Depp is getting artistic!
The 58-year-old actor Johnny Depp was seen drawing and coloring two days in a row during Amber Heard's defamation trial. During the court proceedings in Fairfax, Virginia, Johnny Depp has been doodling at times, beginning on day nine of the trial involving his ex-wife, Amber Heard. In a viral TikTok video featuring footage from Tuesday's proceedings, Depp shows his drawing to attorney Benjamin Chew.
The image looks like a person's face!
Chew smiled and nodded simultaneously before conversing with Depp about the image, which appears to be of a person's face. According to a source, the interaction occurred while waiting for witness Tara Roberts, Depp's island estate manager, to join the court via video. Once again, on Wednesday, Depp was seen drawing, this time coloring with purple and pink markers while awaiting the jury's arrival. Depp is suing Heard for defamation over a 2018 op-ed she wrote about surviving domestic violence, though she never mentioned Depp by name in the article.
Lawsuit
The Fantastic Beasts actor initially filed the $50 million lawsuits in March 2019. Last month, Heard's attorney Ben Rottenborn said evidence will show she suffered domestic abuse by Depp that "took many forms," including emotional, physical, verbal, and psychological, as well as "sexual violence at the hands of Depp."Depp's spokesperson denies the allegations, calling them "fictitious."
Libel lawsuit case
In November 2020, Depp lost his highly publicized U.K. libel lawsuit against British tabloid The Sun for calling him a "wife-beater."The court upheld the outlet's claims as being "substantially true," Heard testified to back up the claims. Depp's attempt to overturn the decision was overruled in March 2021. The 36-year-old actress Amber Heard has not yet taken the stand in this trial.