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Johnny Depp's Team Presents Closing Arguments in Defamation Trial (Depp v. Heard)

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"there you go i think so okay no you had it for a second good morning thank you let's try that again good morning on may 27 2016 miss hurd walked into a courthouse in los angeles california to get a no notice ex-party restraining order against mr depp and in doing so ruined his life by falsely..."

[00:00:00] there you go i think so okay no you had it for a second [00:00:30] good morning thank you let's try that again good morning [00:00:39] on may 27 2016 miss hurd walked into a courthouse in los angeles california to get a no notice ex-party [00:00:48] restraining order against mr depp and in doing so ruined his life by falsely telling the world [00:00:56] that she was a survivor of domestic abuse at the hands of mr depp today on may 27 2022 [00:01:06] exactly six years later we ask you to give mr depp his life back by telling the world that mr [00:01:14] depp is not the abuser miss hurd said he is and hold miss hurd accountable for her lies ladies and [00:01:22] gentlemen of the jury as you probably know by now my name is camille vascus on behalf of mr depp and [00:01:29] all my colleagues at brown redneck i want to thank you deeply for your time and your service over these [00:01:37] last seven weeks we understand that it probably has not been convenient for you to be here every day and [00:01:44] we are so grateful for your time and careful consideration of the evidence as you deliberate [00:01:52] after weeks of sitting in this courtroom listening to testimony and looking at evidence now it's time [00:01:58] for you the jury to come to a decision you have been entrusted with a serious task what is at stake in [00:02:06] this trial is a man's good name even more than that what is at stake at this trial is a man's life [00:02:16] the life that he lost when he was accused of a heinous crime and the life he could live when [00:02:22] he was finally vindicated exactly six years ago today on may 27th 2016 miss hurd walked into court and [00:02:32] filed a false report of domestic abuse against her husband of 15 months johnny depp the scene was a [00:02:39] setup she tipped off the paparazzi so they would be waiting they knew exactly where she would pause [00:02:47] which side of her face to photograph and the photos captured what she wanted them to see the image of [00:02:54] a battered woman what the paparazzi did not know is that the dark mark on her face mysteriously appeared [00:03:02] six days after last seen mr depp it was a lie she knew it mr depp knew it and the multiple witnesses [00:03:11] you heard from who saw her that week of may 21st 2016 also knew it but the world only saw what she wanted them to see [00:03:28] two years later when promoting the biggest role of her career until this trial miss hurd presented [00:03:49] herself to the world as a public figure representing domestic abuse the headline of the op-ed featured the [00:03:55] term sexual violence even though she had never before accused her ex-husband of such a heinous crime [00:04:03] miss hurd and her lawyers love to remind you of how the op-ed did not mention mr depp by name [00:04:09] but miss hurd made sure that there would be no mistake about who she was referring to [00:04:14] she inserted two years ago so the world would remember the photo of a battered woman [00:04:20] the mark on her face standing outside the courthouse and they would once again see mr depp as the villain [00:04:26] this time in full swing of the me too movement but what was happening behind closed doors was quite [00:04:33] different from what miss hurd presented to the world the exact opposite in fact there is a there [00:04:39] is an abuser in this courtroom but it is not mr depp and there is a victim of domestic abuse in this [00:04:45] courtroom but it is not miss hurd the evidence presented at this trial has shown that miss hurd [00:04:52] is in fact the abuser and mr depp the abused as you heard from mr depp and multiple other witnesses [00:04:59] that testified under oath at this trial mr depp experienced persistent verbal physical and emotional abuse [00:05:09] by miss hurd during their relationship and when their relationship was over miss hurd inflicted the [00:05:15] greatest and cruelest injury of all she publicly and falsely named mr depp as the abuser [00:05:23] miss hurd never thought she would be held accountable [00:05:26] never thought that she would have to face her abuser [00:05:34] she never thought she would never she would have her supposed mountain of evidence vetted [00:05:39] she never thought that mr depp would tell you the jury and the world that he was the real victim of [00:05:44] domestic abuse she said it in her own words [00:05:50] you can please tell people that it was a fair fight and see what the jury and judge think tell the world [00:05:56] johnny tell them johnny depp i join depth man i'm i'm a victim too of the american and i know it's a fair fight [00:06:04] it sees how many people believe or fight with you [00:06:10] at the start of this case mr chu and i stood before you to give you our opening statements on behalf of mr depp [00:06:17] during that statement we made promises to you about what the evidence would ultimately show at the end of [00:06:22] this trial we've kept those promises one of those promises we made was that you would come to [00:06:28] understand who miss hurd is that she is a deeply troubled person violently afraid of abandonment [00:06:36] desperate for attention and approval and in her relationship with mr depp she was violent she was [00:06:42] abusive and she was cruel you heard from dr shannon curvy who explained that miss hurd suffers from borderline [00:06:48] personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder these are disorders that are characterized [00:06:54] by anger sometimes uncontrollable and explosive anger and a powerful sometimes desperate need for [00:07:01] attention acceptance and approval fear of abandonment is the deepest fear a person with these disorders [00:07:09] will suffer from dramatically fluctuating moods and can sometimes be violent and aggressive [00:07:16] they can also be charming and likable but they can be incredibly manipulative and wild an emotional [00:07:23] roller coaster with wild swings from idolizing their partner to devaluing him in fact you saw that [00:07:32] when she completed testing with her own forensic psychology expert dr don hughes miss hurd self-reported [00:07:39] that she felt like she had three or four different personalities and that sometimes her temper would explode and [00:07:45] she completely lose control you heard from multiple witnesses that miss hurd can be very pleasant [00:07:52] even charming but you also heard from multiple witnesses and in audio recordings of miss hurd that she can be [00:07:59] incredibly aggressive violent and cruel you heard that even from her former assistant kate james [00:08:07] miss james testified that miss hurd would scream yell and send her barrages of text messages in fact miss hurd [00:08:15] testified that miss hurd testified that miss hurd literally spat in her face [00:08:22] you heard from miss hurd's former best friend rocky pennington that miss hurd once hit her when miss [00:08:27] pennington did not do her best to meet miss hurd's needs you also heard from beverly leonard [00:08:34] that she once witnessed miss hurd that she once witnessed miss hurd assault her then partner in seattle airport in 2009 and you [00:08:41] heard from mr depp that miss hurd used her sister whitney as a punching bag literally and figuratively [00:08:50] you also heard overwhelming evidence from mr depp and the people that were around him and miss hurd during their [00:08:55] relationship that mr depp suffered persistent verbal and physical abuse at the hands of miss hurd you've [00:09:03] heard evidence from dr curry and the fact witnesses at this trial that miss hurd's deepest fear is one of [00:09:09] abandonment being left by mr depp mr depp's greatest crime in her mind the fault she confronts him with time [00:09:18] and time again is that he splits he leaves the fight especially when miss hurd gets physical [00:09:25] and she couldn't stand it when he did [00:09:29] you heard from her yourselves in audio recordings how upsetting it was to her when mr depp would split [00:09:38] anytime anything goes wrong you split i feel like it's your first thing [00:09:44] and it's unnecessary it's not always uh you're splitting because there's blows or because there's [00:09:50] yelling or anything you split many most times when i'm still speaking in this volume [00:09:56] and nothing has been thrown or hit or anything [00:10:02] you saw the barrage of text messages she would send when he would leave calling him a monster for [00:10:07] doing so you heard from witnesses like travis mcgivern tara roberts and debbie lloyd that miss hurd [00:10:14] would clawed mr depp block the elevator throw a punch when mr depp tried to separate himself from the fight [00:10:22] and you heard from mr depp and miss hurd's couple therapist dr anderson that miss hurd reported that [00:10:28] when mr depp would leave to de-escalate a fight she would strike him to keep him there because she would [00:10:34] rather be in a fight than have him leave you heard from mr depp about how often miss hurd would berate him [00:10:43] insult him and physically attack him including one of the most serious occasions when miss hurd threw a vodka [00:10:49] bottle at mr depp severely injuring his finger and then it put a cigarette out on his face [00:10:57] you heard from mr depp that this whole incident in australia started [00:11:00] because miss hurd was enraged that mr depp wanted a post nuptial agreement and she wasn't in his will [00:11:08] just a month after getting married when her husband