The jury was sent back to the deliberation room to fill out the damages section of the verdict form.
Judge Penney Azcarate called a recess and instructed the jurors to return to the deliberation room to complete these forms. A verdict is expected to be read when they return.
Amber Heard was spotted arriving at the courthouse ahead of the verdict.
The verdict will be read at 3 p.m. at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia.
Johnny Depp is in the UK and will not be present at the reading of the verdict.
Amber Heard arrives to hear the verdict in the Depp v. Heard trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, on June 1, 202
The jury has reached a verdict in the Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard trial and will be live streamed on DailyMail.com’s homepage.
It will be announced at 3pm EST today at the Fairfax County Courthouse.
The jury deliberated for three days before announcing shortly before 2pm on Wednesday that they had reached a verdict.
They have 42 questions to consider in the issue of whether Amber defamed Johnny in her 2018 Washington Post op-ed about abuse.
The jury had to decide on both suits by Johnny Depp and Amber Heard and it’s possible that it can find both Depp and Heard guilty, both not guilty or only one of them guilty.
Johnny Depp sued Amber Heard for $50 million and then she filed a countersuit against him for $100 million. They each claim the other defamed them.
A verdict has been reached and will be read at 3 p.m.
The jury had to focus not only on whether there was abuse but also whether Heard’s op-ed piece can be considered legally defamatory.
The article itself focuses mostly on policy questions of domestic violence, but Depp’s lawyer point to two passages in the article, as well as an online headline that they say defamed Depp.
In the first passage, Heard writes that ‘two years ago, I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our culture´s wrath.’ Depp’s lawyers call it a clear reference to Depp, given that Heard publicly accused Depp of domestic violence in 2016 – two years before she wrote the article.
In a second passage she states, ‘I had the rare vantage point of seeing, in real time, how institutions protect men accused of abuse.’
The online headline reads ‘Amber Heard: I spoke up against sexual violence – and faced our culture´s wrath.’
‘She didn’t mention his name. She didn’t have to,’ Chew said. ‘Everyone knew exactly who and what Ms. Heard was talking about.’
Heard’s lawyers said Heard can’t be held liable for the headline because she didn’t write it, and that the two passages in the article are not about the abuse allegations themselves but how Heard’s life changed after she made them.
Rottenborn told jurors that even if they tend to believe Depp’s claim that he never abused Heard, he still can’t win his case because Heard has a First Amendment right to weigh in on matters of public debate.
As word spread that a verdict had been reached in the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard trial Wednesday afternoon, the hashtag #JusticeForJohnnyDepp began to trend.
The verdict will be read at 3 p.m.
“Verdict is in. Whatever happens JD has won in the court of public opinion and that was the most important thing to him,” one person wrote.
On TikTok, a user posted a video covering her mouth with the caption ‘I’M SO NERVOUS’
Amber Heard is expected to be present for reading of verdict reached in her $100m defamation trial, Law & Crime reported.
The verdict will be read at 3 p.
Johnny Depp will not be present for today’s reading of the verdict in his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, a source close to Depp told Law & Crime.
‘Due to previously scheduled work commitments made before the trial, Mr. Depp will not be physically present for today’s 3pm verdict and will be watching from the United Kingdom.’
Depp was on stage in Sheffield on Sunday, playing with Jeff Beck.
The verdict will be read at 3 p.m. ET at Fairfax County Courthouse.
Johnny Depp is in London and will not be present for the verdict today
A verdict has been reached in the Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard trial.
The decision will be read at 3 p.m. ET
Attorneys for both side are at the Fairfax County Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia. It is not known if Depp or Heard will be at the verdict reading.
Depp sued Heard for $50 million following her 2018 Washington Post op-ed where she described herself as a domestic abuse survivor. Heard has countersued Depp for $100 million.
They jury has gone on lunch break until 12:45 p.m.
There will be no deliberations during lunch.
Camille Vasquez, Johnny Depp all-star lawyer, was all smiles when she arrived at the Fairfax County Courthouse in Virginia Wednesday awaiting on the verdict for Depp v Amber Heard Trial.
Today is Day 3 of jury deliberations.
Fans started to wonder if romantic feelings had developed between Depp and Vasquez during the six-week trial after they noticed a slew of flirty interactions between the two – including whispering in each other’s ears, giggling together, and sharing coy smirks with one another.
When asked earlier this month about her rumored relationship, the California litigator declined to answer.
Instead, she just laughed, brushed her hair aside and waved to the throngs of fans gathered outside.
Camille Vasquez Johnny Depp Lawyer all smiles while arriving at Fairfax Courthouse in Virginia awaiting on the verdict for Depp v Amber Heard Trial
Will there be a verdict in the Depp vs. Heard case today?
Johnny Depp’s lawyers arrived for Day 3 of verdict watch on Wednesday as the jury continues their deliberations.
Lawyer Camille Vasquez smiled and laughed as reporters took her picture and asked questions. Lawyer Ben Chew was also spotted walking in with the team.
Attorney Camille Vasquez arrives at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse on June 1 as the jury deliberates in the defamation trial against Depp’s ex-wife Amber Heard
Depp’s attorney Ben Chew arrives to court, as jury deliberations continue in the Depp v Heard trial
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Jury deliberations have entered day three at the Fairfax County Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia.
A verdict has not yet been reached, but could come as soon as today.
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Amber Heard is in court today in Fairfax County to hear the verdict that was given down earlier this afternoon.
Depp, on the other hand, is unable to attend due to a prior commitment in the United Kingdom.
He’ll almost certainly see the judgement on television, which will be shown live.
‘Your presence reveals where your priorities are,’ her lawyers wrote in a statement released ahead of Heard’s court appearance today.
Johnny Depp plays guitar in the United Kingdom while Amber Heard waits for a judgement in Virginia.
‘Depp is going on tour with his snickering and lack of seriousness.’
A source close to Depp told Law & Crime, ‘Due to previously scheduled work commitments made before the trial, Mr. Depp will not be physically present for today’s 3pm verdict and will be watching from the United Kingdom.’
Depp was on stage in Sheffield on Sunday, playing with Jeff Beck.