Then there’s the [Depp] case against the Washington Post and Amber Heard, and she has counter-sued both Johnny Depp and his lawyer for accusing her of lying over the spousal abuse.”
The US case is not scheduled to be heard until May when Depp and Heard, 34, are both due to be filming new projects.
“This is only round one,” said Mark Stephens, an expert in media law at the law firm Howard Kennedy.
“If Johnny Depp wins, he will be vindicated and the more sordid aspects of the evidence at trial will likely be forgotten.