On the 8th day of the London High Court hearing the defamation lawsuit against The Sun newspaper, the judge and related parties heard the plaintiff’s lawyer Johnny Depp read the statement of two actresses Winona Ryder and Vanessa. Paradis – both had a relationship with Depp.

Initially, the two famous actresses were expected to appear in court or speak via online video, but the court deemed it unnecessary and these testimonies would be announced through representative attorney David Sherborne. .

Johnny Depp with Winona Ryder (left) and Vanessa Paradis. Ryder lived with Depp for 4 years before breaking up, while Paradis was married to Depp for 14 years and they gave birth to two children, Lily-Rose Depp and John Christopher “Jack” Depp III.

Winona Ryder completely rejected the argument “Johnny Depp is a wife beater” by The Sun newspaper and Amber Heard:

I understand Johnny very well, many years ago. We have been together as a couple for four years, now I consider him my best friend, close to me like family. I consider the relationship I had with him to be one of the important relationships in my life. I think this is necessary when talking about this incident from my own experience.

I wasn’t there to know about his marriage to Amber, but from my experience it was completely different, to the point that I was completely shocked, confused and saddened when I heard the accusations against him. he. The idea that he is an extremely violent person is a far cry from the image of Johnny that I once knew and loved. I cannot silently ignore these accusations.

He has never, and will never, act violently or mistreat me. I never even saw Johnny being violent or abusive towards anyone else. Honestly, I think he’s a really good man – an extremely lovable, extremely caring guy who is very protective of me and the people he loves. I feel very, very safe with him.

I don’t want to call anyone a liar but from my experience with Johnny, such accusations about him are not credible. I felt extremely uncomfortable knowing that something like this happened to him.

Meanwhile, Vanessa Paradis said about her ex-husband:

I have known Johnny for over 25 years. We have been married for 14 years and raised two children together. Throughout the years, I knew Johnny to be a kind, thoughtful, generous, and non-violent father.

On set, the actors, director and entire crew admired him for his humility and respect for everyone, he was also one of the best actors I have ever met.

I’ve been hearing about the accusations that Amber Heard has been making publicly against Johnny for over four years now. It was nothing like the real Johnny I knew, and from my personal experience over the years, I can say that he was never violent or abusive towards me.

I see that those outrageous claims really hurt him and also caused damage to his career, unfortunately people believed these false claims.

It’s upsetting to hear those accusations because he has helped so many people in his personal life and at work, with his kindness and generosity.

The media witnessed opposing images before the trial

Sketch of the trial on the 8th day of the trial by artist Elizabeth Cook (the trial was not allowed to be videotaped).

By the 8th day of the trial at the London High Court, people could see that the advantage was completely on Depp’s side and that was also evident as soon as the two main characters appeared in court.

Johnny Depp was surrounded by a large number of fans asking for autographs and the actor’s bodyguards had a hard time getting him inside without being held back. A series of reporters were also swept up in the crowd while trying to approach and take photos of Depp.

Fans and reporters surrounded Johnny Depp.

Meanwhile, Amber Heard appeared quite quietly, escorted by her sister Whitney Heard and girlfriend Bianca Butti. The crowd was not interested in the Aquaman actress and she did not appear as confident as in previous appearances.

Amber Heard quietly arrived at court without fans appearing to support her.

The trial is expected to last for 3 weeks, The Sun’s representative is forced to present enough evidence to show that Depp assaulted his wife. If they fail to fight the actor’s defamation claim, the newspaper will have to compensate for the “distress, hurt and humiliation” their article caused Depp.

In that case, the fine for defamation under British law that The Sun risks having to compensate Depp will be about 300,000 – 325,000 Euros (equivalent to 8.5 billion VND).

For Depp and The Sun, this is not a large amount of money. However, this victory will mean a lot to the actor’s career and reputation. In the near future, Amber Heard will continue to appear in court in California in a $50 million defamation lawsuit directed against her by Depp. If Depp wins against The Sun in London court, he will likely continue to win against Amber Heard in California court.