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As Depp’s $50m defamation lawsuit plays out in court in Virginia, Clémence Michallon looks at the former couple’s legal history

Scheduling conflict leads to pause in proceedings midway through Heard testimony

Four weeks of testimony provides insight into the lives of actors at centre of case

Proceedings began on 11 April in Fairfax, Virginia

Depp testified at length about alleged physical and verbal abuse he sustained at Heard’s hands, as well as her drug and alcohol use.

Ms Heard says Mr Depp subjected her to sexual, physical, and verbal violence

David Sherborne has a history of representing the rich and famous in high-profile libel cases

Over weeks of testimony, jury has heard from string of witnesses including couple’s former marriage counselor, their friends and Depp himself. Testimony has painted captivating and disturbing portrait of actors’ doomed marriage, laying bare violent fights, drug use and vicious words to each other. Here are some of most dramatic…

Closing arguments scheduled for 27 May

‘Dirty Dancing’ star was engaged to Depp in 1989

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