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CONFIRMED: Jennifer Howell will testify in
#JohnnyDepp
’s rebuttal case next week and will dispute some of
#WhitneyHenriquez
’s testimony, specifically about the “staircase incident"...
@CourtTV
“His truth - the truth – is the same no matter the environment in which it is has been presented..”
⬇️
#JohnnyDepp
Statement re
#AmberHeard
testimony⬇️
@CourtTV
NEW: a source tells us
#JohnnyDepp
’s team wants to introduce a new rebuttal witness regarding
#AmberHeard
’s domestic violence arrest w/ Tasha Van Ree in 2009…
@CourtTV
BEHIND THE SCENES:
#JohnnyDepp
’s attorney
#BenChew
told me his team “played a ferocious game of Monopoly” while waiting nearly 13 hours for the verdict!
Watch my entire sit-down interview TONIGHT at 8pmET on
@CourtTV
As a source close to Johnny Depp -
“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.”
#DeppvsHeard
#AmberHeard
#johnnydepp
@CourtTV
A source close to
#JohnnyDepp
tells me - “Mr. Depp is in the United Kingdom, as he was a few weeks ago, to adhere to his previously scheduled work obligations”
AKA
@jeffbeckmusic
tour🎵🎸
#DeppvsHeard
JURY reaction to
#KateMoss
:
▪️When
#BenChew
said her name, Juror
#7
’s face lit up. He is white man, 20s-30s
▪️Most all jurors jotted notes as Moss described accidentally slipping down wet stairs in Jamaica (cont’d)
@CourtTV
DEPP UNSEALED: Also just handed down by Chief Judge Azcarate, an order unsealing many of the
#JohnnyDepp
#AmberHeard
court documents…
Check this out⬇️
@courttv
#JohnnyDepp
Spokesperson: "The jury listened to the extensive evidence presented during the 6-week trial & came to a clear and unanimous verdict that the defendant herself defamed Mr. Depp, in multiple instances. We remain confident in our case and that this verdict will stand"
#DeppvsHeard
: Monday
#AmberHeard
’s team is expected to rest, to save some time for a rebuttal case
TIME UPDATE:
Each side has 61hrs & 15mins to present their case..
-
#JohnnyDepp
has used 42hrs & 45min
Left: 18 hours & 30 min
- Amber has used 53hrs, 1min
Left: 8hrs & 14mins
UPDATE: The deputy will knock on the jury room door about 5pmET to inquire what they want to do…
While the judge has told the jury they can stay late it’s not the general practice at this courthouse to let jurors stay into the night.
@CourtTV
THE JURY seemed TIRED today..
As
#AmberHeard
’s videos played several jurors yawned, rubbed eyes, put head in hands..
Still, some took occasional notes..
They perked up when a live witness-Amber’s sister-took the stand
But then the yawns returned
#Week5
@courttv
#JohnnyDepp
Here is Juror
#15
’s Questionnaire the judge attached to her order denoting his proper birth date ..
“There is no evidence of fraud or wrongdoing.”
Judge summarily dismissed
#AmberHeard
’s post trial motions
@courttv
#johnnyDepp
INSIDE COURTROOM:
-Right before jury entered
#AmberHeard
turned to her sister and mouthed "I love you sis"
-Jurors looked focused as they entered the courtroom. None glanced over towards Heard...
#9
darted his eyes towards gallery
#DeppvsHeard
#JohnnyDepp
(thread)
@courttv
Late night jam session with the
#DeppvsHeard
@CourtTV
crew…featuring groovy guitarist Austin, the photog who brought you
#JohnnyDepp
&
#AmberHeard
arrivals and departures everyday of the trial…Now it’s time to jig our way outta town!
#GoTeam
🎻🎶🎸☘️
#DeppvsHeard
Question pertains to this page of jury instructions, items 1 (the title) & 3
QUESTION: Does question
#3
(the statement is false) pertain to the headline or does it to pertain to the content of the op-ed?
ANSWER: The statement is the headline not the entire op-ed
#DeppvsHeard
JURY reaction to
#johnnydepp
:
▪️ Gallery collectively gasps when Depp’s name is called
▪️Jurors
#2
,
#8
,
#9
smile as he re-takes the stand
▪️During 1st sidebar, Juror
#8
gives a slight smile to Depp as he looks towards them
@courttv
(thread cont’d)
Team
#JohnnyDepp
starting Closing Arguments day strong with the jury looking quite attentive, giving thoughtful and pensive expressions, taking in exhibits, taking in the jam-packed gallery --- rare or no notes taken at all..
