I will never give up on you, and neither will anyone who stands with you,” said Amber Heard‘s younger sister Whitney Henriquez. I’m even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women. It is a setback,” she added. “It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated. It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously.
“I believe Johnny’s attorneys succeeded in getting the jury to overlook the key issue of Freedom of Speech and ignore evidence that was so conclusive that we won in the U.K.,” the Aquaman actress continued. “I’m sad I lost this case. But I am sadder still that I seem to have lost a right I thought I had as an American — to speak freely and openly.”
On the witness stand earlier in the court case, Henriquez testified and was questioned about a March 2015 incident when she claimed Depp allegedly hit her and Heard on a staircase at their penthouse. She said her then-brother-in-law struck her in the back then proceeded to “repeatedly” hit Heard. Heard testified about the incident as well, saying she punched Depp to defend her sister. He denied that version of events.
Henriquez said she got along with Depp “at first” before witnessing the tumultuous relationship, living with them at one point. Depp, during his time on the stand, recalled liking “sweet kid” Henriquez when they met, but claimed she often got the “dirty end of the stick” and would be a “punching bag” for Heard. “Whitney was trying to please her sister, trying to be up to snuff and it just seemed like she got shot down every time,” he said of the sisters’ “up-and-down” relationship.
Source: IOL
In other news – Dermot Mulroney to star in the next Scream movie
Dermot Mulroney has signed on to star in the next “Scream” movie. The “My Best Friend’s Wedding” star has been named as the latest addition to the sixth instalment of the horror franchise that is being helmed by directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who took over from Wes Craven, who died, aged 76, from a brain tumour in 2015, and writers Guy Busick and James Vanderbilt.
The role of the 58-year-old actor is being mainly kept top secret, but the “Hollywood Reporter” says his character will be a police officer. Learn more