was seriously injured and bleeding from a partially [00:11:15] amputated finger what did miss hurd do she pursued him she kept coming after him because that's what she [00:11:22] she wouldn't it's not to get you mad it's not to get you mad it's nothing it's just to get out of a bad [00:11:32] situation that's happening before it gets worse in australia when we had the big fight where i lost the tip of my finger [00:11:41] at least [00:11:45] five bathrooms and two bedrooms i went to [00:11:50] to to to avoid talking to me to escape to escape the fight you don't escape the fight you escape the [00:11:59] solution you escape the solution no escape figuring it out we cannot work it out if you run away to the [00:12:06] bathroom every time you heard mr depp testify he went through something like a nervous breakdown that day [00:12:15] and he wrote a lot of things on mirrors and other places again what did miss hurd do as her husband [00:12:21] was bleeding from serious injury she wrote snarky messages right back to him [00:12:28] she denied it under oath to you but the evidence you saw speaks for itself [00:12:37] you heard from mr depp's security sean bett who was aware of constant arguing and bickering [00:12:42] he witnessed miss hurd calling mr depp names fat ass fuck you johnny mr bett testified that he saw [00:12:50] undocumented injuries on mr depp a swollen eyelid in march of 2015 cuts on his nose scratch marks on his [00:12:59] chin in december of 2015. and you heard from travis mcgivern who testified that miss hurd called mr depp [00:13:08] names like washed up fucking cunt and worst of all a fucking deadbeat dad [00:13:17] miss hurd would take the low blows and hit him where it hurts his children [00:13:23] mr mcgivern told you that on march 23rd 2015 miss hurd threw things at mr depp spatted him and [00:13:30] ultimately punched him in the face leaving him with a shiner [00:13:35] you heard testimony from malcolm connelly another security member who testified he saw miss hurd [00:13:41] throw things at mr depp a cigarette lighter on a plane a soda can from upstairs at the eastern columbia [00:13:47] building he never saw marks on miss hurd but he saw marks on mr depp scratches bruises on his left eye [00:13:56] scratches on his left ear and he took pictures documenting injuries like this one [00:14:09] you also heard from tara roberts a manager at mr depp's island who witnessed miss hurd telling mr [00:14:15] depp that he was washed up and would die fat and lonely you also heard from miss roberts that she [00:14:21] witnessed miss hurd clawing and grabbing at mr depp grabbing his hair trying to pull him back to her [00:14:28] and mr depp had a visible injury to his nose on that occasion most importantly you heard from miss hurd [00:14:35] yourselves on multiple audio recordings admitting to being physically violent with mr depp [00:14:42] you heard miss hurd admit to hitting mr depp [00:14:47] and then you plug and clock i i remember hitting you as a response to the door thing [00:15:00] and i'm really sorry about hitting me with the door or hitting your head i did not mean [00:15:06] to nor you didn't mean to hit me in the head with the door but you meant to i didn't punch me in the [00:15:11] jaw i meant to hit you and i i i did not do this thing with the door i i do remember i did mean to [00:15:18] hit you so that you didn't mean the door no god no i didn't and for punching me in the jaw [00:15:24] i didn't okay i'm sorry i hit you i didn't mean to hit you but it was in a response i just reacted in [00:15:30] response to my foot i just reacted you heard her admitted again and claim mr depp was a baby for [00:15:40] complaining about the abuse and i watched you lie and then i didn't punch you by the way you i'm sorry that i [00:15:47] didn't uh uh hit you across the face in a proper slap but i was hitting you it was not punching you [00:15:53] babe you're not punched don't tell me what it feels like to be punched you know even a lot of fights [00:15:59] been around a long time i know yeah you didn't get punched you got hit i'm sorry i hit you like this [00:16:06] but i did not punch you i did not deck you i was hitting you i don't know what the motion of my [00:16:13] actual hand was but you're fine i did not hurt you i did not punch you i was hitting you how what am i [00:16:21] supposed to do do this i'm not sitting here bitching about it am i you are that's the difference between [00:16:26] me and you you're a baby because you started you are such a baby grow the up johnny physical fights [00:16:34] i did start a physical fight you did so i had to get the out of there yes you did so you did the [00:16:39] right thing the big thing the you know what you're admirable take a minute to really think about what [00:16:48] you just heard there quote i'm sorry that i didn't hit you across the face in a proper slap but i was [00:16:55] hitting you i was not punching you babe you're not punched imagine that was mr depp saying that to [00:17:02] miss heard on that recording let's play one more [00:17:14] i'm sure she's great i'm sure she's great i'm sure she's training [00:17:26] thinking you can give me some of the best performances no no no you're right i don't it's all about [00:17:31] i don't regret i don't regret oh come on what else what else other things you want to add [00:17:50] you're lying people come on go be a real married man go deal with your shit the way that a man does go run to the next house every man does go run away [00:18:15] this is the real misheard the one in the audio recordings not the one you saw in this courtroom [00:18:26] what you didn't hear on a single recording you heard in this case and there were many played by [00:18:31] both parties is mr depp ever admitting to hitting punching or kicking misheard you didn't hear it [00:18:39] it doesn't exist it didn't happen [00:18:44] and despite the fact that mr depp and miss heard are heard discussing many of the alleged incidents [00:18:49] you've heard about at this trial like australia and the bahamas you never heard miss heard accuse mr depp of sexual assault [00:18:58] unlike mr depp who you heard admit to and own up to his past mistakes and his struggles particularly with drugs and alcohol [00:19:07] miss heard will not admit that she has never done that she has ever done anything wrong [00:19:12] but she cannot deny what you heard on those recordings as much as miss heard and her lawyers [00:19:17] have tried to make this case about mr depp's language it is miss heard that repeatedly admits to violence [00:19:26] by april and may of 2016 mr depp had reached his limit his mother was dying [00:19:33] his finances were a mess and when he showed up late to miss heard's 30th birthday party because a meeting [00:19:40] with his new business manager edward white had gone late miss heard of course was not understanding [00:19:47] she was furious you heard from mr depp both in this courtroom and on audio recordings that miss heard [00:19:53] punched him that evening he left with travis mcgivern and the next morning he learned that someone had left [00:20:00] feces on his bed mr denies responsibility but she admitted to the prank to starling jenkins you heard [00:20:10] him testify to that effect for almost a month after that they didn't see each other and you heard from [00:20:16] mr depp that when his mother died on may 20th 2016 he resolved to leave miss heard he was done [00:20:26] and when miss heard learned that mr depp was done that she was really losing him she went on the attack [00:20:34] she filed for divorce before mr depp could then as you heard from mr depp's divorce lawyer laura wasser [00:20:41] miss heard sent a letter demanding financial support and when her demands weren't met [00:20:47] miss heard struck a blow against mr depp that was more damaging than any physical blow she had ever [00:20:52] landed when she walked into court six years ago today on may 27th 2016 to get a domestic violence [00:21:01] restraint order against mr depp she did so in front of paparazzi with a mark on her face the evidence [00:21:08] presented at this trial demonstrates that miss heard didn't just want a divorce she wanted to ruin him [00:21:15] miss heard denied alerting tmz to the tro filing in this courtroom but you heard testimony from morgan [00:21:21] tremaine that tmz knew to go to the courthouse knew what side of her face the alleged bruise was on [00:21:28] and that miss her would pause she would pause for paparazzi who got the photos that ended up splashed [00:21:36] across newspapers and magazines mr testified that she did not personally give photographs of her apparent [00:21:43] injuries to people magazine but somehow these pictures that she took and maintained on her devices ended up [00:21:51] on the cover of people magazine one month later [00:22:05] in the end she walked away with seven million dollars without any tax liabilities which she said she [00:22:11] was donating to two charities the aclu and the children's hospital of los angeles the aclu [00:22:19] they got less than a million dollars from her and the children's hospital they got 250 000 [00:22:28] but that didn't stop miss heard from telling the world that she donated everything because remember [00:22:33] she wanted nothing and she had donated everything the word donated and that didn't stop her from [00:22:42] testifying under the penalty of perjury that she had donated it mr tried to tell you that pledge and [00:22:50] donate mean the same thing she claims she hasn't given the money because she was sued but you've heard on [00:22:58] contested evidence that she had the money for 13 months prior to this lawsuit being commenced by mr [00:23:05] depp she had all the money and had month after month after month to to fulfill her pledge and actually [00:23:14] donate the money she didn't she also told you that she never fulfilled the pledge because mr depp sued her [00:23:21] for defamation that's