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.
