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Johnny Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez made her closing argument towards Amber Heard on Friday, Might 27. Throughout her remaining addresses to the court docket, the lawyer tried to discredit the Aquaman actress’s claims of abuse about her ex-husband. As Camille made her closing argument, she argued that Amber, 36, had been abusive in the direction of Johnny, 58. “She’s a deeply troubled particular person, violently afraid of abandonment, determined for consideration and approval,” she mentioned.
Early on in her closing statements, Camille had alleged that Amber had distorted the allegations of abuse. “In actual fact, there’s an abuser on this courtroom, however it’s not Mr. Depp, and there’s a sufferer of home abuse on this courtroom, however it’s not Ms. Heard,” she mentioned.
Each Amber’s and Johnny’s legal professionals retreaded the allegations made through the trial and spoke in regards to the proof earlier than the jury decides who finally wins the trial. Amber’s lawyer Ben Rottenborn had argued, “If Amber was abused by Mr. Depp, even one time, then she wins.”
Through the closing rebuttal, Camille’s statements harkened again to an announcement that Johnny’s authorized had launched after Amber had first taken the stand through the trial, the place they referred to as her account on the witness stand “the efficiency of her life.” She accused her of mendacity in regards to the allegations of home abuse. “The proof overwhelmingly reveals that Ms. Heard is an abuser, and that she is a liar,” she mentioned. “She lied about Mr. Depp and took on the function of a lifetime as a public determine representing home abuse.”
Through the remaining rebuttal earlier than the jury deliberates, Amber’s lawyer made one remaining argument that statements made by Johnny’s lawyer Adam Waldman have harm the actress’s profession. He ended by asking for Johnny to be held “accountable,” and he referred to Amber as a sufferer of abuse. “Get up for victims of home abuse all over the place who are suffering in silence. Get up for the liberty of speech,” he mentioned. “Give Amber heard her voice again. Give Amber Heard her life again.”
Johnny is suing Amber for $50 million for defamation over a 2018 op-ed that she penned for The Washington Submit, which detailed her alleged experiences as a sufferer of abuse. Johnny has denied claims that he ever abused his ex-wife. Amber countersued him for $100 million for defamation, citing statements by his former lawyer.
