Let's debunk some horrendous #DeppVsHeard misinformation that has been flying around the internet and that countless people have cited to me as evidence.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion on this case, but no-one should base that opinion on things that simply aren't true.
MYTH 1) The UK case, in which a judge ruled that Depp has physically abused Heard 12 times, was a "sham", that Depp wasn't allowed to present evidence, that the judge didn't hear the same evidence as in this trial, or that it's very hard to win a libel trial in the UK.
This is not true. Firstly, the UK is famously one of the easiest places on earth to win a libel suit. In fact, the government is in the process of reforming libel laws here because it is TOO easy for someone to win and because the jurisdiction is seen as too plaintiff-friendly.
Secondly, it definitely wasn't a "sham". This is absolutely false. My Law360 colleague was there, she heard all the evidence and reported it. We are one of the most reputable legal news agencies in the world. You can find her first-hand coverage here:

law360.com/search?q=QB-20…
The evidence presented in Virginia is v similar to what the judge heard in the UK. Eg, that audio of Heard saying "I was hitting you." The judge considers that in his judgment: "No great weight is to be put on these alleged admissions by Ms Heard to aggressive violent behaviour."

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Feb 12
#BREAKING: Ghislaine Maxwell's motion for a new trial was unsealed at 1am ET this morning. It is **not** about the jurors who told the press they had been victims of sexual abuse. It does not contain a single reference to these jurors. #GhislaineMaxwell #GhislaineMaxwellTrial
Instead, the motion for a new trial relates ENTIRELY to things that happened *during* the trial. It is a challenge to rulings that Judge Nathan made during the trial and instructions she gave to the jury before they went out to deliberate. More on that momentarily. But first...
What happened here? On my reading, either a) the defence realised that nothing untoward happened during jury selection in terms of the jurors who had been abused, but capitalised on the fuss made by the tabloids by making it seem like this was the basis of their motion.
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Feb 11
#BREAKING: Judge Nathan has DENIED the defence’s request to keep their motion for a new trial for #GhislaineMaxwell secret. She will allow them to make narrowly-tailored redactions to protect privacy but said there is no legal reason to keep the entire motion sealed.
Firstly, and importantly, Judge Nathan confirms in her order that “much of the information relied upon in the Defendant’s motion and the Government’s response is publicly available.”
Secondly, she agreed with the prosecution’s argument that “Court is the relevant fact-finder with respect to any potential hearing and it is obviously privy to the information whether filed under seal or filed publicly.”
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Dec 29, 2021
BREAKING: The jury in the #GhislaineMaxwellTrial has just sent a note to Judge Nathan requesting the transcripts of FIVE additional witnesses: Elizabeth Loftus, the witness we are calling “Shawn” to protect his privacy, Amanda Young, Cimberly Espinosa and Jason Richards.
Elizabeth Loftus is the defence’s expert witness who testified about the science of “false memories”, and about the potential for human memory to be contaminated by suggestion or “post-event information”.
Shawn is Carolyn’s ex-boyfriend. Shawn corroborated Carolyn’s story, saying that he remembers Carolyn visiting the Palm Beach house frequently when she was underage, and that she “worked” for Epstein. He remembers that she would leave the house with hundreds of dollars in cash.
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Dec 28, 2021
It’s 5.21am in New York and I’m here at the federal courthouse ready for another day of jury deliberations in the #GhislaineMaxwellTrial. The jury has been asked to stay later than usual tonight, so maybe we’ll have a verdict sometime today??
Out here with the amazing @jkbjournalist @LeslieKritzer and @abcbarbm!
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Dec 27, 2021
#BREAKING: the jury in the #GhislaineMaxwellTrial has sent another note to the judge asking for the transcript of Matt’s testimony. Matt was Jane’s ex-boyfriend and was called by the prosecution to corroborate her story.
Matt testified that Jane told him about *both* Maxwell and Epstein while they were dating. He said Jane described Epstein as a “godfather” like figure who helped her mum pay the bills. But, importantly, Jane told Matt at the time that “the money wasn’t for free.”
Matt testified that Jane told him that Epstein had an “adult female friend” who “made her feel comfortable” spending time with him. When Maxwell was arrested, Matt said he asked Jane: “Is that the woman you told me about?” and she said “yes”.
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