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Suing the tabloid The Sun, Johnny depp He wanted to protect his image, but the revelations about his private life and his marriage to Amber Heard in this highly public scrutiny case could take their toll on both the actor and his ex-wife.
“It doesn’t matter who wins this disgusting battle, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard will lose BOTH”it headlined in the Daily Mail at the start of the July trial in London.
Daily hearings to determine whether the tabloid defamed the actor as a violent husband revealed all the dark details of their relationship.
There was talk of Johnny Depp’s drug addiction, of how he vandalized tens of thousands of dollars worth of nightclubs and hotel rooms and accusations of infidelity.
“The damage is already done”
“They explained so many things and washed their dirty clothes in public, both in a proper and figurative sense (…), that the damage has already been done,” whatever the verdict, public relations expert Mark Borkowski told AFP.
In your opinion, “The trial makes things worse” because it gives the public “a great story” about their private problems. The case shows, “for both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, that glory is toxic,” he adds.
According to Emily Cox, a defamation attorney, the actor did well to bring the case to justice.
“If he had left unanswered those serious accusations of domestic violence they would have been forever associated with his name,” he explains. “That would certainly have a greater impact on his career than revealing unflattering details.”
For Cox, revelations about drug use are a lesser evil because “an actor who suffers from addiction is better regarded than an actor who beats his wife.”
“If Depp wins his trial it could give a new impetus to his career and increase his popularity, as a person unfairly accused of marital violence,” he says.
Mark Borkowski is more pessimistic and believes that it will be difficult to really “prove” his innocence and predicts that the actor will have a “Pyrrhic victory”.
“It turned Amber Heard into a martyr (…) She has become a totem of current struggles, the emblem of those who suffer an abusive relationship,” he says.
The trial has, however, risks for the 34-year-old actress, who only appeared as a witness.
“The Sun’s defense is based entirely on Amber Heard’s accusations, to the point where her credibility is as much at stake as Depp’s,” Cox believes. “If The Sun loses the trial, it could find itself ostracized in Hollywood,” she says.
On the contrary, if the newspaper wins, the actress of “The Danish Girl” and “Aquaman” will be “considered as a brave gentleman who launched a crusade against domestic violence,” adds the lawyer.
In this case, the consequences for Johnny Depp will be “catastrophic for his career” and his name would be “forever marked by these accusations.”
A decision in this regard “could also have an impact on the complaint [de Depp] for libel against Heard in the United States, putting an end to his reputation, “says Cox.
“For a big production, with a lot of money at stake, it could then be a danger” to hire the actor, estimates Borkowski.
According to him, however, the actor’s career could recover and find exits on the side of “independent producers” or “large European producers.” “In these matters people have a tendency to suffer from amnesia.”
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