Enraged Johnny Depp fans protest his innocence at defamation case against Amber Heard

express.co.uk:

Amber Heard is about to kick off in Fairfax, Virginia, and both she and Johnny Depp are expected to give evidence.The scenes outside the courtroom featured devoted fans of movie star Depp gathered together to protest his innocence.After the pair's ill-fated marriage fell apart, Amber had written an opinion piece for the Washington Post telling the world she had "spoken out against sexual violence" - something which an infuriated Johnny claimed would implicate him.Despite a court previously ruling that allegations of physical and emotional abuse against Amber at his hands were "substantially true", Johnny is proceeding with a new $50 million (£38.2 million) case against her.Johnny, who once wrote her messages in his own blood, is arguing that the abuse implications are damaging his career and causing the film industry to avoid offering him lucrative new roles.The offices of the Washington Post are based in Virginia, so the court case will be held there.However Amber's lawyers are expected to argue that she should be immune from the libel suit due to a law specific to the state of Virginia called the anti-Slapp provision (strategic lawsuit against public participation.)The provision is designed to prevent people from being sued for speaking out about matters that are of public concern.Amber's lawyer insists that her account of harrowing experiences of domestic violence - something which affects a significant number of women - is very much a public concern.Meanwhile Amber is counter-suing, having previously claimed that her own film career also lay in tatters after being accused of "lying" about being an abuse victim."I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our culture’s wrath for.