a blatant lie [00:23:28] after the divorce was finalized when she sought to initiate an arbitration against mr depp for [00:23:33] defamation three months before the op-ed was even published and six months before mr depp filed this lawsuit [00:23:43] not only does this contradict mr's excuse for not making donations it contradicts her narrative that [00:23:50] she just wants to move on with her life that she just wants mr depp to leave her alone lies [00:23:58] that is ms heard's narrative lies upon lies [00:24:13] and actually were all kinds of accusations uh flying your way when you said all this and then there [00:24:24] was a divorce settlement you got seven million dollars people were saying this is all about [00:24:29] the money but then you did something that uh twisted that whole argument what did you do with that money [00:24:34] seven million dollars in total was donated to and i split it between the aclu and children's hospital [00:24:42] of los angeles aclu is a human rights organization sorry aclu is a prominent um uh organization [00:24:49] non-profit or it's heard in a lie she tries to cover it up with more lies [00:24:54] so let's talk about the giant lie at the heart of this case [00:24:58] miss hurt's claim that mr depp is an abusive monster and that she is a public figure representing [00:25:05] domestic abuse at the main domestic abuse at the start of this case mr chu and i told you that you [00:25:10] were going to hear some disturbing and graphic tales of abuse from miss heard and they were designed [00:25:16] to shock you and overwhelm you which you have we told you that this would be a performance the role [00:25:25] of her lifetime as a heroic survivor survivor of brutal abuse when mr depp brought this case for defamation [00:25:34] miss heard went all in she spun a story of shocking overwhelming brutal abuse she came into this courtroom [00:25:43] prepared to give the performance of her life and she gave it miss heard miss heard's acting coach christina sexton testified [00:25:52] that miss heard has difficulty crying when she is acting you saw it miss heard sobbing without tears [00:26:02] while spinning elaborate exaggerated fantastical accounts of abuse and everything going on in her mind [00:26:09] almost a decade prior while enduring that abuse it was a performance she told you that what she thinks [00:26:18] about excuse me she told you what she thinks you need to hear to convict this man as a domestic abuser [00:26:25] and a rapist she wants you to believe that she was abused countless times countless times over the entire [00:26:36] course of their relationship but as mr chu and i promised you the evidence just does not bear that out [00:26:44] miss heard has told you that she has mountains of evidence of abuse but there are no medical records [00:26:51] reflecting she sustained any injuries from the abuse she claims miss heard had medical professionals at her [00:26:59] disposal dr kipper debbie lloyd her own nurse aaron filotti and yet there's nothing [00:27:09] miss heard took pictures all the time pictures of mr depp sleeping [00:27:21] pictures of cocaine pictures of property damage pictures of herself and as an actress she was photographed all the time [00:27:36] where are the pictures of the horrific injuries miss heard describes [00:27:44] miss heard also took audio recordings and videos frequently [00:27:49] where are the videos of mr depp attacking her where are the audio recordings of mr depp admitting to or [00:27:55] apologizing for physical abuse there are none what miss heard has and what you've seen multiple times [00:28:03] is a video of mr depp banging some cabinet cabinets around in a kitchen a video that based on the testimony [00:28:09] you heard from morgan tremaine the former tmz employee miss heard seems to have sold to tmz right before [00:28:16] she was deposed in connection with her divorce from mr depp [00:28:31] sure miss heard can point to text messages where mr depp is apologizing to her [00:28:36] but never for violence [00:28:39] miss heard's counsel showed you defendants exhibit 325 where mr depp says sorry for quote my behavior [00:28:47] i'm a savage but this is not an apology violence it's an apology for the quote these heinous slinging insults [00:28:58] mr depp is apologizing for the words he used [00:29:04] unlike miss heard who you heard apologizing for physical violence in multiple audio recordings you [00:29:10] have never heard that from mr depp because he never used physical violence against miss heard [00:29:21] miss heard told you that mr depp started abusing her right from the very beginning of her relationship [00:29:27] starting at the beginning of 2012 but she has repeatedly testified under oath differently to having spent a [00:29:36] year of bliss with mr depp before he ever laid a hand on her and now now in this courtroom she has [00:29:45] you have to admit that she has admitted that she has an entire year of magic [00:29:49] she wants you to believe that instead of hitting her after a year of magic mr depp was hitting her [00:29:54] immediately the good times she has testified to about repeatedly in the past apparently never happened [00:30:02] and with the good times erased miss heard wants you to believe that she gave mr depp a big knife [00:30:10] that said hasta la muerte until death to the man who supposedly would get drunk and high and beat her [00:30:25] miss heard admitted to you during this trial that mr depp always wears big chunky rings on every finger [00:30:32] according to her he was wearing these rings when he'd slap her hit her punch her in the face [00:30:39] but you have not seen a scene a single photograph that reflects the serious injuries [00:30:44] miss heard would have sustained if this was true not one [00:30:51] miss heard testified to an incident in march 2013 when mr depp supposedly hit her multiple times in [00:30:56] the face while wearing rings and this is what her face looked like afterwards [00:31:12] miss heard testified to an incident in russia where she claims mr depp whacked her in the face and gave [00:31:18] she gave her a bloody nose she didn't take pictures of her bloody nose [00:31:22] but her photograph was taken on that trip and this is what she looked like [00:31:48] Miss Hurd told you that there was an incident the night of the Met Gala in May 2014 when Mr. Depp supposedly whacked Miss Hurd in the face, leaving her with a red, discolored, and swollen nose that she felt was broken. [00:32:03] Miss Hurd didn't show you any photographs of these alleged injuries, but photographs were taken of her the following night, and there were no visible injuries to Miss Hurd's face. [00:32:18] Miss Hurd testified that in January 2015, while she and Mr. Depp were in Tokyo, Mr. Depp knelt on her back so aggressively that she was concerned that bruises would be visible in her backless dress. [00:32:42] Here's Miss Hurd in that backless dress. [00:32:48] Miss Hurd testified that after an incident in December 2015, she had two black eyes, a broken nose, and chunks of hair missing. [00:33:08] The assault was allegedly so violent that there was blood left all over the pillows, and Mr. Depp had broken the bed frame. [00:33:17] The pictures were taken of that bed frame. [00:33:24] And in that picture, there appears to be a pocket knife on the bed. [00:33:32] And that picture fails to capture the bloody pillows. [00:33:45] And here's what Miss Hurd looked like on the James Corden show the next day. [00:33:58] Indeed, you heard from Miss Hurd's own nurse, Erin Filotti, that she saw her a day or two afterwards, and could not visualize the injuries Miss Hurd described. [00:34:09] Miss Hurd did take pictures of herself after this alleged incident, but are the injuries reflected in these photographs consistent? [00:34:17] That's the question. [00:34:18] Are they consistent with the brutal assault and serious injuries Miss Hurd has testified to? [00:34:25] Or are these injuries more consistent with Mr. Depp's testimony that he and Miss Hurd bumped heads while he was trying to restrain Miss Hurd to keep her from attacking him? [00:34:43] Out of Australia, where Mr. Depp sustained the most serious injury from his relationship with Miss Hurd, Miss Hurd spun a story of horror, a three-day ordeal with a drug-fueled Mr. Depp violently assaulting her, cutting his own finger off, dragging her through glass, and then bending her back over a counter and raping her with a whiskey bottle. [00:35:08] She claimed that she had bruises on her face, cuts all over her arms and feet, and was bleeding from her vagina from the sexual assault. [00:35:19] And what did Miss Hurd say she did? [00:35:22] She went upstairs, took some sleeping pills, and went to sleep. [00:35:29] The next morning, she took pictures of the mirrors her husband had written on in paint, using his amputated finger. [00:35:37] She took no pictures of herself, her alleged injuries, or the property damage she testified to in this courtroom. [00:35:47] When Malcolm Connolly, Jerry Judge, Dr. Kipper, and Nurse Debbie Lloyd arrived to extract Mr. Depp and get him medical treatment for his finger injury. [00:35:58] You heard from Mr. Connolly, Dr. Kipper, and Miss Lloyd. [00:36:02] All of them testified they did not observe any injuries to Miss Hurd. [00:36:07] And no one, including Miss Hurd, testified that she sought medical treatment. [00:36:12] You also heard from Ben King. [00:36:15] He also saw Miss Hurd right after this alleged incident. [00:36:18] He flew home with her to Los Angeles. [00:36:21] He testified that Miss Hurd didn't want to leave. [00:36:23] That she said, I can't leave, I can't leave. [00:36:26] It will be the end if I leave. [00:36:28] He also testified that once they did leave for Los Angeles, Miss Hurd asked him if he ever got so mad, he just lost it. [00:36:39] When Miss Hurd arrived in Los Angeles, she saw Travis McGivern, who also testified he observed no injuries. [00:36:46] And