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Johnny Depp’s past text messages were read in court on Wednesday.

It seems like Amy Schumer has done more post-Oscars damage control than Will Smith has!

A jury in Virginia is scheduled to hear opening statements Tuesday in a defamation lawsuit filed by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Depp says Heard libeled him when she wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse." Depp is never mentioned by name, but he says the article implicates him nonetheless because it refers to past accusations Heard made when she sought a restraining order against him. Depp denies the abuse allegations.

Amber Heard hopes that she and Johnny Depp can "move on" after their defamation dispute. The 35-year-old actress was sued by her ex-husband for $50 million for defamation after she wrote a piece for the Washington Post newspaper in which she described herself as a victim of domestic violence. Amber did not name Johnny in the article and has countersued in return for $100 million - with the case set to begin in Virginia on Monday (11.

Johnny Depp’s $50 million defamation suit, Amber Heard took to Instagram to say she has “always maintained a love for Johnny” despite publicly feuding for years.The trial in a Fairfax, Va. court begins Monday, where a jury will ultimately decide if Heard defamed Depp in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed implying he was a domestic abuser —which the actor says hurt his reputation and cost him work.The headline of Heard’s piece read: “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath.

Amber Heard is hoping she and her ex-husband Johnny Depp can eventually put the past behind them after their defamation trial comes to an end.

Amy Schumer continues to share her thoughts on the controversy caused during the 2022 Academy Awards, following the off-script joke that created the conflict between Chris Rock and Will Smith, the comedian is now revealing the joke she ‘wasn’t allowed’ to make at the ceremony.During her recent stand-up comedy act in Las Vegas, Schumer, who previously revealed she was “still triggered and traumatized” by the Oscars slap, told the audience some of the jokes labeled too controversial for the show, including a joke about Joe Rogan, James Franco, and one about the fatal shooting involving Alec Baldwin on the set of ‘Rust.’“Don’t Look Up’ is the name of a movie? More like don’t look down the barrel of Alec Baldwin’s shotgun,” Schumer said, “I wasn’t allowed to say any of that, but you can just come up and [slap] someone.”And while the comedian described the slap as “disturbing,” explaining that she was “still in shock and stunned and sad,” and “waiting for this sickening feeling to go away from what we all witnessed,” online users shared their thoughts on what was described as an “insensitive” and “tasteless” joke, following the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.“It’s not funny to joke about someone being killed by a prop gun,” one person wrote, while another one commented, “How do you think hearing this makes Halyna Hutchins’ grieving family feel?”

Oscars about Alec Baldwin and the fatal shooting on the set of Rust.The comedian, who hosted this year’s ceremony with Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall, discussed the Oscars during a stand-up set at the Mirage Theater in Las Vegas on Saturday (April 2).According to The Hollywood Reporter, Schumer tackled Will Smith’s altercation with Chris Rock, referring to the actor as ‘Ali’.“I was kind of feeling myself… and then all of a sudden Ali was making his way up,” Schumer said. “And it was just a fucking bummer.

In a parallel universe, we might have been talking about this controversial joke instead of the Will Smith slap all last week!

Unlike Chris Rock, fellow comedian and Oscars co-host Amy Schumer didn’t hold back with her opinions on The Slap during her stand-up comedy show at the Mirage Theater in Las Vegas on Saturday. This comes after Schumer said she was “traumatized” and “triggered” by Will Smith assaulting Rock at the Oscars in an Instagram post.

“I don’t know if you saw this, but Will Smith slapped Chris Rock,” Amy Schumer told the crowd at her first post-Oscars stand-up gig over the weekend, shocking no one. “Did you read that in your newsfeed?”

Amy Schumer used a cut Oscars joke about Alec Baldwin and the "Rust" shooting during a comedy set this weekend in Vegas. Schumer ran through a handful of jokes that were too controversial for the Oscars ceremony at her April 2 comedy show at Las Vegas’ Mirage Theatre, according to Vanity Fair. Schumer co-hosted the 94th Academy Awards alongside Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes.

Zack Sharf Amy Schumer performed a stand-up comedy set at Las Vegas’ Mirage Theater on April 2, where she continued to discuss Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards. Schumer co-hosted the ceremony alongside Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall. The comedian wrote on social media following the Oscars that she was “still triggered and traumatized” by Smith’s slap.

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Madeleine Albright, the 64th U.S. Secretary of State passed away on Wednesday, her family has confirmed. She was 84 years old.

Johnny Depp, 58, and his ex-wife, Amber Heard, 35, are getting ready to duke it out in court again, over a $50 million defamation lawsuit filed by Johnny against Amber in March 2019. According to court documents obtained by HollywoodLife, the upcoming showdown, which is taking place in a Fairfax County, Virginia, courtroom, will include communication that took place between the two and various celebrities, including Aquaman actor, Jason Momoa, 42, and Harry Potter author, J.K. Rowling, 56.

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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s upcoming defamation trial.The long-delayed trial begins next month, with Marvel star Paul Bettany joining Franco and Musk as a witness. Representatives from the Walt Disney company and Warner Bros will also testify.According to Deadline, Franco and Musk are being brought in to testify on behalf of Heard after Depp accused them both of having an affair with his ex-wife.In 2019, Depp launched a defamation lawsuit against Heard, after she wrote a 2018 article in The Washington Post claiming she was a victim of domestic abuse.Depp and Heard will testify in person, per Bloomberg.

Johnny Depp keeps his head down while leaving out the back door of The Troubadour in Los Angeles over the weekend.

The defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard slated to begin next month in Virginia includes a number of notable names slated to testify, including James Franco, Elon Musk and Ellen Barkin.Heard, 35, has listed Franco, 43, and Musk, 50, as witnesses in the case, in connection with Depp's accusations she cheated on him with both men during the time they were married, TMZ reported on Saturday, noting that both were slated to appear via video link.Heard has also included actress Barkin, 67, on her list of witnesses, in addition to representatives for companies such as Disney, Warner Bros., the ACLU, WME and the Los Angeles Police Department, the outlet reported. The latest:The defamation trial between Johnny Depp, 58, and Amber Heard, 35, slated to begin next month in Virginia includes a number of notable names slated to testify, including James Franco, 43, Elon Musk, 50, and Ellen Barkin, 67Depp, 58, has called for actor Paul Bettany, 50, to testify in connection with text messages he had previously exchanged with Depp; the texts were previously read in Depp's libel trial against The U.K.

There likely won’t be a red carpet rolled out in front of the Fairfax County courthouse, but some big names are coming to Johnny Depp’s now $100 million defamation battle with ex-wife Amber Heard when the long delayed trial starts next month.