Netflix’s Depp v Heard docuseries: Key takeaways

7 key takeaways

Did Heard actually donate $7 million of her divorce settlement to charity?

Apparently, the ACLU had received $250,000 in connection with the $3.5 million pledge. Heard claimed she stopped the payments because of legal fees of Depp suing her. 

The jury was not sequestered

Despite the high-profile nature of the trial, the jury was not sequestered, raising concerns about the influence of television and social media.

When a cosmetics company got involved in the trial

As part of her defence, Heard’s lawyer mentioned a makeup palette she used to conceal her bruises. The cosmetics brand, whose palette was showed, highlighted its 2017 release date, implying Heard couldn’t have used it during her 2016 marriage to Depp.

So whose faeces was on the bed? 

Amid the trial, Johnny claimed Amber had left poop on his side of the bed, while Amber argued it was likely her dog’s doing. A text from Johnny during the UK libel trial revealed him suggesting a prank involving a ‘giant coil of dookie’ to make Amber believe it was the dog.

The ‘megapint’ of wine

During questioning about a video in which Depp mentioned ‘assaulting a few cabinets’, Amber’s lawyer asked him if he had consumed a ‘megapint’ of wine. Interestingly, Depp himself had initially coined the term during his UK libel suit.

Heard testified Depp sexually assaulted her with a bottle

During the trial, a startling revelation emerged when Amber Heard testified that Johnny Depp had sexually assaulted her using a glass bottle. This testimony was highlighted in a documentary as the first instance of live US courtroom footage depicting a victim openly accusing someone of sexual assault. 

Social media played a role in influencing the Depp-Heard verdict

Heard’s lawyer stated that one-sided social media discussions about the Johnny Depp defamation trial had a significant impact on the verdict and created a chaotic courtroom atmosphere.