her personal nurse, Erin Filotti, who documented no requests for medical treatment and no injuries in her nursing notes for Miss Hurd. [00:36:55] You heard from Mr. Depp's sister, Christy, that she also saw Miss Hurd when she arrived back to Los Angeles and observed no injuries on Miss Hurd. [00:37:04] Christy testified that when she told Miss Hurd her fighting with Mr. Depp was unsustainable, Miss Hurd responded that Christy should get off her cross. [00:37:14] That Mr. Depp liked her feisty. [00:37:19] Miss Hurd's testimony about what occurred in Australia just doesn't add up. [00:37:23] That's because there was a monster in that house in Australia, but it wasn't Mr. Depp. [00:37:28] It was Miss Hurd. [00:37:31] Other than Miss Hurd's testimony, all the evidence you've seen in this trial shows that it was Miss Hurd who attacked and grievously wounded Mr. Depp when she threw a vodka bottle at him, severing his finger. [00:37:44] Mr. Depp told Dr. Kipper that when Dr. Kipper arrived to treat Mr. Depp's finger. [00:37:50] You've seen the pictures of the bar area in Australia with the broken vodka bottles on the ground and trails of blood drops on the floor and a bloody tissue on the floor. [00:38:00] You've heard from Ben King that the tip of Mr. Depp's finger was found in the same bar area. [00:38:05] And you've heard from Dr. Gilbert that the injury to Mr. Depp's finger could have been caused exactly as he described. [00:38:14] And interestingly, you've heard from Christina Sexton that Miss Hurd told her that Mr. Depp injured his finger while swinging a bottle around. [00:38:24] Not smashing a phone, as Miss Hurd surmised in this courtroom, but swinging a bottle around. [00:38:33] You also heard from Miss Sexton that Miss Hurd first told her about the bottle rape in Australia while Miss Sexton was at Miss Hurd's home, meeting with her lawyers, the day before Miss Sexton was scheduled to be deposed in this case. [00:38:49] The evidence presented at this trial shows that this is not the only time that Miss Hurd disclosed a sexual assault at a convenient time for purposes of litigation she's involved in. [00:39:00] The first time Miss Hurd claimed that Mr. Depp sexually assaulted her in the Bahamas in December 2015 was after Tara Roberts, the manager of Mr. Depp's island, submitted a sworn statement in the UK action describing the incident she testified to in this courtroom. [00:39:16] Where Miss Hurd, where Miss Hurd, where Miss Hurd chased Mr. Depp out of the house, was yelling, and then pleading with Mr. Depp to stay while clawing at his hair and clothes, and left Mr. Depp with an injury to his face. [00:39:28] That's the first time she disclosed it. [00:39:31] After there was contrary evidence. [00:39:35] Miss Hurd testified about another incident just two weeks after the events in Australia, where Mr. Depp supposedly attacked Miss Hurd and almost pushed her sister Whitney down the stairs. [00:39:46] Whitney is the only witness that you heard from that backs up Miss Hurd's version of events. [00:39:52] She's it. [00:39:53] And the only witness, other than Miss Hurd, who claims to have seen Mr. Depp physically attack Miss Hurd. [00:40:00] But just like Miss Hurd's version of the events in Australia, her testimony about the staircase incident, and that of her sister Whitney's, just doesn't square up with the other evidence in this trial. [00:40:11] Their testimony is contradicted by the testimony of Travis McGivern and Debbie Lloyd, who were there that night. [00:40:19] Miss Hurd and Whitney testified that Mr. Depp threw a Red Bull can that hit or almost hit Miss Lloyd. [00:40:25] Miss Lloyd testified that never happened. [00:40:29] Mr. McGivern testified that it was Miss Hurd who threw a can at Mr. Depp. [00:40:35] Miss Hurd testified that Whitney was between her and Mr. Depp when she punched him. [00:40:41] Mr. McGivern testified that he was the one between Miss Hurd and Mr. Depp when Miss Hurd punched Mr. Depp. [00:40:50] Miss Hurd testified that Mr. Depp was able to get his hands in her hair, yank her, and then hit her in the face with the cast he had on. [00:40:58] But you heard from Miss Lloyd and Dr. Colbert, Mr. Depp's medical doctor, who treated Mr. Depp's finger injury, that Mr. Depp's finger was in a delicate state. [00:41:08] He had a pin in his finger, a skin graft, and a soft cast that immobilized Mr. Depp's two middle fingers. [00:41:16] And tellingly, the only picture of an injury from this incident is of Mr. Depp with a shiner. [00:41:28] And then we have May 21st, 2016. [00:41:32] Miss Hurd testified that Mr. Depp threw a phone at her face, causing a visible injury. [00:41:38] Miss Hurd has shown you pictures she claims to show this injury. [00:41:42] But these photographs are not to be trusted. [00:41:45] You heard from Mr. Depp that like many of the photographs Miss Hurd has presented in this case, [00:41:50] These photos were stored in a photo editing application. [00:41:55] And these photos show signs of manipulation. [00:42:03] These two photographs were taken at the exact same time. [00:42:08] And have the exact same file name. [00:42:12] But they are visually different. [00:42:18] One shows significantly more redness on Miss Hurd's face than the other, which doesn't show any injury at all. [00:42:25] Miss Hurd testified that the difference is explained by turning on a light. [00:42:31] But there is no way Miss Hurd could have taken a picture, turned on a light, and then taken another picture, [00:42:38] with every hair in the exact same place, within the same second. [00:42:42] It's impossible. [00:42:47] Moreover, you heard from multiple witnesses, including Officer Melissa Saenz, Officer Tyler Haddon, [00:42:54] and Officer William Gatlin, Isaac Baruch, Alejandro Romero, [00:42:59] who saw Miss Hurd on or after May 21st, [00:43:03] and saw no injuries to her face before she showed up to that courthouse with a mark on May 27th. [00:43:11] And the very next day, after Miss Hurd walked into court with what appeared to be a bruise on her face [00:43:17] to obtain a domestic violence restraining order against Mr. Depp, [00:43:21] Miss Hurd was photographed laughing with her best friend, fresh-faced, with no bruise on her face. [00:43:29] The mountain of evidence that Mr. Depp abused Miss Hurd is simply not there. [00:43:47] What we have is a mountain of unproven allegations that are wild, over-the-top, and implausible. [00:43:55] And you can't pick and choose which of these wild allegations to believe and which ones to disregard. [00:44:01] You either believe all of it or none of it. [00:44:05] Either Mr. Depp sexually assaulted Miss Hurd with a bottle in Australia, [00:44:10] or Miss Hurd got up on that stand in front of all of you and made up that horrific tale of abuse. [00:44:17] Either she is a victim of truly horrific abuse, [00:44:20] or she is a woman who is willing to say absolutely anything. [00:44:29] It is disturbing to think that Miss Hurd would make up the horrific tales of abuse that she testified to in this courtroom. [00:44:37] But this case doesn't come down to whether you believe Miss Hurd or you believe Mr. Depp. [00:44:42] This case comes down to whether you believe Miss Hurd or you believe Mr. Depp, [00:44:48] Christy Dombrowski, [00:44:50] Sean Bette, [00:44:52] Malcolm Connolly, [00:44:53] Travis McGivern, [00:44:55] Starling Jenkins, [00:44:57] Kenan Wyatt, [00:44:58] Dr. Kipper, [00:45:00] nurses Debbie Lloyd and Aaron Filotti, [00:45:03] Tara Roberts, [00:45:04] Ben King, [00:45:06] Kate James, [00:45:07] Kate Moss, [00:45:09] Dr. Kolber, [00:45:11] Morgan Knight, [00:45:12] Morgan Tremaine, [00:45:14] Officers Melissa Sines, [00:45:16] Officers Tyler Haddon, [00:45:18] Officer William Gatlin, [00:45:21] and Beverly Leonard. [00:45:23] What Miss Hurd testified to in this courtroom is the story of far too many women. [00:45:30] But the overwhelming evidence, weight of that evidence, shows that it's not her story. [00:45:36] It's not Miss Hurd's story. [00:45:41] It was an act of profound cruelty, not just to Mr. Depp, but to true survivors of domestic abuse. [00:45:49] For Miss Hurd to hold herself out as a public figure representing domestic abuse. [00:45:54] It was false, it was defamatory, and it caused irreparable harm. [00:46:00] And to talk more about that, I'm going to turn it over to my colleague and my friend, Mr. Chu. [00:46:06] Thank you. [00:46:06] Thank you. [00:46:06] Thank you. [00:46:36] Thank you, Camille. [00:46:55] Logistics are not our strong suit. [00:46:59] And thanks to all of you, truly, for taking so much time over these last several weeks to listen to Mr. Depp, [00:47:07] to his friends, to his family, [00:47:10] and to so many others who have come forward, physically, in this courtroom, [00:47:16] some from a very long distance, [00:47:18] to tell you the truth, [00:47:21] and to finally, after so many years, [00:47:25] to correct the record. [00:47:27] As Ms. Vasquez said, [00:47:29] you have now come to know the real Amber Hurd. [00:47:34] Scary. [00:47:36] We also told you at the start of this trial [00:47:39] that you were going to come to know the real Johnny Depp. [00:47:43] Not the many characters you've seen him play [00:47:46] so wonderfully in the movies, [00:47:49] but the man himself. [00:47:51] We kept that promise. [00:47:53] You've met the real Johnny Depp. [00:47:56] You have heard that Mr. Depp came from humble, [00:47:59] very difficult beginnings. [00:48:01] You have heard from Mr. Depp's big sister, [00:48:04] who's here in the courtroom today, [00:48:05] Christy Dembroski, [00:48:07] who told you how Mr. Depp grew up [00:48:10] in a deeply troubled household [00:48:11] with a mother, Betty Sue, [00:48:13] who was physically abusive [00:48:15] and mentally cruel. [00:48:18] As Ms. Dembroski testified, [00:48:20] one of the names that Betty Sue called Mr. Depp [00:48:24] when he was a little boy was one eye [00:48:25] because he had to wear an eye