2nd Update, 12:25 Pm: A Virginia jury in Johnny Depp’s 50 million defamation suit against Amber Heard was empaneled this afternoon after a rather brisk selection process.
Eleven members were selected for the trial, expected to last six weeks. Seven members ultimately will deliberate, with four members selected at random to serve as alternates at the end of testimony and closing arguments.
With Depp and Heard in the courtroom, potential jurors were asked this morning in the Fairfax County Courthouse about their prior knowledge of the high profile former couple, Heard’s sexuality and other such topics by lawyers from both sides. Once a jury was selected, Judge Penney Azcarate instructed those chosen to take notes or rely on their memory. She cautioned jurors that testimony transcripts will not be allowed to be read back to them during their deliberations.
Having first been accused of defaming Depp in March 2019 after...
Eleven members were selected for the trial, expected to last six weeks. Seven members ultimately will deliberate, with four members selected at random to serve as alternates at the end of testimony and closing arguments.
With Depp and Heard in the courtroom, potential jurors were asked this morning in the Fairfax County Courthouse about their prior knowledge of the high profile former couple, Heard’s sexuality and other such topics by lawyers from both sides. Once a jury was selected, Judge Penney Azcarate instructed those chosen to take notes or rely on their memory. She cautioned jurors that testimony transcripts will not be allowed to be read back to them during their deliberations.
Having first been accused of defaming Depp in March 2019 after...
- 4/11/2022
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
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