Johnny Depp v. The Sun - The UK Trial Explained
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🗓️ 31 May 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
In this episode we provide the groundwork necessary to understand Johnny Depp's defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard by first discussing Depp's lawsuit against the British tabloid "The Sun." We begin by providing a background on both Depp and Heard which includes their past run-ins with the law. We next discuss the important legal and procedural differences between defamation in the US and UK and how they affected Depp's case. We then review each of the 14 incidents of violence "The Sun" used to defend their statement. Though we realize the US trial is at the top of everyone's interest, understanding the UK trial will give you the helpful background.
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| 0:00.0 | In reality television, the people are represented by two separate but equally obsessed attorneys. |
| 0:06.4 | This is their podcast. |
| 0:18.8 | Hi, I'm Sessie, and I'm Angela, and this is the Bravo Docket. |
| 0:22.3 | Well, everyone, and welcome back to the Bravo Docket. |
| 0:24.6 | Today, we're going to take a little break from reality television, but still in the world of pop culture and do an episode on the Johnny Depp defamation trial. |
| 0:34.8 | Please be advised that this podcast episode contains adult language and details of the alleged abuse as well as drug and alcohol use, which may be upsetting and which you may find inappropriate for children. |
| 0:47.8 | If this podcast had a moving rating, it would probably be NC-17 due to the nature of the allegation. |
| 0:54.5 | So we're going to give the background on both of them before we get into the trial and legal issues. |
| 1:01.0 | Okay, let's start with Johnny Depp. |
| 1:03.4 | So Johnny Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky in 1964 to a waitress and a civil engineer. |
| 1:09.3 | He was raised in Florida and dropped out of school at 15. |
| 1:12.6 | He was in various different garage bands, which one I saw later in his life. |
| 1:18.1 | Lori Ann Allison was his first wife, and while visiting L.A., he met Nicholas Cage, who encouraged him to get into acting. |
| 1:26.1 | His debut was in the film, A Nightmare on Elm Street. |
| 1:30.1 | Depp shot to Stardom when he plays Jeff Yeager at the role of the undercover cop Tommy Hanson in the TV series, 21 Jump Street. |
| 1:38.4 | This is just a random fact I found. |
| 1:40.6 | Depp once painted a billboard featuring his 21 Jump Street character because he didn't like his picture or the message the billboard gave. |
| 1:47.6 | And he was stopped by a security guard who actually led Depp finish what he was doing when he realized it was Johnny's own face. |
| 1:54.2 | Then in 1999, after numerous roles in teen-oriented films, he starred in his first handful of collaborations with Tim Burton. |
| 2:02.2 | And then following that, he really started to carbonize for himself as the series actor in darker quirky films like Donnie Brasco, Sleepy Hollow, things like that. |
| 2:12.8 | And then in 2003, he starred in Pirates of the Caribbean, like we mentioned, playing Jack Sparrow. |
| 2:18.4 | And he based the character on Rock Legend Keith Richards and Pippa Lipu from the Looney Tunes. |
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