During the trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in 2022, the American actor took care to avoid the gaze of his ex-wife for a very specific reason.
In 2022, American actor Johnny Depp won his defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard. The least we can say is that this case was followed by the whole world.
It must be said that this legal tug-of-war was broadcast live on the Internet. As a reminder, the actress from Texas was sued for defaming Johnny Depp in a column published in 2018 in the Washington Post.
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Result: the one who lends her features to Queen Mera in Aquaman was ordered to pay 10 million dollars (9.3 million euros) to her ex-husband. For his part, Johnny Depp was forced to pay him 2 million dollars (approximately 1,859,730 euros) in compensatory damages.
Why didn’t Johnny Depp look at Amber Heard during the trial?
During the trial, one detail did not escape Internet users: Johnny Depp did not look at Amber Heard during her testimony.
Camille Vasquez, the actor’s lawyer, explained her client’s attitude at the bar. To do this, the latter revealed an audio recording of the former couple dating from 2016.
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At the time, Heard had just obtained a divorce and a restraining order against the actor. Shortly after, the young woman saw her ex-husband again in a San Francisco hotel room, an encounter that was recorded.
In the audio, the actress can be heard saying: “I just want to hug you to say goodbye“. A request that the star of Pirates of the Caribbean was quick to refuse.
Faced with this situation, Lily-Rose Depp’s father made the following promise to his ex-wife: “I am nothing to you and I will always be nothing to you. You will never see my eyes again».
One thing is certain: the 61-year-old actor keeps his promises.
