that desires to be a star. He’s a giver, she’s an abusive taker. Interval. They’re poisonous collectively. #JusticeForJohnnyDepp”
In Might 2022, Courtney Love voiced her assist for Johnny Depp in a since-deleted video posted to social media. She stated that in 1995 Depp gave her CPR after she suffered a drug overdose and praised how Depp handled her daughter Frances throughout a interval when Love “was on crack.” Love additionally sympathized with Amber Heard, saying, “I have been probably the most hated girl in America … I’ve plenty of empathy for what that should really feel like for Amber. … However when you use a motion in your personal private achieve … and also you abuse that second, then I hope justice will get served no matter it’s.” She later claimed she didn’t need these ideas public, saying, “Is it ANY OF MY F—ING BUSINESS? No,” earlier than including, “I need to present impartial assist for a buddy. I dont need to bully … I need nothing to do with contributing extra on-line bullying to somebody enduring being bullied like noone ever has been on-line. Ever.” She concluded, “I used to be flawed … If I damage anybody, please settle for my amends.”
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On Might 23, Meek Mill shared a video from Amber’s testimony during which audio recordings from considered one of her fights with Depp was performed for the court docket. He then tweeted, “I do not know what occurred on this case …. However that secret recording somebody you like can by no means sit properly for me…. It is a plan for a lawsuit or some sort of extortion.”
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Eva Inexperienced, who appeared in “Darkish Shadows” with Depp, posted a photograph of the 2 collectively on Instagram. She captioned the image: “I’ve little question Johnny will emerge along with his good title and fantastic coronary heart revealed to the world, and life will probably be higher than it ever was for him and his household.”
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Ellen Barkin testified in court docket as a part of Amber Heard’s protection, showing in a video deposition during which she stated Johnny Depp was “only a jealous man” and “controlling” once they struck up a “sexual” relationship within the ’90s. She claimed she additionally noticed him throw a wine bottle throughout a resort room in entrance of a room of individuals — and added he was drunk “plenty of the time.”
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Chris Rock reportedly defended Depp throughout a comedy set in London in Might 2022. “Imagine all ladies, consider all ladies besides Amber Heard. What the f— is she on? She s— in his mattress! She’s tremendous, however she’s not s—-ing tremendous. She s— in his mattress! When you s— in somebody’s mattress, you simply responsible of the whole lot. What the f— is occurring there? Wow.”
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Invoice Burr sided with Johnny Depp too in Might 2022, stating on his podcast that whereas he is “too huge a Johnny Depp fan to look at” the trial, he believes the actor “is f—ing destroying.” He added, “All of those ladies’s teams that once they see a girl that lies like this, which actually hurts their place, as a result of there are ladies on the market which might be in a relationship that this girl evidently lied and claimed that she was in. And for somebody to exit and lie about it, it hurts the individuals which might be truly in it!”
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Howard Stern spoke out towards Johnny Depp in April 22, calling the actor a “enormous narcissist” by having the trial televised. “He figured I will put this on TV and since I am so persuasive and I am so good, and I am such an exquisite man” Stern stated. “If he is not acting– He is so overacting as a result of he is writing his personal materials as he goes alongside,” he added, saying “it is not going properly for you, it is not going properly for her, it is not going properly for anyone.”
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After beforehand defending Johnny again in 2016, The Strolling Lifeless alum Laurie Holden doubled down in April 2022. “Glad I did. Would do it once more in a heartbeat,” she tweeted. “Simply blissful that 6 years later the world is lastly catching up, the reality is now being revealed and there will probably be justice.”
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Kathy Griffin confirmed assist to Amber after Heard tweeted concerning the then-upcoming trial in April 2022. “Oh Doll, I’m fascinated about you and sending all of the love,” she tweeted on the time.
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David Krumholtz, who starred alongside Heard on The Playboy Membership, posted “Medication and alcohol flip males into monsters. I consider Amber Heard. She is just not harmless. However she IS a sufferer. The rationale Johnny Depp misplaced profession alternatives is as a result of he was a complete mess … he ruined his public picture by being a extreme drug abuser and drunk.” He defended Heard by saying “she is just not psychotic” and “bought caught up within the bulls—.”
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On Might 17, 2022, Kirstie Alley tweeted: “I do not fairly perceive this trial between Johnny Depp and Amber heard. It appears identical to a s— present. Cannot fairly determine the way it helps both of them. Simply looks like a typical day within the lifetime of an especially proficient drug addict and an especially stunning narcissist.”
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On Might 6, 2022, Larry the Cable Man tweeted: “I am not saying Amber Heard looks like she’s appearing on the witness stand, however after her final testimony I swear suppose I heard her lawyer say ‘Reduce!'”
