AmericaBillionaire Elon Musk and actor James Franco withdraw from the list of witnesses to help Amber Heard in the case with Johnny Depp.
According to NY Post, The two stars will not appear in court in Fairfax as planned to give testimony. Elon Musk’s lawyer Alex Spiro confirmed the information. A source close to James Franco also said that the actor did not want to be involved in the incident between Heard and Depp.
Actor James Franco (left) and billionaire Elon Musk – two people accused of dating Amber Heard when she was still Johnny Depp’s wife. Image: Independent
At the end of March, the source of People said Musk and Franco accepted to stand trial in support of Amber Heard. In the lawsuit, Depp once said Heard had an affair with Tesla’s billionaire. Actor Pirates of the Caribbean said that his ex-wife started dating Musk only a month after the two got married, ie early 2015. During the trial on April 21, Johnny Depp also said he suspected Heard had an affair with James Franco during the time the two were still together. are husband and wife.
The Tesla boss’s representative denied the information in Depp’s lawsuit. Musk’s side said that he had known Heard for a long time, but only dated at the end of 2016. The two broke up after a year because they were too busy with their own projects. In an interview with Rolling Stones In 2017, Musk said it was painful to end his relationship with the actress. Amber Heard and James Franco also denied the allegations.
During the trial on April 28, a series of Johnny Depp’s witnesses gave testimony against Amber Heard.
Terence Dougherty – director of the nonprofit organization American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) – was the first to appear in court. He confirmed Amber Heard did not spend all of the compensation from the divorce with Depp to the charity as promised. The actress said she would donate $3.5 million over 10 years, starting with a donation of $350,000 in 2016. In 2019, the organization contacted her to remind them of their promise. Heard said he could not continue to donate due to financial reasons.
Thereafter, the ACLU received three more funds from organizations and individuals deposited on behalf of Heard. Dougherty revealed that Depp paid his ex-wife $ 100,000, two amounts of $ 500,000 and $ 350,000 were sent from anonymous funds. Dougherty believes that the benefactor who secretly donated $500,000 is billionaire Elon Musk, Amber Heard’s ex-boyfriend. However, he did not give specific evidence in court.
Amber Heard on hearing testimony from witness Terence Dougherty. Image: Reuters
After the lunch break, Edward White – Depp’s business manager – went to court. He recounted the process of negotiating divorce terms between the stars. Amber Heard repeatedly demanded that her husband increase his compensation, from $4 million to $7 million. Depp also had to pay $500,000 in attorney fees for her. Heard also requested access to Depp’s several cars and three Los Angeles penthouses. In return, the actress side promised to keep quiet about the divorce, not to disclose information to the media.
Malcolm Connolly – Depp’s bodyguard – said through a pre-recorded video that Amber Heard always wanted to be the breadwinner, making important decisions in the family. He said he discovered Depp had many bruises on his face and neck around 2015. In contrast, the bodyguard said he had never seen Heard show signs of abuse while working for both. Connolly also admitted to repeatedly seeing Depp use drugs for pleasure.
Starling Jenkins – Depp’s driver – said he witnessed Amber Heard using psychedelic mushrooms while going to the Coachella music festival. He also recounted a time when the actress threw Depp’s phone and credit card out the window after an argument. Amber Heard’s attorney denied the doping charges, saying Jenkins mistook Amber for her sister, Whitney.
Amber Heard’s lawyer said that the testimony in the trial on April 28 was subjective because it came from loyal employees of Johnny Depp. The court will resume the adversarial sessions early next week. Before leaving the court, the actor Pirates of the Caribbean Signed to thank the fans who came to support him in the lawsuit.
Johnny Depp gestured to thank fans at the trial. Image: Reuters
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have been dating since filming together The Rum Diary (2011), got married in February 2015. Fifteen months after their wedding, Heard filed a lawsuit in court asking for the right to ban Johnny from approaching and accusing him of verbally and violently abusing her. Depp countered that he was the one being abused by his wife. The two sides argued and talked bad about each other for months before completing the case divorce 2016.
Things gradually subsided before Amber Heard Write a letter in a magazine Washington Post at the end of 2018 accused of being abused by Depp. The actor denied and said his ex-wife made up stories to promote the movie Aquaman. He sued her in US court for defamation and demanded $50 million in damages. Heard then counter-sued Depp for the same crime, demanding $100 million in damages.
Phuong Mai
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