Johnny Depp and 'pincer tactics' made a victory in the Amber Heard lawsuit

Hoàng AnhJun 05, 2022 at 10:26

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If the case with Amber Heard is like a stormy naval battle that happened on the Pirates of the Caribbean ship, Johnny Depp is the incarnation of the talented but also full of cunning Captain Jack Sparrow.

With wise moves, carefully calculated to every detail, the actor born in 1963 is considered a perfect strategist. From the position of loser in the case with The Sun in the UK in 2020, Johnny Depp had a comeback to create a spectacular victory over Amber Heard in the US trial.

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Before deciding to play with all hand.s in the case with Amber Heard in the court of Fairfax, Virginia (USA), the Pirates of the Caribbean star faced many disadvantages. From a career going downhill, debt piled up, marriage breaking up, fame reaching zero in the midst of Hollywood's harsh spin. Most importantly, the public almost forgot about Captain Jack Sparrow. What remains in the audience's heart is probably the image of an actor "beating his wife", "addicted" and "out of time". Furthermore, in defamation cases taking place in the US, where plaintiffs have to meet many rules, the standard of proof is higher than in the UK.

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According to documents from Lawlor Kiernan LLP (USA), defamation lawsuits are difficult battles that require careful preparation and patience from the plaintiff and the team of lawyers.

To win the case, the plaintiff needs to prove malicious defamation from the defendant, and at the same time disclose the losses they have suffered because of the defamation. Most importantly, the jury is the one who decides the final outcome.

Amidst challenges and risks, Johnny Depp and his legal team stepped into the fray and secured an unlikely victory over Amber Heard after a trial that lasted more than six weeks.

This surprised experts and lawyers in the US. Many people are curious about the strategy that the 59-year-old actor used in a tough legal battle with the Hollywood star.

Johnny Depp's Pincer Tactics

Mark Stephens, an international media lawyer, commented on the Washington Post that to get to the final victory, Johnny Depp used a strategy called DARVO - short for Deny (deny), Attac.k (attac.k), Reverse Victi.m and Offender (swapping the position of the victi.m and the offender). Simply put, the actor used the pincer tactic, surrounded Heard from many sides and proceeded to isolate the actress at the decisive moment.

"I've found that the DARVO strategy often works well in defamation lawsuits, where the jury is the one who decides the outcome, not the judge. Although the law in Virginia will be more demanding. But most importantly Depp had to convince the jury to believe the evidence that the British judge had not accepted before.The difference comes from the legal frameworks of each country. ", said attorney Mark Stephens.

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In a defamation lawsuit, two factors that determine victory include a team of professional lawyers and a convincing evidence system. Knowing this, Depp spent a large amount of mone.y (about 5.5 million USD) to hire 7 lawyers from the international law firm Brown Rudnick.

Depp's team of lawyers are leading experts in defamation cases in the US. They work long hours researching and preparing legal documents.

After preparing for prestigious human resources, the actor born in 1963 continued to go to the next strategy - to win the public to his side. To do this, Depp decided to make the case against his ex-wife public by allowing the hearings to be livestreamed.

This move of Depp immediately gave a positive effect. Millions of people have stood up to support him even when ho.t videos, disparaging messages about his ex-wife appeared in court. The audience who criticized and called for a boycott of Depp turned to support him. On social media platforms, the hashtag #JusticeforJohnnyDepp (Justice for Johnny Depp) became popular.

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Obviously, Depp knew the public wasn't the main weight in his case, but they were an indirect force that could influence the jury members.

"Although jurors have been ordered to stay away from social media since the trial began. But jurors are not quarantined. Who knows what happens when jurors get home. They may en.d up on social media. meeting and reading all the information and the wave of support for Depp from the audience. This will affect their thinking partly," a Hollywood entertainment expert analyzed on NBC News.

The most important thing comes from the actor himself. During the confrontation sessions, Depp kept a single attitude of calm and caution. When taking testimon.y, the actor spoke slowly, surely and deliberately. He spoke in accordance with the context and answered convincingly to difficult questions from Heard.

Attorney Jesse Weber said Depp looked honest, trustworthy and honest. Moreover, the actor also knows how to get sympathy from the public.

In court, the actor shared that he grew up in an unusual family, with a mother who was often angry, excitable, and irritable. Therefore, Depp found stimulants from the ag.e of 11. Depp also emphasized that his childhood obsession taught him to understand that violenc.e in the family is not allowed.

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In addition, describing the act of being thrown by Heard with a bottle of wine, causing his finger to be severed in 2015, the actor also made many viewers pity when he recounted: "I suddenly felt ho.t in my body, I felt something was falling on my hand. When I looked down, I saw my fingertip was severed. I could see both the protruding bon.e and the flesh in the finger."

Since then, the situation in the case has changed. Depp went from being considered a criminal to becoming a victi.m in his marriage to Heard. For the first time, the actor decided to expos.e the nake.d truth that he was the victi.m of domestic violenc.e.

Through witnesses, Depp and the legal team exposed the contradictions and lies in each of Heard's statements.

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Finally, Depp's legal team tightened "pincer" on Heard, putting the actress in isolation when speaking in court: "Depp never claimed to be the perfect man. But the thing is. That doesn't mean you're ruined by evil lies. Heard's lies have grown and ingrained in her. We have to stop that."

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