70 years as monarch. johnny depp has won his libel case against his former wife, amber heard, after she claimed in an article that she d endured domestic violence during their 15 month marriage. the jury found that ms heard s statements about her marriage were false and that she d acted with actual malice . our correspondent, david sillito, has been at the hollywood trial of the century since it began in april and looks back at a case that provided powerful testimony about the actors relationship. mr foreperson, is this the verdict of the jury? after six weeks in court and six years of angry disputes since their divorce, finally, a judgement by a jury on the allegations that johnny depp had violently assaulted his ex wife, amber heard. was this defamation? the answer. yes. cheering. outside, there were cheers from the waiting fans, the end of a trial that had been provoked by an article in the washington post in which amber heard had written of being a victim of domesti
johnny depp has won his libel case against his former wife, amber heard , after she claimed in an article that she d endured domestic violence during their 15 month marriage. the jury found that ms heard s statements about her marriage were false and that she d acted with actual malice. our correspondent, david sillito, reports. mr foreperson, is this the verdict of the jury? after six weeks in court and six years of angry disputes since their divorce, finally, a judgement by a jury on the allegations that johnny depp had violently assaulted his ex wife, amber heard. was this defamation? the answer. yes. cheering. outside, there were cheers from the waiting fans, the end of a trial that had been provoked by an article in the washington post in which amber heard had written of being a victim of domestic abuse, allegations that she said were backed up with real proof. there were videos, photographs and, remember, a uk court ruled in 2020 that her account of abuse during her mar
scotland against the world as they take on the war torn country in the world cup play off. tonight with the context alex massie, scotland editor for the spectator, and amanda renteria, former adviser to hillary clinton. welcome to the programme. we start with breaking news from the us there s been a verdict in a trial watched by millions around the world. a virginia jury has found that amber heard defamed her ex husband, johnny depp, and has been ordered to pay $15 million in damages. ina in a statement, johnny depp said the jury in a statement, johnny depp said the jury had given him his life back. amber heard said the disappointed she feels is beyond words. let s go live to out correspondent nomia iqbal, who is outside the courtroom in fairfax, virginia. i v e i ve been watching us over the past hour, you ve been right there let s get to the part where the jury and thejudge came in, everyone was standing up, then it turned out the paperwork hadn t been filled out corre
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on the streets. applause and ukrainian soldiers in kyiv celebrate their country s 3 1 victory over scotland in the world cup playoffs. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s 6am in the morning in singapore and 6pm in the evening in virginia in the us, where a jury has found that the actress amber heard defamed her ex husband johnny depp, after a six week trial that has transfixed america and people around the world. the two hollywood stars have traded accusations of physical abuse, mental distress and given audiences an inside look into the most private details of their lives. the jury awarded johnny depp $15 million over a 2018 article in which amber heard described her experience with domestic abuse. our arts correspondent david sillito has been following this trial for us from the beginning. here is his report. mr foreperson, is this the verdict of the jury? after