The "The Sun" trial is postponed because of the coronavirus. Johnny Depp is stuck in France, one of his lawyers is self-isolated and the judge reasonably agrees with the fact of the risk of this GLOBAL PANDEMY...
Guess who's the COWARD here? Johnny Depp! Someone's forgot HE'S SUING THEM (Heard and "The Sun")!! not the opposite!!
Because our little Ambassador would be more ready than ever to "fly from the other side of the Atlantic" to the court now!!
But..she wasn't the one who wants to dismiss and dismiss the case?What a low level..
Johnny Depp's defamation trial in London has been postponed due to the coronavirus. The high-profile trial was supposed to start Monday.
Depp is in France and his legal team said the actor couldn't travel, nor is he able to give evidence through a suitable video link.
The Sun's legal counsel claimed in court Depp wanted the trial adjourned "not because of the coronavirus, but because he cannot face the prospect of his lies about his relationship being exposed because he’s a coward and because he knows he’s going to lose."
A spokesperson for Heard: "As she has demonstrated, Amber is willing to give evidence on what she was subjected to, no matter the obstacles involved, and from the other side of the Atlantic. Mr. Depp, on the other hand, will not even make the effort to leave his palatial estate in the south of France. That speaks volumes."
Waldman: "Mr. Depp has pursued and awaited justice for nearly four years. The Judge hearing Mr. Depp’s defamation case against the Sun raised safety and practicality concerns. Although the case is extremely important to Mr. Depp, he is also uneasy about putting anyone else in harm’s way. These are perilous times, and he accepts waiting until the borders and the courts can safely operate."
Waldman continued, "In contrast, the Sun tabloid fails to read their own newspaper accounts about current events, and exhibit their famous disdain for the British public. Ms. Heard's small coterie of friends and family witnesses, half of whom she sued to compel them to testify, also offered to appear by video link in a libel case for which the reporter Dan Wootton himself is too afraid to testify."
One of Depp’s U.K. attorneys is reportedly in self-isolation. High Court Judge Andrew Nicol recognized this week the potential impact COVID-19 could have midway through the trial, given the amount of people involved.
"There’s also the issue of if we were to start and illness struck one or more participants halfway through, what would we do? Even if you haven’t raised the question, I was going to raise it," Judge Nicol told the lawyers Wednesday prior to Friday's ruling.