and for the royal fans, the waiting is almost over. celebrations marking queen elizabeth s 70 year reign are about to finally begin. hello and welcome. the actorjohnny depp says he has his life back after he won a libel case against ex wife amber heard. a court in the us has ordered the actress to pay $15 million in damages over an article in which she claimed she was a victim of abuse. she says she s heart broken by the verdict. our correspondent david sillito s been at the trial in the state of virginia and sent this report. 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, the fans chaired. johnny depp s lawyers emerged to a hero welcome. johnny depp s lawyers emerged to a hero welcome. to a hero welcome. today s verdict confi
they watched clips on social media, memes on tiktok, youtube. how has that informed public debate around this trial? yeah, ithink yeah, i think the fact that most people did not watch every part of this trial has skewed a lot of people s opinions because they are viewing this trial through the lens of content creators that are either projohnny or pro amber. there is almost no neutral partyjust there is almost no neutral party just telling there is almost no neutral partyjust telling it how it is, summarising the events of the day, it is all sort of generator to maximise outrage and engagement. mas generator to maximise outrage and engagement. generator to maximise outrage and engagement. was there ever and engagement. was there ever any incentive and engagement. was there ever any incentive to and engagement. was there ever any incentive to cover and engagement. was there ever any incentive to cover both - any incentive to cover both sides with any kind of neutrality? and if not