@CourtTV
BIG SETTLEMENT: the family of 19-year-old Mallory Beach, who died in a 2019 crash on a
#Murdaugh
family boat, has reached a $15 million settlement with Parker's Kitchens–the convenience store where
#PaulMurdaugh
, a minor, bought alcohol using his brother
#BusterMurdaugh
’s ID
NEW INFO:
#DeppvsHeard
(thread)
Today, attorneys met w/ Judge hammering out instructions, inter alia..
Each side has 2 hours for closing arguments:
•
#JohnnyDepp
's closing
•
#AmberHeard
's rebuttal/closing
•Depp's Rebuttal
•Heard's Argument only on counterclaim
@CourtTV
#AmberHeard
is expected to return to the stand in her rebuttal case TOMORROW ⚖️
Whatever she says will likely be the final testimony the jury will hear
@CourtTV
#JohnnyDepp
"just seemed a little more real in terms of how he responded to questions.”
JUROR to
@GMA
re
#AmberHeard
looking at the jury for every response on stand: “All of us were very uncomfortable”
For me, being in the courtroom everyday, this=no surprise
@CourtTV
The first juror in the
#JohnnyDepp
v.
#AmberHeard
defamation trial speaks out about the verdicts.
He told
#ABC
Heard crying on the stand seemed like "crocodile tears" and Depp was "more believable." What do YOU think?
WATCH
#CourtTV
LIVE -
#DeppvsHeard
-
WHAT THE JURY KNOWS, SO FAR, re
#JenniferHowell
:
-Founder of the Art of Elysium
-Whitney moved in w/her in May 2015 after allegedly fighting with
#AmberHeard
BUT
-Whitney said it was b/c
#JohnnyDepp
had accused her of leaking stories
-Whitney called Howell “chosen sister”
▪️Depp sips some coffee on the stand. A source tells me Depp takes his coffee black
▪️During the 12:17pm sidebar, Juror
#9
yawns
▪️When asked what it has been like to listen to Amber’s testimony, all jurors perk up at Depp’s seemingly powerful pauses, several jot notes
▪️Many times, during Depp’s testimony, all 9 jurors simply turn, look and listen to Depp answer questions
▪️When Depp says “I took a shot to the face/eye” and got a “shiner”- Juror
#8
looks towards
#AmberHeard
taking in Heard’s response
DEPP JURY THREAD: As requested, here are some general observations of the
#DeppvsHeard
jury during the trial..
Overall, the jury has been impressively stoic, maintaining poker faces most of the time. Many jot notes, some more than others
Here is how they sit in the jury box⬇️
Former Seattle airport employee Beverly Leonard culminated the day for Depp’s rebuttal…
ALL 9 jurors heads were down taking furious notes as she told them about
#AmberHeard
allegedly assaulting her then-partner Tasya van Ree
(Cont’d)
@CourtTV
NEW: a source tells us
#JohnnyDepp
’s team wants to introduce a new rebuttal witness regarding
#AmberHeard
’s domestic violence arrest w/ Tasha Van Ree in 2009…
@CourtTV
⚖️QUESTIONS ANSWERED - THE JURY🚨(thread)
The current
#DeppvHeard
jury makeup appears to be:
▪️6 men (4 Asian, 2 White)
▪️3 women (1 Asian, 1 Black, 1 White)
▫️7 jurors will decide the case. Later, 2 will be designated as alternates
@CourtTV
#johnnydepp
#AmberHeard
▪️Depp smiles towards the gallery full of his fans
▪️Extra deputies patrol aisle of gallery to ensure fans do not wave towards Depp during sidebars
▪️Juror
#2
smiles quite a bit when Depp is on the stand; he seems to really get a kick out of Depp’s wisecracks and personality
THE SNAPCHAT VIDEO: Paul posted this video less than an hour before his murder. When this played today prosecutors made note of what
#AlexMurdaugh
was wearing….it’s not what he’s wearing when police arrive…did police find these clothes??
@CourtTV
#MurdaughTrial
▪️When
#AmberHeard
’s team had no cross, Juror
#8
smiled. She is white woman, 50s
▪️Even after Moss was off screen,Jjuror
#7
continued to write, later closing his eyes during a long side bar as Dr. Curry returned to stand
(cont’d)
Just FYI: when the jury has a question..
Foreperson writes it down, sends it to the deputy who gives it to the judge…
Judge summons attorneys into courtroom to discuss an answer..
