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Johnny Depp coming out on top in court of public opinion, experts say
bombshell defamation case against Amber Heard, experts say.Now that the 58-year-old “Pirates of the Caribbean” star has told his side publicly, legal and PR professionals told The Post a jury ruling in his favor doesn’t matter as much.“When [Johnny Depp] stepped off the stand, I think he already won based on his definition of winning,” said Texas civil attorney Katherine Lizardo. “Because he already obtained the favor of the court of public opinion … once he told his story.”Depp testified for four days during the second week at the Fairfax, Virginia, trial — and then again for more than three hours on Wednesday.He is suing his ex-wife for $50 million, alleging she defamed him in her 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she described herself as a victim of domestic abuse.