Between farce and drama, the trial between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard focused this week on the galaxy of professionals who surround the star, painting a portrait of Hollywood in all its excess. The 36-year-old actress’ domestic abuse charges and the 58-year-old star’s denials are at the heart of a high-profile libel trial that has been going on since April 11 in suburban Washington. river, Johnny Depp gave up his place on Tuesday on the witness stand to those who revolve around him: agent, driver, bodyguard, wealth or property manager… And these secondary characters sometimes stole the show. who vapoteAlejandro Romero is a doorman in a luxury building in Los Angeles where the couple lived. Testifying by video link, driving a car, he assured not to have seen marks on the face of Amber Heard after the final argument of the couple in May 2016. The actress appeared shortly after in court , apparently swollen, to apply for a protective order. But the doorman did not want to dwell on his memories. “I’m too stressed, I don’t want to have to meddle in this anymore,” he said, showing his ill will as he tugged on his e-cigarette. To drive the point home, he ended up starting his car. “Well, here’s a first, I’m sorry,” commented Judge Penney Azcarate, visibly taken aback. has worked for Johnny Depp for twenty-three years. With a marked Scottish accent, he gave her unfailing support on Thursday, describing an Amber Heard “who wanted to wear the panties” and started the arguments. Asked about the actor’s alcohol and drug use, he assured that the star had “a high tolerance for all substances” and referred to his role in Pirate of the Caribbean: “I think Jack Sparrow was more drunk than Johnny…”Even in these circumstances, he never saw the actor urinate in a hallway, as a lawyer for Amber Heard suggested. “I think I would remember if I had seen Mr. Depp’s penis…” Highlighting his financial dependence on the actor, Ms. Heard’s lawyers asked him if he had received $8,500 in gifts over the years. “He gave me so much more than that!” replied Malcolm Connolly without disassembling. The huge checks of the financial manager The lifestyle of Johnny Depp, who owned forty-five luxury cars, a yacht and several properties, regularly hit the headlines. Her “business manager”, Edward White, told Thursday how he had sought to redress his accounts, while settling the costs of the divorce with Amber Heard, pronounced in 2017. “At first, she asked for four million dollars, but her requests kept going up,” he said. In the end, Johnny Depp paid her $6.8 million, wrote checks for $200,000 in donations in her name, paid half a million to her lawyers, and assumed all debts incurred during their period of life together, or $13.5 million. Agent confidant Christian Carino was both actors’ agent and friend, but no longer speaks to either of them. By video, he reported having tried, in vain, to reconcile them and read text messages exchanged with Amber Heard after their divorce. In a message, the Aquaman actress said she was “sad” to have broken up with her new lover, billionaire Elon Musk. “You didn’t love him and you told me a thousand times that you just wanted to plug the hole”, replied the agent, advising him to stop dating “super famous people”. Christian Carino spoke knowingly: he was once Lady Gaga’s fiancé. Psychological analysis of costumes On the first day of the trial, Johnny Depp wore a light gray suit with a black tie decorated with a bee-shaped pattern. The next day, Amber Heard had a gray jacket, the day after a bee tie. At the helm, Shannon Curry, a psychologist hired by Johnny Depp’s lawyers, felt that the actress suffered from a personality disorder that could push her to “imitate” her relatives “because it is reassuring”. What now? Ms. Heard’s lawyers wanted to hear from Elon Musk and actor James Franco, another relative of their client. But the two men declined, without explaining their reasons.
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