Judge writes answer& sends it back to the jurors..
Too bad we don’t get to see them..
@CourtTV
TODAY when JURY INSTRUCTIONS were finalized..
The judge ruled that
#AdamWaldman
’s 3 statements – the sources of Heard’s counterclaim for defamation against Depp –
WILL be considered as Depp’s statements under the theory principle/agent
A win for Heard…
WOW.
“That was the face we saw in the car driving! Looking forward.”
I just spoke to a
#WaukeshaChristmasParade
survivor who told me that
#DarrellBrooks
’ stare to the judge just now ⬇️👀 was the same expression she remembers as he drove through the parade
@CourtTV
Supporters of
#BothamJean
family chant NO JUSTICE NO PEACE as they exit the courtroom.
#AmberGuyger
was sentenced to 10 years. She’ll be parole eligible after 5.
@CourtTV
NEW DETAILS:
#JohnnyDepp
’s attorney
#BenChew
describes celebrating & facetiming w/Depp after verdict:“He looked like the weight of the world was off his shoulders”
PLUS what made Ben well up with tears??
We’ll show you the entire interview TONIGHT 8pmET
@CourtTV
COMING UP in
#DeppvsHeard
:
#AmberHeard
’s case continues w/ the rest of Rocky Pennington’s deposition and then we expect to hear, in no particular order, from:
•Whitney Heard Henriquez, in person
•Josh Drew, Rocky fiancé
•Melanie Inglessis, Make-up Artist
(thread)
#BryanKohberger
trial set for Oct 2, 2023 for 6 weeks..
Hearing over - Kohberger walks out, shackled at ankles..
NOW:
#kayleegoncalves
sister Alivea holding her newborn expressed to the victim assist coordinator how upset they are the judge mispronounced Kaylee’s name
VERDICT WATCH
-Depp & Heard will not wait at courthouse while jury deliberates
-Jury will be provided a laptop w/trial exhibits; no readback of testimony
-Deliberations will resume Tuesday if no verdict
-Judge will allow at least 1 hour for all to arrive once verdict is reached
“She was the thing I was most proud of in my whole life” 💔🙏🏼
#MadisonMogen
’s father speaks first to
@CourtTV
about what he misses most about his daughter & his message to her killer ..
#IdahoStudents
#Idaho4
@CourtTV
-When the judge told the jury they had to fill out the damages portion, several nodded their head as if they understood
-For the first time, Juror
#7
(w/m 20s/30s) wore a suit...looks very sharp...is he the foreperson??
#BREAKING
The
#StephenSmith
Private Investigation &Forensic Team officially assembled, according to Sandy Smith’s attorneys.They have retained a pathologist & anthropologist AND…
Dr. Kenny Kinsey will lead the investigation⬇️
@CourtTV
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CONFIRMED: Jennifer Howell will testify in
#JohnnyDepp
’s rebuttal case next week and will dispute some of
#WhitneyHenriquez
’s testimony, specifically about the “staircase incident"...
@CourtTV
▪️When asked a/b Whitney, Juror
#1
looked to Whitney in the gallery; Juror
#9
also glances over to her.
#AmberHeard
also glanced to Whitney
▪️When Depp says Amber pushed Whitney around, Whitney slightly shakes head in disagreement
STATEMENT issued to media:
“Calling Depp back to the stand would be as relevant to us as a bicycle to a fish. Everything Depp has testified up to this point has been irrelevant to the heart of this case, & there’s no reason to believe it would be any different now”
#BREAKING
CHARGES PENDING for
#ChadDaybell
- the husband of
#LoriVallow
- who was taken into custody today after multiple law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant on his property and recovered human remains.
@CourtTV
has the latest starting at 8pm ET!
Did YOU catch that?
This SLED Expert testified that Blackout .300 shell casings found near Maggie
#Murdaugh
’s body were cycled through the SAME rifle as older casings found on Murdaugh’s property - State says she was murdered by a gun her husband owned
@courttv
#MurdaughTrial
FINALLY: There was a question in court today from
#CamilleVasquez
about whether the parties (Depp or Heard) have to be present for the verdict.
The judge said their presence is not required.
TURN ON
@COURTTV
FOR MORE!
“I wish we had more answers.”
I caught up w/the Prosecuting Attorney Bill Thompson leaving the home where 4
@uidaho
#IdahoStudents
were stabbed to death. He said the crime scene is “like nothing you’ve seen before or will see in the future” 💔
@CourtTV
#Moscow