Depp-Heard, awaiting the final verdict of the trial – Corriere.it

After 9 hours in closed session, the jury decided to postpone the discussion of the defamation case until tomorrow

The seven members of the jury have been in Council chamber more than nine hours but there is still no trace of the verdict in the Depp v Heard case: the discussion will continue tomorrow June 1 starting at 9 in the morning in Virginia (in the early afternoon in Italy). According to experts, the decision should come by Thursday 2 June.

Il libel trial by Johnny Depp against ex-wife Amber Heard ended Friday 27 May, but the elaboration of the verdict seems complicated. The jury nominated for the most popular cause of the year consists of 5 men and 2 women. The men are divided into four of Asian origin under 40 and one white of about 60 years. The two women, on the other hand, are between 20 and 50 years old. The identities of all jurors will remain secret up to one year after the end of the trial. In fact, despite all the hearings being broadcast in live streaming, neither of the two cameras present in the courtroom was ever aimed at the jury precisely to ensure anonymity.

The judge Penney Azcarate exit to communicate the first to the lawyers of the parties present in court question of the jury, struggling with filling out a long questionnaire. There defamation for which the protagonist of Pirates of the Caribbean throughout the editorial or only in the title? The lawyers, after a brief consultation, replied that the complaint refers only to the title of the article published in 2018 on Washington Post (I spoke up against sexual violence and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to chang, I have stood up against sexual violence and faced the wrath of our culture. All this must change).

In the United States, a survey in which it has been specified that, in order for the defamation, must be clearly and convincingly proven that each statement was published: a) in the knowledge that it was false; or b) despite the strong awareness that the statement could be false.

After the jury has made its decision, the judge granted the litigants one hour to reach Fairfax courthouse, in Virginia. Sources close to Depp have stated that the actor would not have been present if the reading of the verdict had taken place today as it is still in Englandwhere he performed at the Jeff Beck concert. According to US media reports, unlike the last seven weeks, Depp’s fans waiting in front of the court were only about thirty. Some also wore Jack Sparrow’s hat.

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