Judge Jeanine Pirro said the jury in the Johnny Depp case sent a message with their verdict in Depp's favor, praising them for not believing Amber Heard's 'lies.'
'The Five' co-host Jeanine Piro breaks down the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard defamation trial verdict on 'The Story.'in his defamation trial on Wednesday, crediting the jury for seeing through Amber Heard's"cruel" and"callous" lies on the stand.Depp won his defamation casewith a jury awarding him $15 million after a bombshell seven-week trial marked by shocking allegations of abuse leveled by both sides.
Pirro praised Depp's legal team, including lawyers Benjamin Chew and Camille Vasquez, for the confidence and preparedness they displayed throughout the highly televised trial."These are people who believed in the mission," she said."And the jury believed in them, too. And it makes you proud of the justice system at a time when people have so many questions about it.
Pirro said the verdict sends a strong message for Depp, who put"everything on the line" and risked further damaging his reputation in his pursuit of justice. Ultimately, she said,"truth did prevail." "He rolled the dice. He could have said, you know what? Maybe I’ll come out worse than I already am…[but] It was clear that the man was at the bottom," Pirro said."He couldn’t go any lower, and he felt that there was nothing to lose by going forward. Hopefully, this is a man who will have faith in the justice system, who will talk about how important justice is."
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