Why Johnny Depp lost his case in the UK but won in the US
It all came down to whether the case was heard by a judge or a jury and the mayhem that took place online outside the courtroom.
The outcome of the Johnny Depp defamation trial turned a bit of celebrity jurisprudence on its head – the long-standing conventional wisdom that it’s easier for a VIP to prevail with a libel claim in the United Kingdom than in the United States.
The reason, according to legal experts, may simply boil down to the fact that Depp’s action against his ex-wife Amber Heard in the UK – which he lost – happened to be decided by a judge, whereas his case in the United States was decided by a jury.
Washington Post
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