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Elaine Bredehoft's Interviews post-trial

After the verdict was read Amber Heard's lawyer, Elaine Bredehoft, went on to do some interviews on the TODAY show, CBS Mornings.

In these interviews she claimed the verdict was "a major setback for women." She never brings up "victims" or "survivors" of domestic violence, and that fact is important. She centers the conversation on women. By specifying "women" and not "victims" she is sending the message that men cannot be victims. This is RadFem rhetoric, and it's important to note this.

Bredehoft also kept bringing up that a substantial amount of evidence AH had was suppressed and not allowed that would have turned the case in their favor such as medical records and texts. The implication was that Johnny's side would not allow the information to come in because they knew it would be devastating to his case.

It's important to note that one side cannot solely dictate what evidence get's to come in from their opponent. In the process known as discovery (where evidence is brought before the court for admittance) one side presents evidence that they would like to bring into the case. The other side may object to this evidence, but it's important to note that the decision is ultimately left to the judge. The judge can overrule a rejection if they don't believe the objecting team's reason for not wanting the evidence to come in was sound enough. However, if the judge agrees to the party's objection (and they must have valid grounds for objection for this to happen, for example, hearsay or relevance. It being devastating to one side's case will not get the judge to throw it out) then it's the judge's sole decision to not let the evidence come in.

The texts Bredehoft was referring to are the Stephen Deuters texts, where in a text exchange with Amber he said "when I told [Johnny] he hit you, he cried." The reason these texts weren't admitted were due to hearsay issues. There's also the matter that Deuters later claimed that he had no such conversation with Amber and claimed the texts were suspicious and he believed them to be doctored, claiming that he would be "willing to testify under oath that he never had a conversation with Heard about the alleged domestic violence."

The medical records Bredehoft referred to were therapist notes, [which have since been revealed in Amber's interviews.] These were also thrown out for hearsay reasons. The reason these are considered hearsay is because the therapist was not present when the alleged abuse occurred, and only had Amber's word to go off of. [In another post I'll also detail how it's come out that these particular therapist notes were not taken until years after the alleged abuse had taken place, and therefore wouldn't have counted as timeline evidence.]

Bredehoft also said "it's a tale of two trials," detailing how Johnny Depp brought a suit for the same case and lost in the UK. That the Sun proved he committed those acts of violence. However, this is incorrect. The two trials were very different, and here's a post that explains this in more detail.

She also claimed they weren't allowed to bring up the UK trial to jury. This is true, but some important context she left out was that it would have been illegal for them to do so. It is law in the US that you are not allowed to bring up the outcomes of previous trials or else you can bias the jury. It wasn't, like she implied, a circumstance special to this case.

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Johnny Depp scores big win over Amber Heard as judge rejects her bid to throw out his defamation suit

Johnny Depp's defamation lawsuit against his ex wife Amber Heard is still ongoing, as a Virginia Judge ruled Tuesday meaning the case will proceed to a trial next year. Penny Azcarate, Fairfax County's Judge rejected Heard's third motion since Johnny Depp filled his lawsuit in March 2019. Which was on various grounds set out in an opinion from USA TODAY.

Amber attempted to have the Virginia lawsuit discarded citing the ruling of a London Judge last year in a libel lawsuit Depp filled against The Sun tabloid. He afterward lost following of a controversial legal showdown in an English courtroom. The London Judge concluded that the 2018 article accusing Johnny Depp a wife beater were false and the majority of Heard's claims of domestic abuse could be proved to the civil standard.

However, Virginia's Judge Arzcarate found the two cases to be different and that Heard was not a party in the London lawsuit; even being a witness for The Sun, failing her argument for dismissal under well-established legal precedents governing when civil cases can be dismissed. Arzcarate said in her opinion, the defendaint's claim that refusing the U.K. Judgement in this case would set a dangerous precedent is unfounded. She also stating that upholding English libel judgement in the U.S. would create the chilling effect and could make a dangerous precedent. The defendaint's argument was unpersuaded in this court.

The decision marks a major victory for Johnny in his continues warfare against his ex wife, which started in 2016 during their divorce in California and now outlasted their brief hectic marriage. Benjamin Chew of Brown Rubnick, Depp's lawyer stated "Mr. Depp is most gratified by the court's decision".

USA TODAY have reached out to Heard's Virginia lawyer, Elaine Charlson Bredehoft. The two will resume their case trial on April 11, 2022 of discovery proceedings such as taking dispositions including Heard's. The trial will take place in Fairfax County, Virginia's largest and most populous county in suburban Washington, D.C. The Virginia case rose from an opinion article Heard wrote in the Washington Post in December 2018 which contained content claiming Heard had become a public face of domestic violence. She mourned that she "felt the full force of our culture's wrath for women who speak out".

A few months later, Depp filled his lawsuit seeking $50 million in damages. He depicted himself a victim of false allegations, according to his suit he was part of an elaborate hoax to generate positive publicity for Heard to advance her career. The suit also said "Ms. Heard is not a victim of domestic abuse; she is a perpetrator". Heard never pointed towards the actor by name in her essay but it was clear who an what she was referring to, according to Depp's lawsuit.

Her article followed the couple's toxic 2016bdivorce proceedings, during the time Heard alleged domestic abuse, filed for a retraining order against Depp and claimed he had thrown a cell phone at her face during a fight at their downtown Los Angeles loft. Depp intensly denied all her allegations, when the Los Angeles police went to the loft they found no such evidence of the crime. By the end of the summer the two reached an settlement outside of court and issued an effusive joint statement professing their love.

USA TODAY obtained a statement saying the two had a very passionate relationship that at times become volatile, but always bound by love. Neither of the two parties made false accusations for financial gain, there was never an intent of physical or emotional harm. Amber wishes the best for Johnny in the future and she will be donating financial proceeds from their divorce to charity. For the past two years Heard's multiple legal teams have tried to get Depp's Virginia lawsuit dismissed, to no avail. Meanwhile, the two movie stars were the witnesses in Depp's libel lawsuit in London, which finalized in June 2020 after a three week trial.

In the wake of that case Johnny Depp's role as dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the "Fantastic Beasts" franchise, was replaced by Mads Mikkelsen. During an interview Depp expressed how he felt boycotted by Hollywood, implying to the surreal five years surrounding the case. He spoke about the film industry fall-out on his ounce formidable career. Meanwhile, Heard has became a single mother on her own terms announcing it on Instagram, welcoming her daughter Oonagh Paige Heard this year. Depp won another defamation suit when a New York Judge partially granted a petition to determined if Heard truly donated the seven million dollars to the American Civil Liberty Union and to Children's Hospital Los Angeles, as she pledged.

As a result of that ruling the ACLU must release documents that confirm Heard followed through with her pledge, which has become a point of contention in the Virginia case.

I wanted to report on this news because it will determine how future movies that envolve Johnny Depp and Amber Heard will continue. It may not have a big impact but some people will still be anticipating how their favorite movies like Pitates of the Caribbean will continue without their leading star. The stars' lives would also be in question as how their careers will continue.

Does this mean Johnny Depp will continue with his other movie roles, what will become of Amber Heard?

Johnny Depp scores big win over Amber Heard as judge rejects her bid to throw out his defamation suit, USA TODAY, Aug. 17 2021,https://usatoday.com/stroy/entertainment/celebrities/2021/08/17/johnny-depp-scores-win-over-amber-heard-virginia-defamation-suit/91711254002/