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Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard: Week One recap

By Jenny Goldsberry
Published April 16, 2022 5:33pm ET
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Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard: Week One recap
Johnny Depp (left) has sued Amber Heard (right) for libel in Virginia after the Washington Post published her opinion piece. Depp’s lawyers say the article falsely implies that she was physically and sexually abused by Depp when the actors were married. | (AP Photo)

Actor Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard began this week in Fairfax County, Virginia.

There are five more weeks to go, and there will be no extensions, according to Judge Penney Azcarate.

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