patch for some time. [00:48:31] His mother used to hit his father and the kids, [00:48:34] including young Mr. Depp. [00:48:37] And when his mother got violent, [00:48:40] Mr. Depp would retreat [00:48:43] and find a place to hide. [00:48:46] Sometimes he and his sister, Christy, [00:48:48] would find a place to hide together. [00:48:51] Mr. Depp never hit back. [00:48:54] And like his father, [00:48:56] he either stood up and took the violence [00:48:59] or he retreated from it. [00:49:02] Those are habits he returned to later [00:49:05] when he found himself in a relationship [00:49:07] with another person [00:49:09] who returned his love with abuse, [00:49:12] with physical abuse. [00:49:14] And despite this long, unhappy history [00:49:17] with his mother, [00:49:19] Johnny never turned his back on her. [00:49:22] In her elder years, [00:49:24] Mr. Depp moved his mother [00:49:26] to California. [00:49:28] And he moved her to Los Angeles [00:49:31] right across the street from his house [00:49:33] so his two children could get to know her. [00:49:37] He hired nurses for his mother. [00:49:40] He made sure to take care of her [00:49:43] and to make her comfortable. [00:49:46] She never went to hospice. [00:49:48] She had the nurses. [00:49:49] Make her comfortable to the day she died. [00:49:52] And from those humble and difficult beginnings, [00:49:55] Mr. Depp grew into one of the greatest actors [00:49:58] and movie stars of his generation. [00:50:00] Now, he came to Los Angeles [00:50:02] with his first love as a young man, [00:50:04] planning to be a musician. [00:50:07] Music had been a part of his life [00:50:09] ever since he found peace himself [00:50:12] in his room as a young boy [00:50:13] when he was escaping. [00:50:16] And he learned to play the guitar [00:50:18] and would use it as solace. [00:50:20] But it was an actor [00:50:22] as his star began its rise, [00:50:25] as he appeared in films too many to mention, [00:50:28] including, of course, [00:50:29] his iconic role as Captain Jack Sparrow [00:50:31] in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. [00:50:35] Fame came with challenges [00:50:36] to Mr. Depp and his family. [00:50:39] It was a strange experience [00:50:40] for a shy young man from Kentucky [00:50:42] to be thrust into the limelight, [00:50:45] pursued by paparazzi, [00:50:48] and to have even his very name become a brand. [00:50:51] But he did his best [00:50:52] to live a private, quiet life, [00:50:55] and despite it all, [00:50:56] and over the years built a reputation [00:50:58] as a respected artist [00:51:01] and as a decent, very well-liked man, [00:51:04] which you've heard from many people. [00:51:06] Mr. Depp dated major figures [00:51:09] like Winona Ryder, [00:51:11] Kate Moss, [00:51:12] and Vanessa Paradis, [00:51:13] with whom he spent 14 years together [00:51:16] and with whom they had their children. [00:51:21] Before Amber Heard, [00:51:23] ladies and gentlemen, [00:51:24] no woman ever, [00:51:26] no woman ever before Amber Heard [00:51:30] ever claimed that Mr. Depp [00:51:32] raised a hand to her [00:51:33] in his 58 years. [00:51:36] And no other woman [00:51:38] since [00:51:39] Ms. Heard [00:51:41] made that false claim [00:51:42] back on May 27, 2016 [00:51:46] and repeated it [00:51:49] in her December 2018 op-ed. [00:51:54] Has any woman come forward since? [00:51:58] This is Me Too [00:51:59] without any Me Too. [00:52:03] To the contrary, [00:52:04] ladies and gentlemen, [00:52:05] you heard Kate Moss [00:52:06] two days ago testify. [00:52:10] This is a woman [00:52:11] who has never testified [00:52:13] in any proceeding, ever. [00:52:16] A very private person [00:52:17] testified that Mr. Depp [00:52:20] never abused her [00:52:21] and that Ms. Heard [00:52:23] lied to you. [00:52:24] And she lied to you twice [00:52:25] when she told you... [00:52:27] Projection, Your Honor. [00:52:28] That... [00:52:29] Ms. Shorthand. [00:52:34] Sure. [00:52:35] Ladies and gentlemen, [00:52:53] as I was saying, [00:52:55] Ms. Heard lied to you twice [00:52:57] when she suggested to you [00:52:59] that Mr. Depp [00:53:00] pushed Kate Moss [00:53:02] down the stairs. [00:53:03] You told her... [00:53:05] You heard her say [00:53:06] just two days ago [00:53:08] that Mr. Depp [00:53:11] never did that [00:53:12] and he never hit her [00:53:14] and he never kicked her. [00:53:17] That was one of... [00:53:18] It's a rejection, Your Honor. [00:53:18] That's not what she testified to. [00:53:20] That's exactly what she testified to. [00:53:20] We just discussed that. [00:53:21] Overruled. [00:53:22] Thank you, Your Honor. [00:53:24] They're still at it. [00:53:27] Ms. Heard and her lawyers [00:53:28] have spent much of this trial [00:53:31] talking about drugs and alcohol. [00:53:34] Mr. Depp is no saint [00:53:35] and he has never claimed to be one. [00:53:39] He has made mistakes in his life [00:53:41] as we all have. [00:53:42] Yes, he has struggled [00:53:43] with drugs and alcohol [00:53:44] but you never heard him deny that. [00:53:46] We told you that [00:53:47] in the opening statement. [00:53:50] He owns his flaws. [00:53:52] He admits to them. [00:53:54] He told you all about them. [00:53:57] But he is not a violent abuser. [00:54:00] He's not abuser [00:54:00] as Ms. Heard claims. [00:54:02] And he did not [00:54:03] and does not deserve [00:54:05] to have his life, [00:54:07] his legacy [00:54:07] destroyed [00:54:09] by a vicious lie. [00:54:11] And this is, [00:54:12] as Ms. Vasquez said, [00:54:13] this is the sixth anniversary of that. [00:54:16] There is a world of difference [00:54:18] between having substance abuse problems [00:54:22] and being a physical abuser. [00:54:27] Ms. Heard falsely accused Mr. Depp [00:54:29] of beating her. [00:54:32] That was her first allegation [00:54:33] and you know why. [00:54:34] And you know that wasn't true. [00:54:36] Then, years, [00:54:39] years after the fact, [00:54:40] for the first time, [00:54:42] she accused him [00:54:43] of raping her. [00:54:45] The lies have grown [00:54:46] and metastasized over time [00:54:49] and they need to be stopped. [00:54:52] And those false accusations [00:54:54] have caused more harm [00:54:56] to Mr. Depp [00:54:57] than her fists ever did. [00:55:03] And make no mistake, [00:55:05] Ms. Heard has admitted, [00:55:07] unlike Mr. Depp, [00:55:08] Ms. Heard has admitted [00:55:09] on the audio tapes [00:55:10] you've heard at this trial [00:55:11] and Ms. Vasquez [00:55:12] just played you [00:55:13] a few of them, [00:55:15] she has admitted repeatedly [00:55:17] to physically abusing [00:55:20] Mr. Depp. [00:55:21] And I would just like [00:55:22] to take a minute [00:55:23] to talk about the harm [00:55:24] to Mr. Depp [00:55:26] and his family. [00:55:27] You have heard [00:55:28] from several of the people [00:55:30] in Mr. Depp's life [00:55:32] about the damage [00:55:32] Ms. Heard's lives [00:55:33] have done to him. [00:55:34] You've heard from [00:55:35] his sister, Christy, [00:55:36] who told you [00:55:37] how hard it has been [00:55:39] on his family [00:55:40] and on her little brother [00:55:41] personally. [00:55:42] You've heard [00:55:43] from Mr. Depp's [00:55:44] friend of four decades [00:55:46] and that speaks volumes [00:55:48] about Mr. Depp. [00:55:49] He has lifetime friends [00:55:51] who appear for him. [00:55:52] Mr. Baruch told you [00:55:55] how Mr. Depp [00:55:56] and his family [00:55:57] had been quote [00:55:58] completely wrecked [00:55:59] unquote [00:56:00] by Ms. Heard's lies. [00:56:02] You heard Mr. Depp [00:56:04] testify [00:56:04] that he has lost [00:56:06] nothing less than [00:56:08] everything [00:56:08] because of Ms. Heard's lies. [00:56:11] Nothing less [00:56:12] than everything. [00:56:14] You heard about [00:56:16] Mr. Depp's children [00:56:17] Jack and Lily Rose. [00:56:19] His children have had [00:56:20] to hear these allegations [00:56:22] since 2016 [00:56:23] and then that [00:56:25] when that started [00:56:26] to die down [00:56:27] they had to hear them again [00:56:29] this time [00:56:31] in December 2018 [00:56:33] this time [00:56:34] in the Washington Post [00:56:36] which is a national [00:56:37] and international [00:56:37] publication [00:56:39] and Mr. Depp [00:56:41] has had to live [00:56:42] with the knowledge [00:56:42] that his children [00:56:44] will keep hearing [00:56:45] those false rumors [00:56:46] and statements [00:56:46] against him. [00:56:48] Mr. Depp [00:56:49] has millions of fans [00:56:51] people who have [00:56:52] who grew up [00:56:54] watching him [00:56:55] on 21 Jump Street [00:56:57] which is something [00:56:58] you heard [00:56:58] Ms. Heard mock [00:57:00] on one of the tapes [00:57:00] that was played to you [00:57:01] or they grew up [00:57:03] watching him play [00:57:04] the swashbuckling [00:57:05] pirate Captain Jack Sparrow [00:57:06] in the Pirates of the Caribbean [00:57:07] movies [00:57:08] or Willy Wonka. [00:57:09] Mr. Depp [00:57:10] means something [00:57:11] to those people [00:57:13] and those people [00:57:14] mean a lot [00:57:15] to Mr. Depp [00:57:17] he's a fond memory [00:57:20] from childhood [00:57:21] or adolescence [00:57:22] or adulthood [00:57:23] and to tarnish him [00:57:25] as an abuser [00:57:26] is to destroy him [00:57:29] in the eyes [00:57:30] of many of these people [00:57:31] who will never look [00:57:32] at him [00:57:32] the same way again [00:57:34] and because of what [00:57:35] Ms. Heard [00:57:36] did [00:57:37] and because of what [00:57:39] she said [00:57:39] Mr. Depp [00:57:41] will go to his grave [00:57:42] knowing matter [00:57:43] knowing no matter [00:57:43] what he does [00:57:44] no matter [00:57:45] the outcome [00:57:46] of this trial [00:57:47] there are people [00:57:48] who used to look up [00:57:49] to him [00:57:49] who now believe [00:57:50] that he beat a woman [00:57:51] which is the worst [00:57:52] thing you can say [00:57:53] about a man. [00:57:55] Beyond the personal [00:57:56] and emotional effects [00:57:58] of Ms. Heard's lies [00:57:59] their impact [00:58:00] on Mr. Depp [00:58:01] and his family [00:58:01] the damage [00:58:03] he inflicted [00:58:03] on his reputation [00:58:05] and career [00:58:06] is undeniable. [00:58:08] There's an old saying [00:58:09] that a good reputation [00:58:10] takes a lifetime [00:58:12] to build [00:58:12] but only a second [00:58:14] to destroy. [00:58:16] Mr. Depp [00:58:17] spent in fact [00:58:18] a lifetime [00:58:19] building his reputation [00:58:20] as one of the greatest [00:58:21] actors and movie stars [00:58:23] of his generation [00:58:24] an iconic figure [00:58:25] respected [00:58:26] and liked [00:58:27] throughout Hollywood [00:58:28] and recognized [00:58:29] and admired [00:58:30] throughout the world. [00:58:31] You heard evidence [00:58:32] from Jack Wiggum [00:58:33] who was here today [00:58:34] Mr. Depp's agent [00:58:35] who explained [00:58:36] that Mr. Depp [00:58:36] quote [00:58:37] was very well regarded [00:58:38] and respected [00:58:39] by peers [00:58:39] in the artistic community [00:58:40] unquote. [00:58:42] and you heard [00:58:42] further testimony [00:58:43] from Mr. Wiggum [00:58:44] that Mr. Depp [00:58:45] had a deal [00:58:46] with Disney [00:58:47] to play [00:58:47] Captain Jack Sparrow [00:58:48] in the sixth movie sequel [00:58:50] of the Pirates [00:58:51] of the Caribbean [00:58:52] franchise [00:58:53] for $22.5 million. [00:58:58] But [00:58:58] as Mr. Wiggum [00:59:00] explained [00:59:01] all of that [00:59:02] changed [00:59:02] when Ms. Heard [00:59:04] published [00:59:04] her op-ed [00:59:06] in December [00:59:07] of 2018 [00:59:08] in the Washington Post. [00:59:10] quoting from the testimony [00:59:11] you heard [00:59:11] by Mr. Wiggum [00:59:12] quote [00:59:13] after the op-ed [00:59:14] it was impossible [00:59:15] to get him [00:59:16] a studio film [00:59:17] which is what [00:59:18] we normally [00:59:19] would have focused [00:59:20] on in that time period [00:59:21] unquote. [00:59:23] Another quote [00:59:23] it was [00:59:24] on the damage [00:59:25] the impact [00:59:26] of this op-ed [00:59:27] as opposed [00:59:28] to the other stories [00:59:29] that you saw [00:59:30] the other publications. [00:59:32] Mr. Wiggum [00:59:32] explained [00:59:33] why this one [00:59:34] was so damaging [00:59:34] quote [00:59:35] it was [00:59:36] a first person [00:59:37] account [00:59:37] I mean [00:59:38] from the victim [00:59:39] it's extremely [00:59:41] impactful [00:59:41] you know [00:59:42] with respect [00:59:43] to Johnny [00:59:43] it was catastrophic [00:59:45] because it was [00:59:46] coming from [00:59:47] a first person [00:59:48] account [00:59:49] it was not [00:59:50] from a journalist [00:59:51] it was coming [00:59:52] from someone [00:59:53] observing [00:59:53] it was from [00:59:54] someone saying [00:59:55] this happened [00:59:56] to me [00:59:57] unquote [00:59:57] you also heard [00:59:58] from Richard Marks [00:59:59] an expert [01:00:00] in the inner workings [01:00:01] of Hollywood [01:00:02] and the entertainment [01:00:02] industry [01:00:03] who explained [01:00:04] that the impact [01:00:05] of Miss Hurd's [01:00:06] allocations [01:00:06] on Mr. Depp [01:00:07] was devastating [01:00:09] quote [01:00:09] it's devastating [01:00:11] it's the type [01:00:12] of claim [01:00:13] the Me Too [01:00:14] claim [01:00:14] of sexual violence [01:00:16] domestic abuse [01:00:17] that has cancelled [01:00:18] a list of actors [01:00:19] unquote [01:00:20] and for many [01:00:21] and Mr. Depp [01:00:22] would agree [01:00:23] with this [01:00:23] rightfully so [01:00:24] Me Too [01:00:26] is an important [01:00:27] movement [01:00:27] a movement [01:00:28] that Mr. Depp [01:00:30] supports [01:00:30] and believes in [01:00:31] it's for true [01:00:33] survivors [01:00:34] of abuse [01:00:36] not Miss Hurd [01:00:37] true victims [01:00:38] need protection [01:00:40] and true [01:00:41] true [01:00:42] perpetrators [01:00:43] need to face [01:00:45] the repercussions [01:00:46] but as you heard [01:00:48] in this case [01:00:48] Amber Hurd [01:00:50] is not [01:00:51] a true victim [01:00:52] and Mr. Depp [01:00:54] certainly [01:00:54] is not [01:00:55] an abuser [01:00:55] again [01:00:57] nobody [01:00:58] has come [01:00:59] out of the [01:00:59] woodwork [01:01:00] to say [01:01:01] Me Too [01:01:01] this is [01:01:03] the unique [01:01:04] and singular [01:01:04] Me Too [01:01:05] case [01:01:06] where there's [01:01:07] not [01:01:07] a single [01:01:08] Me Too [01:01:09] in fact [01:01:10] to the contrary [01:01:11] Kate Moss [01:01:14] who was in a romantic [01:01:14] relationship [01:01:15] with Mr. Depp [01:01:17] for three years [01:01:17] which he broke off [01:01:18] came forward [01:01:19] to say [01:01:21] no [01:01:21] he never [01:01:23] pushed her [01:01:24] down [01:01:24] any stairs [01:01:25] and you heard [01:01:26] Doug Banya [01:01:27] an expert [01:01:28] in internet [01:01:28] and social [01:01:29] media analytics [01:01:30] testify to the [01:01:31] impact that Miss Hurd's [01:01:33] allegations had [01:01:34] on Mr. Depp's [01:01:35] popularity [01:01:35] Miss Hurd's lawyers [01:01:38] tried to tell you [01:01:39] that all of the damage [01:01:40] done to Mr. Depp's [01:01:42] career [01:01:42] was because of [01:01:44] his own [01:01:44] behavior [01:01:45] because he was [01:01:47] sometimes [01:01:48] unprofessional [01:01:49] or sometimes [01:01:49] late to set [01:01:50] but that doesn't [01:01:52] hold up [01:01:52] Mr. Depp [01:01:53] has been [01:01:54] a major figure [01:01:55] in Hollywood [01:01:55] for decades [01:01:56] yes [01:01:57] Mr. Depp [01:01:57] was late [01:01:58] to set [01:01:58] sometimes [01:01:59] but as [01:02:00] Richard Marks [01:02:02] testified [01:02:02] quote [01:02:03] when you hire [01:02:04] Johnny Depp [01:02:04] you get all [01:02:05] of Johnny Depp [01:02:06] which includes [01:02:07] being late [01:02:08] unquote [01:02:09] Keenan Wyatt [01:02:10] who has worked [01:02:11] for decades [01:02:12] as a sound [01:02:13] engineer [01:02:14] on some [01:02:15] of Mr. Depp's [01:02:16] films [01:02:17] said much [01:02:18] the same thing [01:02:19] and by the way [01:02:20] Mr. Wyatt [01:02:21] is not [01:02:21] and never [01:02:21] has been [01:02:22] an employee [01:02:22] of Mr. Depp [01:02:23] he's just [01:02:24] worked with him [01:02:25] on movies [01:02:26] Mr. Depp [01:02:28] wasn't cancelled [01:02:29] by Hollywood [01:02:30] because he was [01:02:31] sometimes late [01:02:32] to set [01:02:32] he was cancelled [01:02:34] because [01:02:35] Miss Hurd [01:02:36] falsely accused [01:02:37] him [01:02:38] of domestic [01:02:39] violence [01:02:40] and sexual [01:02:40] violence [01:02:41] on the pages [01:02:42] of the Washington [01:02:42] Post [01:02:43] on December [01:02:44] 18, 2018 [01:02:45] repeating [01:02:46] the prior lies [01:02:48] of May 17, 2016 [01:02:50] and as you [01:02:51] saw at trial [01:02:52] Miss Hurd [01:02:53] published the op-ed [01:02:54] on December [01:02:55] 18, 2018 [01:02:56] two years [01:02:57] after her public [01:02:59] allegations [01:03:00] of domestic abuse [01:03:01] Miss Hurd's [01:03:03] publication [01:03:03] of the op-ed [01:03:05] coincided [01:03:07] with the release [01:03:08] of her major movie [01:03:09] Aquaman [01:03:10] that December [01:03:10] and it coincided [01:03:12] as well [01:03:12] with her announcement [01:03:13] on Twitter [01:03:14] that she was [01:03:15] becoming an [01:03:16] ACLU ambassador [01:03:17] for women's rights [01:03:18] and in that op-ed [01:03:20] Miss Hurd [01:03:22] repeated her [01:03:22] false allegations [01:03:23] against [01:03:24] Mr. Depp [01:03:26] now she didn't [01:03:27] mention his name [01:03:28] she didn't [01:03:29] have to [01:03:30] everyone [01:03:35] knew [01:03:36] exactly [01:03:37] who [01:03:38] and what [01:03:38] Miss Hurd [01:03:39] was talking about [01:03:40] Miss Hurd [01:03:42] got on the stand [01:03:42] and tried to tell [01:03:43] you that the op-ed [01:03:44] was not about [01:03:45] Mr. Depp [01:03:46] she then said [01:03:47] well [01:03:48] it wasn't just [01:03:49] about Mr. Depp [01:03:50] but she couldn't deny [01:03:52] and this was yesterday [01:03:54] that this was [01:03:55] at least partly [01:03:56] about Mr. Depp [01:03:57] the op-ed [01:03:58] obviously [01:03:59] is about Mr. Depp [01:04:01] and the testimony [01:04:02] at trial [01:04:03] proves that [01:04:04] you will recall [01:04:05] testimony [01:04:06] from the ACLU's [01:04:07] representative [01:04:08] and attorney [01:04:10] stating that [01:04:11] Mr. Depp's name [01:04:13] was included [01:04:13] in drafts of the op-ed [01:04:15] and that they [01:04:16] and others [01:04:16] understood [01:04:17] that the op-ed [01:04:18] was about [01:04:20] Mr. Depp [01:04:20] specifically [01:04:22] the ACLU representative [01:04:23] testified among [01:04:24] other things [01:04:25] quote [01:04:26] based on my review [01:04:28] of prior drafts [01:04:29] of the op-ed [01:04:30] I knew [01:04:31] that they were [01:04:31] that she was [01:04:33] referring to [01:04:33] Johnny Depp [01:04:34] and the marriage [01:04:35] unquote [01:04:35] Ms. Hurd's [01:04:39] claim [01:04:39] that the op-ed [01:04:40] is not about [01:04:41] Mr. Depp [01:04:42] is just [01:04:43] another one [01:04:44] of her many [01:04:45] many lies [01:04:46] in fact [01:04:47] what you have seen [01:04:48] time and time again [01:04:49] through the course [01:04:50] of this trial [01:04:51] is that [01:04:52] Ms. Hurd lies [01:04:53] she lies all the time [01:04:55] about things [01:04:56] that are important [01:04:56] and the things [01:04:57] that aren't important [01:04:58] she just [01:04:59] can't seem [01:05:00] to stop [01:05:01] and as Ms. Vasquez [01:05:02] said [01:05:03] what she routinely [01:05:04] does [01:05:05] is she doesn't [01:05:06] take ownership [01:05:07] or responsibility [01:05:08] for anything [01:05:09] and she has [01:05:11] an excuse [01:05:12] for everything [01:05:13] but in this courtroom [01:05:16] confronted with [01:05:17] the evidence [01:05:17] she can't run away [01:05:19] from her own words [01:05:21] as my colleague said [01:05:23] words matter [01:05:24] and Ms. Hurd [01:05:26] is condemned [01:05:26] by her own words [01:05:29] so Tom [01:05:30] let's please [01:05:30] take a look [01:05:32] at the words [01:05:33] she used [01:05:34] in her op-ed [01:05:35] which is [01:05:35] plaintiff's exhibit [01:05:36] one [01:05:36] and which [01:05:39] Ms. Hurd [01:05:40] published [01:05:41] in December [01:05:41] 2018 [01:05:42] two years [01:05:44] after she first [01:05:44] publicly accused [01:05:45] Mr. Depp [01:05:46] of being an abuser [01:05:47] on May 27th [01:05:49] 2016 [01:05:49] the title [01:05:52] of the op-ed [01:05:53] reads [01:05:53] as you can see [01:05:54] quote [01:05:54] Amber Hurd [01:05:55] I spoke up [01:05:57] against sexual [01:05:57] violence [01:05:58] and faced [01:05:59] our culture's wrath [01:06:00] that has to change [01:06:02] unquote [01:06:02] below that [01:06:04] Ms. Hurd states [01:06:05] quote [01:06:06] then two years ago [01:06:08] I became a public figure [01:06:09] representing domestic abuse [01:06:11] and I felt [01:06:12] the full force [01:06:13] of our culture's wrath [01:06:14] for women [01:06:14] who speak out [01:06:15] unquote [01:06:16] and below that [01:06:18] Ms. Hurd states [01:06:19] quote [01:06:20] I had the rare vantage point [01:06:22] of seeing [01:06:22] in real time [01:06:23] how institutions [01:06:26] protect men [01:06:27] accused of abuse [01:06:28] unquote [01:06:29] each of those statements [01:06:32] clearly refers [01:06:34] to Ms. Hurd's [01:06:35] allegations [01:06:36] against Mr. Depp [01:06:37] and taken collectively [01:06:39] their message [01:06:40] and their implication [01:06:41] about Mr. Depp [01:06:43] is clear [01:06:44] i.e. [01:06:46] that Ms. Hurd [01:06:47] is a survivor [01:06:48] of domestic abuse [01:06:49] and that Mr. Depp [01:06:51] is a perpetrator [01:06:52] the context [01:06:55] in the rest [01:06:56] of the op-ed [01:06:57] makes that clear [01:06:59] as well [01:06:59] consider for instance [01:07:01] this line [01:07:02] quote [01:07:02] imagine a powerful man [01:07:04] as a ship [01:07:05] like the Titanic [01:07:07] that ship [01:07:08] is a huge enterprise [01:07:10] when it strikes [01:07:11] an iceberg [01:07:11] there are a lot [01:07:12] of people on board [01:07:13] desperate to patch up holes [01:07:14] not because they believe in [01:07:17] or even care about the ship [01:07:18] but because their own fates [01:07:19] depend upon the enterprise [01:07:21] unquote [01:07:21] everyone [01:07:23] in Hollywood knew [01:07:24] and everyone [01:07:25] in this courtroom [01:07:26] now knows [01:07:27] exactly [01:07:28] what Ms. Hurd [01:07:29] intended [01:07:30] those words to mean [01:07:32] the ship [01:07:33] the Titanic [01:07:34] is Mr. Depp [01:07:35] and Ms. Hurd [01:07:37] was the iceberg [01:07:38] that sank him [01:07:39] that's precisely [01:07:40] what [01:07:42] Ms. Hurd [01:07:44] was saying [01:07:44] in the op-ed [01:07:45] and in just the same way [01:07:47] everyone in Hollywood [01:07:48] knew [01:07:48] Hollywood and elsewhere [01:07:50] knew exactly [01:07:51] what Ms. Hurd [01:07:52] meant by the words [01:07:53] quote [01:07:53] two years ago [01:07:54] I became a public figure [01:07:56] representing domestic abuse [01:07:58] unquote [01:07:59] that was a clear [01:08:00] reference [01:08:01] to the day [01:08:02] two years earlier [01:08:05] on May 27th [01:08:06] 2016 [01:08:07] and as Ms. Vasquez [01:08:09] said [01:08:09] that was six years [01:08:11] to the day [01:08:11] that's when his life [01:08:12] ended [01:08:13] that was six years ago [01:08:14] to this day [01:08:15] when Ms. Hurd [01:08:17] on May 27th [01:08:18] 2016 [01:08:19] walked into court [01:08:20] with her publicist [01:08:23] Jody Gottlieb [01:08:24] having tipped off TMZ [01:08:26] with an alleged mark [01:08:28] on her face [01:08:29] to accuse Mr. Depp [01:08:31] of abuse [01:08:32] as always [01:08:34] as always [01:08:35] Ms. Hurd [01:08:35] was quite mindful [01:08:36] of her image [01:08:37] she was careful [01:08:38] to portray herself [01:08:39] as the innocent [01:08:40] representative [01:08:41] of abuse survivors [01:08:42] and by implication [01:08:43] Mr. Depp [01:08:45] as the perpetrator [01:08:46] of domestic abuse [01:08:47] she was the woman [01:08:48] who in the words [01:08:49] of her title [01:08:49] supposedly quote [01:08:51] spoke up against [01:08:52] sexual violence [01:08:53] unquote [01:08:53] now Ms. Hurd [01:08:55] has done a lot [01:08:56] to try to walk away [01:08:57] from the title [01:08:58] in particular [01:08:59] that's true to form [01:09:00] she has testified [01:09:02] that she didn't write it [01:09:03] and she will argue later [01:09:05] that she shouldn't [01:09:06] be held liable [01:09:07] because she didn't write it [01:09:08] but as the court's [01:09:10] instructions [01:09:10] which you heard [01:09:11] this morning [01:09:12] make clear [01:09:12] Ms. Hurd [01:09:14] didn't have to [01:09:15] personally write [01:09:15] any part of the op-ed [01:09:16] for her to defame [01:09:18] Mr. Depp [01:09:19] through implication [01:09:20] in the Washington Post [01:09:22] and let's please [01:09:24] Tom [01:09:24] turn [01:09:26] to [01:09:27] Plaintiff's Exhibit 3 [01:09:28] Ms. Hurd [01:09:35] as you all can see [01:09:37] on the screen [01:09:38] retweeted the article [01:09:40] including the title [01:09:41] on her Twitter page [01:09:42] Ms. Hurd [01:09:44] put her name on it [01:09:45] and she proudly [01:09:47] declared [01:09:47] quote [01:09:48] today I published [01:09:50] this op-ed [01:09:50] in the Washington Post [01:09:52] ellipsis [01:09:53] unquote [01:09:55] her tweet [01:09:57] includes the title [01:09:58] with the words [01:09:59] quote [01:09:59] I spoke up [01:10:00] against sexual violence [01:10:01] unquote [01:10:02] prominently featured [01:10:03] nowhere [01:10:05] in this tweet [01:10:06] or anywhere else [01:10:08] does Ms. Hurd [01:10:10] disavow [01:10:11] the title [01:10:12] to the contrary [01:10:13] she's proclaiming it [01:10:14] and at the same time [01:10:17] Ms. Hurd [01:10:18] posted this tweet [01:10:19] she posted another [01:10:20] which you can see [01:10:21] right beneath it [01:10:22] quote [01:10:24] I'm honored [01:10:25] to announce [01:10:26] my role [01:10:27] as an ACLU [01:10:28] ambassador [01:10:28] on women's rights [01:10:31] unquote [01:10:32] aggrandizing [01:10:33] herself [01:10:34] at the expense [01:10:35] of Mr. Depp [01:10:36] so make [01:10:37] no mistake [01:10:38] this was [01:10:40] about Mr. Depp [01:10:41] in the wake [01:10:43] of the Me Too [01:10:43] movement [01:10:44] with her ACLU [01:10:46] ambassadorship [01:10:47] and a major movie [01:10:48] coming out [01:10:48] Ms. Hurd [01:10:49] was trading [01:10:50] on her [01:10:51] accusations [01:10:51] of abuse [01:10:52] against Mr. Depp [01:10:53] she was reminding [01:10:54] everyone [01:10:55] of those allegations [01:10:57] she was once again [01:10:59] taking on [01:11:00] the role [01:11:01] of her lifetime [01:11:01] the heroic survivor [01:11:03] of vicious abuse [01:11:05] or to use her phrase [01:11:07] quote [01:11:07] a public figure [01:11:08] representing abuse [01:11:10] and she was once again [01:11:12] casting Mr. Depp [01:11:13] as the villain [01:11:14] in her drama [01:11:15] the supposed perpetrator [01:11:17] of that abuse [01:11:17] when you meet [01:11:19] to deliberate [01:11:20] this case [01:11:21] you're going to be [01:11:22] tasked [01:11:23] with several questions [01:11:24] those questions [01:11:26] appear on a form [01:11:27] that you will use [01:11:28] to reach your verdict [01:11:29] in this case [01:11:30] so I'd just [01:11:31] like to ask you [01:11:32] please to spend [01:11:34] a few minutes [01:11:34] with me going [01:11:35] through that [01:11:35] Tom would you please [01:11:37] put up the special [01:11:39] verdict form [01:11:39] so the jury can see it [01:11:41] some of it's hard [01:11:48] to read [01:11:48] so maybe [01:11:49] Tom might please [01:11:53] blow it up [01:11:54] oh thank you very much [01:11:58] you will see here [01:12:00] here the first page [01:12:01] of the verdict form [01:12:02] relating to Mr. Depp's [01:12:04] claim for defamation [01:12:05] against Ms. Hurd [01:12:06] there are three pages [01:12:08] relating to Mr. Depp's [01:12:09] claim [01:12:10] one for each of the [01:12:12] three defamatory [01:12:13] statements in the op-ed [01:12:14] that form the basis [01:12:15] of Mr. Depp's claim [01:12:17] against Ms. Hurd [01:12:18] you've heard those [01:12:20] three statements [01:12:20] many times [01:12:21] but they bear repeating [01:12:23] I promise just [01:12:24] once more [01:12:24] here [01:12:25] one [01:12:26] quote [01:12:27] I spoke up [01:12:28] against sexual [01:12:29] violence [01:12:29] and faced our [01:12:30] culture's wrath [01:12:31] that has to change [01:12:33] unquote [01:12:33] two [01:12:34] then two years ago [01:12:36] I became a public [01:12:38] figure representing [01:12:39] domestic abuse [01:12:40] and I felt the full [01:12:41] force of our culture's [01:12:42] wrath for women [01:12:43] who speak out [01:12:44] unquote [01:12:45] three [01:12:46] I had the rare [01:12:48] vantage point [01:12:49] of seeing [01:12:49] in real time [01:12:50] how institutions [01:12:52] protect men [01:12:53] accused of abuse [01:12:54] unquote [01:12:54] now there are [01:12:56] seven questions [01:12:57] that you will need [01:12:58] to please answer [01:12:59] with respect [01:13:00] to each of those [01:13:01] statements [01:13:02] so that's [01:13:03] 21 