Johnny Depp - Amber Heard lawsuit: 564 million followers, 10 billion views and talking numbers

After 6 weeks with 24 arguments, the trial of the defamation lawsuit between actor Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard has not been announced by the jury. While the global audience anxiously awaits the outcome of the lawsuit, let's review the record numbers related to this incident.

564 million people watched the trial

According to statistics of Law & Crime Network, the number of viewers watching the lawsuit between two famous stars reached a record number of 564 million. In addition, in the moment Depp stood in court to defend himself on May 25, the number of live viewers on the channel peaked at 1,247,163 - more than double the peak when the actor gave his testimony. April.

Rachel Stockman, President of Law & Crime, said: "With high-profile trials, loyal audiences and new followers grow exponentially. People know and access the Law & Crime Network for updates. Latest and most comprehensive information on Depp and Heard's lawsuit".

Since the lawsuit began on April 12, Law & Crime Network has been the system to live-stream the past six-week hearing. Law & Crime Network reporters attended the trial in Fairfax, Virginia, and recorded the video for viewers. MC and attorney Jesse Weber and longtime court reporter Angenette Levy break down each day's trial into 15-minute episodes.

Brett Ward, president of the law firm Blank Rome, explained that Heard and Depp's lawsuit attracted the public's attention because both are famous Hollywood names. In addition, the trial also had the presence of many artists in the role of witnesses who easily aroused the audience's interest.

Even to be able to watch this trial, the average audience had to spend 30,000 USD (nearly 700 million VND), which is not a small number. However, fans still spend big money, don't mind long distances, stay up all night in line to get a good seat in the courtroom between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.

According to People, many people have accepted to eat, sleep in cars outside the Fairfax courthouse, Virginia, USA or pay money to be able to win a seat in the front row in the courtroom.

100 hours of witness testimony from the star couple

During the six weeks of the lawsuit, the jury heard more than 100 hours of testimony from witnesses by Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, CNN reports.

Witnesses can visit the court in person or connect online to testify. They give evidence, personal views on the relationship and behavior of the previous star couple. Through witnesses, many new details in the married life of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp were exposed to the public.

Amber Heard's legal team accused Depp of additional sexual assault. Meanwhile, the actor's witness said that the actress repeatedly abused Depp.

In addition to the witnesses who are relatives and friends of the two sides, many Hollywood A-listers were also dragged into a $50 million lawsuit, such as actor James Franco, supermodel Kate Moss, actor Paul Bettany , Winona Ryder, Billy Bob Thornton, model Vanessa Paradis...

Depp's legal team learned of the loopholes in Heard and the witness's testimony, resulting in a strong, direct attack. Depp's side invites witnesses who are experts, doctors, lawyers, and policemen to expose false accusations from the other side.

Nearly 10 billion views of hashtag #JusticeForJohnnyDepp

According to the Daily Mail, although the case with Amber Heard has not come to a final result, the actor Pirates of the Caribbean won the court of public opinion. Depp gained more and more sympathy from the public after each hearing. The number of fans supporting him increased exponentially.

On TikTok, the video with the hashtag #JusticeForJohnnyDepp (Justice for Johnny Depp) has nearly 10 billion views. A similar hashtag for Heard has only 37 million views.

Additionally, a petition on Change.org asking Disney to return the actor to the Pirates of the Caribbean series has received more than 475,000 signatures.

"Amber Heard ruined Johnny Depp's life and career. Please change your mind and don't release the series without Johnny Depp," said Kimberly Giles, who wrote the petition.

More than 4 million people call for boycott of Amber Heard

In contrast to Depp, Amber Heard faced an unprecedented boycott campaign in the life of the actress. According to Variety, the hashtags #amberheardcancelt , #amberheardsucks and #amberheardistrash attract billions of views. Videos that reproduce Amber Heard's testimony in the mocking manner of an account have been viewed at least 10 million times.

Daily Mail reported that the number of people participating in the Heard boycott campaign is increasing. Even 10-year-olds are on this list.

Simultaneously, an online campaign was initiated on Change.org to call for a boycott of Heard from the movie Aquaman 2, which attracted more than 4 million signatures from the public.

"Amber Heard has been unmasked by Johnny Depp as a domestic abuser. You should remember that men are victims of violence just like women. This must be recognized. Let's take action to stop abusers. famous act in the entertainment world. Do the right thing and remove Amber Heard from Aquaman 2," said Jeanne Larson, the campaign's initiator.

Up to this point, this is the artist's online boycott campaign attracting a record number of participants in history.

Vụ kiện Johnny Depp - Amber Heard: Vì sao bồi thẩm đoàn chưa thể đưa ra phán quyết cuối cùng? Hoàng Phúc10:51:01 01/06/20227 thành viên trong bồi thẩm đoàn (gồm 5 nam, 2 nữ) vẫn chưa đưa ra phán quyết cuối cùng về vụ kiện trị giá 50 triệu USD giữa Johnny Depp và Amber Heard sau ngày làm việc thứ hai (31/5). Tài tử và minh tinh không xuất hiện trong ngày quan trọng