Johnny Depp’s win could be a loss for women speaking out against abuse
Opinion
Defamation

Johnny Depp’s win could be a loss for women speaking out against abuse

Amber Heard was viciously trolled and publicly vilified in a courtroom battle that will leave many fearful.

  • byMarina Olsen

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Johnny Depp wins defamation case against Amber Heard

Johnny Depp wins defamation case against Amber Heard

A jury has ruled in favour of Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard,who had accused him of abuse.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Don’t call the Depp/Heard trial a ‘circus’;it wasn’t meant to entertain us
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Defamation

Don’t call the Depp/Heard trial a ‘circus’;it wasn’t meant to entertain us

When people shout abuse at a real-life human being as if she were a stage villain,they cross a number of lines that really shouldn’t be crossed,if we want civilisation to continue.

  • byDavid Free
The court battle is over,but will Johnny Depp and Amber Heard return to Hollywood?

The court battle is over,but will Johnny Depp and Amber Heard return to Hollywood?

The bruising court battle between the Hollywood pair has finally come to an end with a jury deciding that Johnny Depp was defamed by his ex-wife Amber Heard. But once the dust settles will either party be able to muster a career revival?

  • byThomas Mitchell
Each count the Depp-Heard jurors considered

Each count the Depp-Heard jurors considered

Johnny Depp faced a high bar to win his libel lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard. According to seven unanimous jurors,he cleared it.

  • byRJ Rico
Inside Amber Heard’s new desert hideaway

Inside Amber Heard’s new desert hideaway

Located in the stark,beautiful Mojave Desert,roughly 200 kilometres east of Los Angeles,the rural locale is not a place where you’ll find myriad A-listers.

  • byJames Robinson
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The Depp v Heard trial tells us nothing about ourselves - and everything about fame
Opinion
Courts

The Depp v Heard trial tells us nothing about ourselves - and everything about fame

The court has heard that Depp once passed out,face down,in the sands of his Bahamas island. There’s no more striking tableau for the spiritual shallowness of mega-wealth:unconscious,even in a private paradise.

  • byDiana Reid
‘Window into the heart of America’s favourite pirate’:Depp,Heard trial goes to jury

‘Window into the heart of America’s favourite pirate’:Depp,Heard trial goes to jury

Johnny Depp’s lawyer said ex-wife Amber Heard’s allegations of abuse were “wild,over-the-top and implausible”.

  • byLisa Richwine
‘It’s easy to forget I’m a human being’:Amber Heard blasts social media trolls

‘It’s easy to forget I’m a human being’:Amber Heard blasts social media trolls

Amber Heard has condemned the social media campaign against her as testimony concludes in the civil trial between her and Johnny Depp.

  • byThomas Mitchell
Amber Heard says'I am a human being'
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Amber Heard says'I am a human being'

Describing the effect of the court case,social media and alleged abuse at the hands of ex-husband Johnny Depp,Amber Heard says'I don't deserve this.'

Depp and Moss:inside the most notorious love affair of the ’90s

Depp and Moss:inside the most notorious love affair of the ’90s

Despite the pair being an item in the mid-’90s,the intrigue continues after the model defended him in his defamation case against Amber Heard.

  • byKathryn Flett