questions [01:13:05] I think [01:13:05] but seven [01:13:06] as to each statement [01:13:07] one [01:13:08] was the statement [01:13:10] made or published [01:13:11] by Ms. Hurd [01:13:12] two [01:13:13] was the statement [01:13:14] about Mr. Depp [01:13:16] three [01:13:17] was the statement [01:13:18] false [01:13:19] four [01:13:20] did the statement [01:13:21] have a defamatory [01:13:22] implication [01:13:23] about Mr. Depp [01:13:25] five [01:13:26] was the defamatory [01:13:27] implication [01:13:28] designed and intended [01:13:30] by Ms. Hurd [01:13:31] six [01:13:32] was the defamatory [01:13:33] implication [01:13:34] conveyed to someone [01:13:36] other than [01:13:37] Mr. Depp [01:13:38] seven [01:13:40] did Ms. Hurd [01:13:42] make the statement [01:13:43] with actual malice [01:13:45] which is [01:13:45] your honor [01:13:46] her honor [01:13:47] explained [01:13:48] meaning [01:13:48] did Ms. Hurd [01:13:50] make the statement [01:13:51] knowing it was false [01:13:52] or with reckless [01:13:54] disregard [01:13:55] as to the truth [01:13:57] ladies and gentlemen [01:14:00] the evidence [01:14:01] clearly shows [01:14:01] that the answers [01:14:02] to those [01:14:04] seven questions [01:14:05] are all [01:14:05] yes [01:14:06] and if you answer [01:14:08] yes [01:14:09] to all of those [01:14:10] questions [01:14:11] which you should [01:14:12] we respectfully submit [01:14:13] you will be asked [01:14:14] to state the amount [01:14:15] of damages [01:14:16] to which Mr. Depp [01:14:17] is entitled [01:14:18] in the wake [01:14:20] of the Me Too movement [01:14:21] movie producers [01:14:22] know better [01:14:23] than to cast [01:14:24] a movie star [01:14:25] who has been [01:14:26] accused [01:14:27] of domestic [01:14:28] and sexual violence [01:14:29] and it is entirely [01:14:31] within your discretion [01:14:33] as jurors [01:14:34] to quantify [01:14:35] the amount [01:14:36] of money [01:14:37] that constitutes [01:14:38] fair compensation [01:14:39] for Mr. Depp's [01:14:42] pain and humiliation [01:14:43] inflicted by Ms. Hurd's [01:14:45] defamation [01:14:46] but while Mr. Depp [01:14:50] certainly is entitled [01:14:51] to monetary [01:14:51] compensation [01:14:52] this case [01:14:55] at least for Mr. Depp [01:14:57] has never been [01:14:58] about money [01:14:59] this case [01:15:01] for Mr. Depp [01:15:02] has never been [01:15:03] about money [01:15:04] nor [01:15:06] is it about [01:15:07] punishing Ms. Hurd [01:15:08] it is about [01:15:11] Mr. Depp's [01:15:12] reputation [01:15:13] and freeing him [01:15:15] from the prison [01:15:16] in which he has lived [01:15:17] for the last six years [01:15:18] and it's six years [01:15:19] to the day [01:15:20] the most important [01:15:22] questions for Mr. Depp [01:15:23] the ones truly [01:15:24] at the heart [01:15:25] of this case [01:15:26] are questions [01:15:27] two [01:15:27] three [01:15:28] and four [01:15:29] on the verdict form [01:15:30] and while Tom's [01:15:46] pulling that up [01:15:47] let's take [01:15:48] question two [01:15:49] thank you [01:15:51] were the statements [01:15:54] about Mr. Depp [01:15:55] yes [01:15:56] two points here [01:15:57] one [01:15:58] when the ACLU [01:16:00] pitched the op-ed [01:16:01] to the Washington Post [01:16:02] I think you'll remember this [01:16:04] they pitched it as [01:16:06] quote [01:16:06] a piece by Amber Hurd [01:16:08] who as you know [01:16:10] was beaten up [01:16:11] during her brief marriage [01:16:12] to Johnny Depp [01:16:13] unquote [01:16:14] that's how they pitched it [01:16:16] two [01:16:17] after the op-ed [01:16:19] was published [01:16:20] news outlets [01:16:22] including USA Today [01:16:23] and you've seen that [01:16:25] that was an exhibit [01:16:25] characterized the op-ed [01:16:28] as referring to [01:16:30] Ms. Hurd's [01:16:31] allegations [01:16:32] of abuse [01:16:33] against Mr. Depp [01:16:34] so the USA Today [01:16:36] interpreted it that way [01:16:38] and so did many [01:16:40] other publications [01:16:41] they got exactly [01:16:42] the implication [01:16:43] that Ms. Hurd [01:16:44] and the ACLU [01:16:45] intended [01:16:46] them to have [01:16:48] Tom [01:16:50] if you would please [01:16:51] pull up [01:16:51] plaintiff's exhibit [01:16:52] 409 [01:16:54] and 411 [01:16:55] if you could put them [01:16:56] side by side [01:16:58] and this was expected [01:17:02] this is what they wanted [01:17:04] there had been [01:17:06] a lot of press [01:17:07] two years prior [01:17:09] to the publication [01:17:10] of the op-ed [01:17:11] about Ms. Hurd's [01:17:13] claims of abuse [01:17:14] against Mr. Depp [01:17:15] when she walked [01:17:16] into court [01:17:16] with her publicist [01:17:17] to obtain [01:17:18] the domestic violence [01:17:20] the no notice [01:17:21] ex parte [01:17:23] meaning [01:17:24] Mr. Depp's lawyer [01:17:26] was not informed [01:17:27] and he was [01:17:28] already in New York [01:17:29] which he testified [01:17:31] Ms. Hurd was well aware of [01:17:32] you don't need [01:17:34] a domestic violence [01:17:35] restraining order [01:17:36] when your husband [01:17:37] is halfway across [01:17:38] the continent [01:17:39] and is heading [01:17:40] for a European tour [01:17:41] on May 27 [01:17:45] 2016 [01:17:47] with a purported [01:17:48] mark on her face [01:17:49] everyone knew [01:17:51] exactly [01:17:51] who and what [01:17:53] Ms. Hurd [01:17:53] was referring to [01:17:54] in the op-ed [01:17:55] she was referring [01:17:56] to Mr. Depp [01:17:57] let's take [01:17:59] questions 2 and 3 [01:18:00] next [01:18:00] if we can [01:18:01] were each [01:18:06] of the statements [01:18:06] false [01:18:07] and did the statements [01:18:09] have a defamatory [01:18:10] implication [01:18:11] on Mr. Depp [01:18:12] again [01:18:13] the clear answer [01:18:14] is yes [01:18:14] the statements [01:18:15] understood in the context [01:18:17] of the op-ed itself [01:18:18] and in the broader context [01:18:20] of the press [01:18:22] coverage [01:18:22] of Ms. Hurd [01:18:23] walking into the court [01:18:25] with a mark on her face [01:18:26] to obtain [01:18:27] a domestic violence [01:18:28] restraining order [01:18:29] against Mr. Depp [01:18:30] in May 2016 [01:18:31] imply [01:18:33] clearly imply [01:18:34] that Mr. Depp [01:18:35] physically [01:18:35] and sexually [01:18:36] abused Ms. Hurd [01:18:38] the overwhelming [01:18:40] evidence [01:18:41] that [01:18:43] you all [01:18:44] have heard [01:18:44] and have come forward [01:18:45] in this case [01:18:46] shows that those [01:18:48] allegations [01:18:48] are false [01:18:50] and despicably [01:18:51] false [01:18:51] Mr. Depp [01:18:53] did not [01:18:53] physically [01:18:54] abuse Ms. Hurd [01:18:55] he did not [01:18:57] sexually [01:18:57] abuse [01:18:58] Ms. Hurd [01:18:59] you've heard [01:19:00] audio after audio [01:19:01] where Ms. Hurd [01:19:02] admits [01:19:03] that she [01:19:03] was physically [01:19:04] abusing him [01:19:05] while Mr. Depp's [01:19:08] name [01:19:08] will be forever [01:19:09] tarnished [01:19:09] by these [01:19:10] horrendous [01:19:11] and false [01:19:12] allegations [01:19:13] this case [01:19:15] is about [01:19:15] telling you [01:19:16] his story [01:19:16] and the truth [01:19:17] about what really [01:19:18] happened [01:19:19] which you've now [01:19:19] heard [01:19:20] it is about [01:19:22] restoring [01:19:24] his lost reputation [01:19:26] Mr. Depp's [01:19:28] children [01:19:29] Willie Rose [01:19:30] and Jack [01:19:31] that the truth [01:19:32] is worth [01:19:33] fighting for [01:19:33] it is [01:19:36] and it's about [01:19:41] restoring [01:19:41] Mr. Depp's [01:19:42] name [01:19:43] and standing [01:19:44] in the community [01:19:44] to the fullest [01:19:45] extent that you [01:19:46] can [01:19:46] and you can [01:19:47] do something [01:19:47] and only [01:19:49] you ladies [01:19:49] and gentlemen [01:19:50] can do that [01:19:51] for him [01:19:51] you heard [01:19:54] from Mr. Depp [01:19:55] yesterday [01:19:56] that he has [01:19:57] been carrying [01:19:57] these outlandish [01:19:58] outrageous [01:19:59] stories on his [01:20:00] back [01:20:00] pretty stoically [01:20:02] and living [01:20:04] with them [01:20:04] for six years [01:20:05] and waiting [01:20:06] to be able [01:20:07] to bring [01:20:07] his truth [01:20:07] out [01:20:07] and he has [01:20:08] told you [01:20:08] the truth [01:20:09] the unvarnished [01:20:10] truth [01:20:10] even truth [01:20:11] that [01:20:11] pretty embarrassing [01:20:13] he knew [01:20:13] that was going [01:20:14] to happen [01:20:14] when he brought [01:20:15] this case [01:20:15] you've seen [01:20:17] the evidence [01:20:17] in this case [01:20:18] over six [01:20:19] long weeks [01:20:20] which we again [01:20:20] thank you for [01:20:21] that evidence [01:20:23] shows overwhelmingly [01:20:24] that Ms. Hurd's [01:20:25] attempt to paint [01:20:26] herself as a [01:20:27] heroic survivor [01:20:28] an innocent survivor [01:20:30] and Mr. Depp [01:20:31] as a terrifying [01:20:32] abuser [01:20:33] are utterly [01:20:34] false [01:20:35] we ask you [01:20:37] to please return [01:20:38] your verdict [01:20:39] for Mr. Depp [01:20:39] we ask you [01:20:41] we implore you [01:20:42] to give him [01:20:42] his name [01:20:43] his reputation [01:20:45] and his career [01:20:45] back [01:20:46] thank you [01:20:47] very much [01:20:47] ladies and gentlemen [01:20:48] all right [01:20:49] ladies and gentlemen [01:20:50] let's go ahead [01:20:50] and take a break [01:20:51] at this time [01:20:52] again [01:20:53] this case [01:20:54] has not been [01:20:54] submitted to you yet [01:20:55] we will continue [01:20:56] with closing arguments [01:20:57] when we come back [01:20:57] so do not discuss [01:20:58] the case with yourselves [01:20:58] don't do any [01:20:59] outside research [01:21:00] okay [01:21:00] thank you

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