PR Expert Verdict: Johnny Depp Wins Public Opinion Court

kirkwilliamMay 28, 2022

A composite image of actor Johnny Depp and ex-wife actor Amber Heard. Pool / AFP via Getty Images

It doesn’t matter what happens in Virginia’s courts in the explosive battle between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.

The Pirates of the Caribbean The star has already won in the court of public opinion, where it is most important.

Depp, 58, sues ex-wife Amber Heard for defamation Washington post Published an editorial by an actress describing thespian as an abuser. He is demanding $ 50 million. She is accusing him of $ 100 million.

Experts New York post That depp has already won.

Amber Heard will testify in court on Thursday, May 5, 2022, in the Fairfax County Circuit Court of Fairfax, Virginia. Photo by Jim Lo Skalzo / /Associated Press

“When (Johnny Depp) gets off the stand, I think he’s already won by the definition of victory,” lawyer Catherine Rizard told the tabloids. “Because he has already gained the support of public opinion courts … after he talks about him.”

The Donnie Brasco The star returned for another three hours of cross-examination on Wednesday after standing on the stand for four days during the second week of the trial.

“I don’t think it’s important for Johnny Depp to win the legal side of the defamation claim,” Rizard said. “Win-His main goal in filing a defamation proceeding was to reveal his name and appeal to a public opinion court, so it will be icing on the cake for him.”

Experts say: The mission has been accomplished.

Johnny Depp will appear in court on Thursday, May 19, 2022, during a break at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia. Photo by Sean Shoe / /Associated Press

“For now, I think it’s indisputable that the court of public opinion supports him, listens to him, and now supports him. Whether he wins — I tell him. I don’t think it’s very important to the public opinion court either, “Rizard said.

Attorney Mitra Ahouraian agreed. The case was always about clearing Depp’s name.

“The proceedings use the court as a platform to tell the story of his side, set records, and shake the court of public opinion,” Ahouraian said.

“It’s more important than the actual proceedings. Certainly winning the proceedings helps to prove that something wrong was said about him, and that’s a big deal.”

And Depp was willing to air his own dirty linen to do that. Drug addict, sure, “wife’s beater”? No.

Image of the deceased Johnny Depp in a defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Photo by HANDOUT

On social media, Hard is being criticized by actor fans.

Ahouraian said: It’s like Vitriol. “

One PR flaw said post Broadcasting the trial is Aquaman Star — and Depp’s strengths.

“It’s scary to see all the flaws, all the misunderstood words, all the testimony that doesn’t necessarily match the way she said something happened a few days ago. Social media called her and immediately Defeat it, “said Judas Engelmeier.

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“She’s a human. She’s playing a high-pressure role. (Yes) she’s in many dangers. It doesn’t go perfectly and she’ll make mistakes.”

Heard, on the other hand, could be aimed at smaller movies, talk shows, and so on.

However, both lawyers believe that Hard’s personnel were “severely damaged,” and witnesses to Depp’s planned counter-arguments “may completely destroy her credibility.”