The ruling will be announced at 21 Norwegian time, according to several American media. All seven jurors must agree that there will be a verdict in the case. If they have not succeeded in reaching a unanimous decision, there will be no winner. There will also be no new trial, as would have been the case in a criminal case. This is a civil case, and then a unanimous jury only leads to no one winning. The judge shall read out the ruling. Several report that Amber Heard is likely to show up. Johnny Depp has played a concert in London three days in a row, which indicates that he will not be in the courtroom in Virginia when the verdict is announced. Actress Amber Heard during the six-week trial in Virginia, USA. Photo: Evelyn Hockstein / AP – Food for the media The lawsuit between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has received enormous attention across large parts of the world. It has been broadcast live on a number of TV channels, and has gone viral on social media. In the last four weeks, the trial has been mentioned more than 200 times in the Norwegian media. – The accusations against me have been like food for the media, Johnny Depp said a few weeks ago. Lawsuit for millions of dollars The public quarrel between Depp and Heard first flared up in 2018. Heard published a comment in the Washington Post in which she referred to herself as “a public figure who has experienced violence in a close relationship”. according to Depp, it was he who was accused of being behind the violence that Heard wrote about in the commentary. Although she never specifically mentioned him, he thought it was clear who she was referring to. Shortly after the comment in the Washington Post, the British newspaper The Sun published an article. “Depp is a wife banker,” it read in large letters. He sued the newspaper for defamation, but lost in court. The Sun accused Johnny Depp of being a wife banker. Facsimile from November 3, 2020. Photo: The Sun Now he is suing his ex-wife for the same thing: defamation, as a result of her comment in the Washington Post. The sum he demands is $ 50 million. But Heard is also suing Virginia court. She is also suing Depp for defamation. She wants twice as much as Depp: $ 100 million Will not look the ex-wife in the eye At one point, Depp and Heard were one of Hollywood’s biggest couples. They met during the filming of the movie “Rum Diary” in 2009. Love flared up at the first kiss, according to Depp himself. The actor couple got married in 2015, six years after they first met. ARCHIVE: Johnny Depp and Amber Heard pose for the cameras red carpet while they were still together. Photo: TIZIANA FABI / AFPPhoto: TIZIANA FABI / AFP Now Depp refuses to look at Heard at all. He has previously stated that she will never see his eyes again. Not once has he looked at her during the trial. Not even when she’s been in the witness stand, right in front of him. Depp says he refuses to look Heard in the eyes again. Photo: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / Reuters Photo: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / Reuters – Meets the news criteria Svein Tore Bergstuen believes there are two reasons why this case has been followed all over the world. He works as a consultant and runs the podcast Tut og Mediekjør. Svein Tore Bergstuen Photo: Kagge publishing house – First and foremost, it meets most of the news criteria, says Bergstuen He points out that there is a strong conflict that people can relate to as it is about a relationship and marriage. In addition, there is a topical issue: it is happening now. Secondly, we are talking about super celebrities. – It is a big issue all over the world, so then there is a kind of automaticity in Norway in following it as well, says Bergstuen. He believes the major media focus the trial has received is in place, although the importance of it can be discussed. Bergstuen is also critical of those who directly send the trial with detailed and partly bizarre accusations and stories about, among other things, drug abuse, abuse and violence. – Even if it is in the USA, you have to make some press ethics assessments if you are going to send this directly because then you do not have control over what is published, he says. Correspondent Lars Os has investigated the background to the public quarrel between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.
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The ruling in the trial between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp is clear – NRK Kultur og underholdning
