Johnny Depp’s multimillion-dollar US defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard is due to begin at a Virginia courthouse. The former Hollywood power couple are both expected to give evidence in person at the trial, and high-profile figures including James Franco, Paul Bettany and Elon Musk are scheduled to give testimony.
Mr Depp is suing his former partner for libel over a 2018 op-ed she wrote in the Washington Post, in which she discussed her experiences of domestic abuse. The actor’s lawyers say the article falsely implies Ms Heard, 35, was physically and sexually abused by Depp when they were married.
Mr Depp, 58, has said the accusations have made it difficult for him to get the sorts of roles he once did. The piece was titled: I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change.
