Johnny Depp’s attorneys appeared on multiple shows on Wednesday morning to slam Amber Heard’s claims the trial was unfair.
Camille Vasquez and Benjamin Chew appeared on TODAY, Good Morning America and then on the Law and Crime network – which covered the trial without interruption.
They told how happy Johnny now was to have won and that he ‘hasn’t smiled like this in six years’ – when his problems with Heard began.
They also slammed Heard’s claim that she lost the trial because he is more powerful and popular than she is, saying it’s ‘utterly false’ that social media played a part and claiming the jury simply didn’t like her because she – unlike Johnny – ‘didn’t take accountability for anything.’
Camille Vasquez and Benjamin Chew appeared on TODAY, Good Morning America and then on the Law and Crime network – which covered the trial without interruption
Johnny Depp is ‘over the moon’ and feels as though the ‘weight of the world’ has been lifted from his shoulders, his attorneys said
‘My sense is that it had a lot to do with accountability. Johnny owned his issues, he was very candid about his alcohol and drug issues, he was candid about some unfortunate texts that he wrote, and I think it was a sharp contrast to Ms Heard, who didn’t seem… or at least the jury may have perceived that she didn’t take accountability for anything,’ said Chew.
On Tuesday, Heard’s attorneys released a statement slamming Depp’s team’s ‘victory lap’ since the trial wrapped. She said they are collectively setting back women’s rights.
On Wednesday, Depp’s attorneys said that wasn’t the case and that the facts speak for themselves.
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‘It’s disappointing. We’re only speaking about what happened in this case and the facts in this case were overwhelming positive for Johnny. The verdict speaks for itself,’ Vasquez said on Good Morning America.
On TODAY, she told Savannah Guthrie: ‘I mean frankly… we’re here to talk about the case that we tried. We encourage all victims to come forward, have their day in court, which is exactly what happened in this case.’
They also insisted that social media – where Johnny was the clear favorite – played ‘no role whatsoever’ in the verdict.
‘My view is that social media played no role whatsoever this was a decision made by the jury on the evidence. It was overwhelmingly in Depp’s favor,’ said Chew.
Johnny, they said, is ‘over the moon’ and now feels like the ‘weight of the world’ has been lifted from his shoulders.
‘I was speaking with another friend of ours, a mutual friend of Johnny’s and ours and ‘he said, “I haven’t seen Johnny smile like that in six years,”‘ said Vasquez, who has been promoted as a result of her performance at the trial.
She said she hoped her newfound fame will inspire young girls to stay in school and pursue legal careers.
‘It’s been overwhelming and surreal but [if] I can encourage young women to stay in school and maybe inspire them to pursue a legal career, then it is all worth it.’
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