{"id":444454,"date":"2022-05-10T03:44:15","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T00:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/week-long-break-in-depp-heard-party-has-drawbacks-for-both-sides\/"},"modified":"2022-05-10T03:44:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T00:44:15","slug":"week-long-break-in-depp-heard-party-has-drawbacks-for-both-sides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/week-long-break-in-depp-heard-party-has-drawbacks-for-both-sides\/","title":{"rendered":"#Week-long break in Depp, Heard party has drawbacks for both sides"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a259a0377b9f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a259a0377b9f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/week-long-break-in-depp-heard-party-has-drawbacks-for-both-sides\/#%E2%80%9CWeek-long_break_in_Depp_Heard_party_has_drawbacks_for_both_sides%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Week-long break in Depp, Heard party has drawbacks for both sides&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWeek-long_break_in_Depp_Heard_party_has_drawbacks_for_both_sides%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Week-long break in Depp, Heard party has drawbacks for both sides&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Legal experts say Johnny Depp\u2019s lawyers were given a gift when his bombshell defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard went on hiatus this week.<\/p>\n<p>But some also noted the break could give the Heard\u2019s side a boost, as jurors are left with several days to chew on her harrowing testimony.<\/p>\n<p>Without an im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te cross-examination to challenger her credibility, Heard\u2019s story is left \u201cmarinating in their minds, and maybe solidifying that \u2026 this is what really h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened and this is the truth,\u201d New York based family law and divorce attorney Sandra Radna said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe no matter what Johnny Depp\u2019s team does afterwards, it can\u2019t change them,\u201d Radna said about the jurors, \u201cbecause now they\u2019ve they\u2019ve sat with that for a week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Expert trial consultant Jill Huntley Taylor, however, said the gap will give Depp\u2019s attorneys \u201cplenty of time\u201d to pour over Heard\u2019s testimony and \u201creally meticulously plan their cross-examination of her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do think there is a real strategic advantage\u201d to that, Huntley Taylor told The Post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/depp-heard-break-517.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Johnny Depp's legal team may benefit from the weeklong recess in his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, according to legal experts.\" class=\"wp-image-22201295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/depp-heard-break-517.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/depp-heard-break-517.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/depp-heard-break-517.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Johnny Depp\u2019s legal team may benefit from the weeklong recess in his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, according to legal experts.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA\/ELIZABETH FRANTZ \/ POOL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The trial was paused on May 5, after Heard\u2019s second day on the stand, when she described some of the extreme abuse she allegedly suffered at Depp\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n<p>Her testimony will resume May 16, when Judge Penney Azcarate returns from a pre-scheduled conference.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Depp\u2019s attorneys will be able to spend the week \u201cfinding things to ask that would discredit her testimony,\u201d California entertainment lawyer\u00a0Mitra Ahouraian said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJohnny\u2019s team is going to be pivoting based on what they heard in her testimony,\u201d Ahouraian told The Post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/depp-heard-break-519.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Depp's lawyers have extra time to plan their cross-examination of Heard, according to one expert.\" class=\"wp-image-22201305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/depp-heard-break-519.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/depp-heard-break-519.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/depp-heard-break-519.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Depp\u2019s lawyers have extra time to plan their cross-examination of Heard, according to one expert.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jim Lo Scalzo\/Pool via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A source close to Depp told The Post that his lawyers \u201cdefinitely see it as an advantage to have a week and a half to prepare for cross-examination and analyze Ms. Heard\u2019s direct examination testimony so far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, lawyer to the stars Jeffrey Movit of Mitchell Silberberg &amp; Knupp said that a legal team \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly wishes to present their full case without interruption rather than have it chopped up and divided and spread out over time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the jury has time to ruminate on Ms. Heard\u2019s testimony they may forget portions of it,\u201d Movit noted. \u201cMoreover, her testimony will be significantly separated in time from that of the other witnesses in support of her case.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/depp-heard-break-523.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The recess may also benefit Heard's team since her story is now &quot;marinating in their minds&quot; of the jurors, another expert claimed.\" class=\"wp-image-22201313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/depp-heard-break-523.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/depp-heard-break-523.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/depp-heard-break-523.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The recess may also benefit Heard\u2019s team since her story is now \u201cmarinating\u201d in jurors\u2019 minds, another expert claimed.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA\/JIM LO SCALZO \/ POOL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Depp, 58, is suing Heard, 36, for $50 million for defamation over a 2018 op-ed she wrote in the Washington Post in which she described herself as \u201ca public figure representing domestic abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cPirates of the Caribbean\u201d star wasn\u2019t named in the piece, but he says it nonetheless ruined his reputation, damaged his career and cost him tens of millions of dollars in work.<\/p>\n<p>Heard\u2019s lawyers aren\u2019t allowed to consult with the actress this week since she\u2019s still on the stand, something Huntley Taylor, the trial consultant, described as a \u201cchallenge for them and for her.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/depp-heard-break-522.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Heard will continue testifying on May 16 when the trial resumes.\" class=\"wp-image-22201327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/depp-heard-break-522.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/depp-heard-break-522.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/depp-heard-break-522.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Heard will continue testifying on May 16 when the trial resumes.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA\/JIM LO SCALZO \/ POOL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The jury, which is not sequestered, is also at risk at hearing about this case in their week off given how much attention it\u2019s received, the experts warned.<\/p>\n<p>Bottom line, Radna said, \u201cyou never know what\u2019s going through jurors\u2019 heads.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Elizabeth Rosner.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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