Celebrities are seemingly removing their previous public support of Johnny Depp in the wake of unsealed court documents becoming public earlier this month.
Newly unsealed court documents from Depp's defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard have revealed a number of new cross accusations and allegations - that both parties were prevented from flinging at each other -two months on from the actor successfully winning his libel case against his ex-wife.
It's reported that unsealed pretrial court documents claim that the Pirates of the Caribbean actor, 59, allegedly wanted to submit his former wife's nude pictures as evidence during the high-profile trial earlier this year. Whilst Heard was equally prevented from making allegations against Depp.
Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner, model Bella Hadid and Yungblud are amongst the big names alleged to have removed their 'like' from Depp's Instagram post shared on June 1.
Following the verdict being delivered on June 1, Depp took to Instagram to share a statement in which he thanked his fans for their support and credited the jury for "giving me my life back".
A number of celebrities, including Paris Hilton and Jennifer Aniston, quickly liked Depp's celebratory post - with publisher Buzzfeed compiling a record of all the famous names amongst the now-almost 20million 'likes' on June 2.
Heard's statement - also posted on June 1 - is currently 'liked' by actress Selma Blair, Kate Nash, Game of Thrones star Lena Headey and almost 500,000 other Instagram users.
In the wake of the unsealed court documents becoming accessible to the public earlier this weekend, Twitter users have noted a number of celebrities have since 'unliked' Depp's post shared on June 1.
The court documents claim Heard, 36, walked away from "tens of millions of dollars" when divorcing the actor in 2016, and lawyers for the Aquaman actress sort to allege her ex-husband suffered from erectile dysfunction in the filings.
Depp's legal team also reportedly attempted to exclude his text messages with friend Marilyn Manson from the blockbuster court case in Virginia, while lawyers for Heard argued to exclude "Amber's brief stint as an exotic dancer years before she met Mr. Depp" from the trial.
It is also reported that the unsealed documents included text messages from Depp's then assistant about the time the actor allegedly 'kicked' Heard on a flight, a statement from the actor saying his ex-wife never caused him physical or mental injury, and claims photos and audio tapes submitted by Depp had been edited.
Depp strongly denied any and all allegations of sexual violence throughout the six-week trial which concluded in May - calling the claims "cruel and all false". The jury found heavily in Depp's favour.
At the time of reporting the following celebrities no longer 'like' Depp's post shared on Instagram on June 1; Bella Hadid, Sophie Turner, Yungblud, Hallie Bailey, Zoey Deutch and Joey King.
The Mirror has approached all names listed for comment.
Some of the following names are amongst the millions of 'likes' on Depp's post; Rita Ora, Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts, Paris Hilton, Elizabeth Hurley and Ryan Adams.
The dad-of-two was awarded compensatory damages of $10million (£8 million) and a further $5 million (£4 million) in punitive damages in June , following a six-week long high-profile televised defamation, in which a jury found Heard's allegations to be false and defamatory of Depp.
The jury also found the City of Lies star liable for defamation against his one-time wife when one of his attorneys claimed her allegations of sexual abuse were a "hoax." They awarded the mum-of-one $2 million in compensatory damages and $0 in punitive damages.
Depp successfully sued his ex-wife over a newspaper article titled: "I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change."
Although the op-ed did not directly name the actor, Depp's lawyers successfully argued in court that the article defamed him and impacted his career, thanks to the implied allegations he had abused his ex-wife throughout their marriage - something the actor has always strongly denied.
The Depp-Heard trial took place in Fairfax County, Virginia from April 11, 2022, to June 1, 2022.
In their verdict, the jury found that all three statements from Heard's Washington Post op-ed were false, defamed Mr Depp, and made with actual malice, so the jury awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages from his ex-wife.
For Heard's counter-suit, the jury found that Depp's former lawyer second statement to the Daily Mail regarding a sexual abuse hoax was false, defamatory and made with actual malice.
As a result, Heard was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages and zero in punitive damages from her ex-husband.
In July, the judge denied Heard 's request to have the verdict of the defamation trial dismissed and the case re-tried, after her legal team questioned the eligibility of one member of the jury during the case.
Judge Penny Azcarate ruled that there was "no evidence of fraud or wrongdoing" by the juror and that the jury's verdict should stand.
* If you've been the victim of sexual assault, you can access help and resources via www.rapecrisis.org.uk or calling the national telephone helpline on 0808 802 9999