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On Might 2, 2022, Drew Barrymore apologized for calling the scenario between Depp and Heard “a seven layer dip of madness” and saying it was “loopy” they had been “providing up this info that no one needed to know.” In her apology, she wrote, “I simply need to deeply apologize and respect everybody who spoke out as a result of this generally is a teachable second for me and the way I transfer ahead and the way I conduct myself. I generally is a extra considerate and higher particular person shifting ahead as a result of all I need to do is be a great particular person and I very a lot respect the depth of this and I’ll develop and alter from it.”
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In April 2022, Ricki Lake shared a throwback picture of Johnny to Twitter and included the hashtag #JohnnyDeppVsAmberHeard. She captioned the pic: “I completely adored #JohnnyDepp once I labored w/ him on #crybaby. He was sort, humorous, inclusive, skilled, a pleasure. Have not been following trial as I’ve been consumed w/ my sick & dying beloved canine, Mama. He was comfortable spoken, light and I cherished him.”
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In April 2022, Eire Baldwin shared a video of Depp on the stand to her Instagram Story. She wrote: “The factor is, I do know ladies who’re precisely like this. They’re manipulative and chilly they usually use their very womanhood to play sufferer and switch the world towards the person as a result of we dwell in a society the place it is cool to say males are all of the worst and blah blah f—ity blah.Males can expertise abuse too and this absolute catastrophe of a human being Amber Heard is a horrible particular person and I hope Johnny will get his status and his life again. And I hope he’s in like 5 Pirates films.”
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Johnny Depp’s ex Vanessa Paradis launched a prolonged assertion defending him from Amber’s allegations throughout his UK libel case. “That is nothing just like the true Johnny I’ve recognized, and from my private expertise of a few years, I can say he was by no means violent or abusive to me,” she stated. “I’ve seen that these outrageous statements have been actually distressing, and likewise precipitated injury to his profession as a result of sadly individuals have gone on believing these false info. That is so upsetting as he has helped so many individuals in his private {and professional} life, with kindness and generosity.”
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In the identical UK case, Johnny’s ex Winona Ryder additionally issued a press release defending his character. “I perceive that it is rather essential that I communicate from my very own expertise, as I clearly was not there throughout his marriage to Amber, however, from my expertise, which was so wildly completely different, I used to be completely shocked, confused and upset once I heard the accusations towards him,” she stated. “The concept that he’s an extremely violent particular person is the farthest factor from the Johnny I knew and cherished. I actually and truthfully solely know him as a very good man — an extremely loving, extraordinarily caring man who was so very protecting of me and the folks that he loves, and I felt so very, very protected with him.”
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Javier Bardem, who appeared reverse Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: Lifeless Males Inform No Tales, defended him throughout the UK trial as properly. In a press release he stated, “I stand by Johnny as a result of I’ve at all times seen and felt a real caring and loving man in him, a unprecedented and distinctive artist who has listened to anybody who wanted his assist … I really like Johnny as a result of he is an efficient human being, trapped within the lies and manipulations of poisonous beings and but smiling and loving us all despite it. How? Via his music, by his appearing, by his silence. This implies lots.”
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Penelope Cruz, who’s married to Bardem and likewise appeared in a Pirates of the Caribbean film — in addition to Blow and Homicide on the Orient Specific — with Depp issued a press release throughout the UK case too. “I’ve seen Johnny in so many conditions and he’s at all times sort to everybody round. He is without doubt one of the most beneficiant individuals I do know,” she stated, including that she’s going to “always remember the sweetness, safety and kindness” he handled her with whereas she was pregnant filming Pirates.
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In a since-deleted tweet, Sia stated she was “simply exhibiting my public assist for Johnny Depp” in 2020. “I imply, I would love him to get clear and cease with the jewellery, however he’s clearly the sufferer after listening to these tapes.”
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J.Okay Rowling defended maintaining Johnny Depp within the Improbable Beasts franchise in 2017, after Heard’s allegations and the previous couple’s divorce settlement. “Primarily based on our understanding of the circumstances, the filmmakers and I will not be solely comfy sticking with our unique casting, however genuinely blissful to have Johnny taking part in a significant character within the films.” After Depp misplaced the UK libel case, he stated he had “been requested to resign by Warner Bros,” a request he “revered and agreed to.” Mads Mikkelsen took over the function.
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Paul Bettany, who has been talked about all through the trial as being a buddy of Depp’s and somebody who allegedly didn’t like Amber, tweeted out his assist of Johnny when allegations first got here out in 2016. “recognized Johnny Depp for years and thru a number of relationships. He is the sweetest, kindest, gentlest man that I’ve ever recognized. Simply saying,” he wrote. Whereas there have been reviews he’d testify within the 2022 case, that hasn’t occurred.
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