Johnny Depp was “overacting” when he testified against Amber Heard during the former couple’s defamation trial, calling Depp a “huge narcissist”.Depp is suing Heard for defamation over an opinion piece she wrote for The Washington Post in 2018 about their alleged abusive relationship.
Depp’s lawyers have argued that the article falsely implies she was sexually and physically abused by Depp during their marriage.
Heard filed a counter-claim, saying Depp has created a smear campaign.On Monday (April 25) during the latest episode of The Howard Stern Show, Stern discussed various developments in the trial between Depp and Heard.The ongoing court hearings have been live-streamed across several platforms since April 11.
Per Variety, Heard’s legal representatives tried to prevent cameras from broadcasting proceedings; however, live-streaming was approved by Judge Penney Azcarate and the decision was not publicly challenged by Depp’s team.Stern touched upon this during his SiriusXM radio show, as Mediaite reports, saying that it appeared to him that Depp wanted the trial televised.“I think Johnny Depp is a huge narcissist,” Stern said, “and what I mean by that is – he figured, ‘I’ll put this on TV and because I’m so persuasive and because I’m so smart, I’m such a wonderful guy’.”Howard also said he thought Depp was “so over-acting” during the trial, even saying the actor was “writing his own material as he goes along”.
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