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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Edward Helmore in New York

Depp v Heard sequel turns Hollywood drama as actors prepare to take stage

Actor Johnny Depp sits in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse on 14 April.
Actor Johnny Depp sits in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Virginia on 14 April. Photograph: Shawn Thew/AP

With acting roles hard to come by, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are now starring in a legal drama about the collapse of their volatile marriage. The script is ugly, the walk-on parts unpredictable, and the lighting harsh.

Claims and counter-claims of domestic abuse, manipulation, obsession, drug addiction and alcoholism inform the duelling defamation lawsuits being tested in a Fairfax, Virginia, courtroom.

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