Amber Heard lawyer says ‘enormous amount of evidence was suppressed’ in defamation trial against Johnny Depp
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A lawyer representing Amber Heard in her defamation trial against Johnny Depp has spoken out following the verdict to say that “an enormous amount of evidence was suppressed” during the weeks-long trial. Johnny Depp brought a suit in the UK for the same case,” Ms Bredehoft said in reference to Mr Depp’s 2020 UK libel case against The Sun, which had labeled him a “wife beater” over Ms Heard’s allegations. In the UK case when it came in, Amber won and Mr. Depp lost.” Among the evidence suppressed were “very significant” medical records which showed “a pattern going all the way back to 2012 of Amber reporting this to her therapist”, Ms Bredehoft said. The attorney also speculated that jurors may have been influenced by the “lopsided” social media frenzy around the case, which skewed dramatically in Mr Depp’s favour.