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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gustaf Kilander

Why the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard defamation trial is being held in Virginia

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The explosive defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is unfolding well outside their normal Hollywood orbit - at a court in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Mr Depp’s suit against his ex-wife alleges that she defamed him in a December 2018 op-ed published in The Washington Post titled “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change”.

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