violence, an accusation that johnny depp says was simply a lie, he was the victim here. and thejury and much of the watching public has, after hearing it all, believed him. david sillito, bbc news, fairfax, virginia. what do those in the know when it comes to law then make of this? we can now speak to neama rahmani, who s president of west coast trial lawyers. he joins us from los angeles. billions of people watch this on social media and on television sets around the world. it is fascinating, really. but it the centre of all of this is whether a female was the victim of domestic abuse or not. a very important trial for victims of domestic abuse, particularly when they stand up against a celebrity. my stand up against a celebrity. my understanding is that when
..mocking my testimony about being assaulted. this was a case all about words amber heard s right to say she was a victim of domestic violence, an accusation that johnny depp says was simply a lie, he was the victim here. and thejury and much of the watching public has, after hearing it all, believed him. david sillito, bbc news, fairfax, virginia. well, for more on that trial, we can hear now from our north america correspondent nomia iqbal, who has more from outside the court. we had about an hour s notice before the verdict came through, and it was pretty quiet, but then over the course of that hour, lots of fans made their way outside court. there s been a huge amount ofjohnny depp supporters here throughout the six week trial. most of the fans are johnny depp supporters, and many of them hold signs in which they make that clear and they make it clear they don t like amber heard.
over six weeks, amber heard had been accused of lying, faking injuries, fabricating evidence and online. i received hundreds of death threats regularly, if not daily. thousands since this trial has started, people mocking. mocking. my testimony about being assaulted. this was a case all about words amber heard s right to say she was a victim of domestic violence, an accusation that johnny depp says was simply a lie. he was the victim here, and thejury and much of the watching public has, after hearing it all, believed him. some of the background there.
..mocking my testimony about being assaulted. this was a case all about words amber heard s right to say she was a victim of domestic violence, an accusation that johnny depp says was simply a lie, he was the victim here, and thejury and much of the watching public has, after hearing it all, believed him. amber heard said this evening that she is disappointed, heartbroken. remember, in a libel trial in the uk in 2020, a judge ruled, after hearing all this evidence himself, that 12 of the 1a allegations of abuse were, he felt, substantially true. the case fell on her side. now, she has one part of her countersuing case today, there was an allegation made byjohnny depp s
accused of lying, faking injuries and fabricating evidence. and online. i receive hundreds of death threats regularly, if not daily. thousands since this trial has started, people mocking. ..mocking my testimony about being assaulted. this was a case all about words amber heard s right to say she was a victim of domestic violence, an accusation that johnny depp says was simply a lie, he was the victim here. and thejury and much of the watching public has, after hearing it all, believed him. that was david sillito reporting. i m joined now by nomia iqbal, who s outside the court house in fairfax, virginia. she has been following proceedings throughout. this rather dramatic day, nomia, i have to say, just listening to what david was