Court TV legal correspondent Chanley Shá Painter reported Tuesday evening that the jury is headed home after their second day of deliberations in the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard defamation trial.
Depp is suing Heard, his ex-wife, for $50 million over alleged defamation from a Washington Post op-ed penned by Heard in 2018 about domestic violence. The “Aquaman” actress has countersued for $100 million.
“Jury [going] home!!” Painter reported Tuesday, adding, “#DeppvsHeard Jurors deliberated for nearly 7 hours today, for a total of about 9 hours over two days – without reaching a verdict.”
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— Chanley Shá Painter (@ChanleyCourtTV) May 31, 2022
#DeppvsHeard Jurors deliberated for nearly 7 hours today, for a total of about 9 hours over two days – without reaching a verdict.
So, like I said, Jurors will resume deliberations tomorrow at 9:00amET @CourtTV #JohnnyDepp #AmberHeard— Chanley Shá Painter (@ChanleyCourtTV) May 31, 2022
Deliberations will resume Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. local time, in Fairfax, Virginia.
During Tuesday’s deliberations, the jury asked a single question to the court, specific to jury instructions.
“Question pertains to this page of jury instructions, items 1 (the title) & 3 … QUESTION: Does question #3 (the statement is false) pertain to the headline or does it to pertain to the content of the op-ed?” Painter explained, captioning a copy of the instruction page. “ANSWER: The statement is the headline not the entire op-ed.”
#DeppvsHeard Question pertains to this page of jury instructions, items 1 (the title) & 3
QUESTION: Does question #3 (the statement is false) pertain to the headline or does it to pertain to the content of the op-ed?
ANSWER: The statement is the headline not the entire op-ed pic.twitter.com/swdqGP05h9
— Chanley Shá Painter (@ChanleyCourtTV) May 31, 2022
Heard has detailed serious allegations of abuse at the hands of Depp, including a rape with a possibly broken Maker’s Mark bottle.
Depp and his legal team, alternatively, have denied all allegations, telling the jury that Heard is perpetrating a #MeToo hoax to take from Depp, and also to punish him for leaving her.
Source: Dailywire
