<em>The Atlantic </em>Daily: The Only Sure Outcome of <em>Depp v. Heard</em>
The Depp-Heard defamation trial is a next-generation media circus, and the implications of it are disturbing.
Tomorrow, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s six-week defamation trial comes to a close. Depp is suing Heard, his ex-wife, for $50 million, accusing her of defaming him in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she refers to herself—without naming him—as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” Heard, in turn, filed a $100 million defamation counterclaim against Depp.
The jury will likely issue a verdict next week. But last week:
