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Ahighly publicized court casebetween Johnny Depp and Amber Heard iscurrently under wayin Virginia.
The exes will take the stand to testify in the culmination of a yearslong legal battle.
Joining them will be a bevy of high-profile witnesses including Elon Musk and James Franco.
Heard calls it quits with her partner that year.
2015Depp and Heard marry in a private ceremony at their L.A. residence.
I have a fiercely independent spirit.
She claims that Depp caused the injury by throwing an iPhone at her.
The judge grants her a temporary restraining order against Depp after she made adomestic-abuse complainton May 21.
He has a short fuse, she said.
In August,Depp and Heard settle their abuse caseout of court.
Neither party has made false accusations for financial gain.
2017The couplefinalizes their divorce.
2018Heard writes theWashingtonPostop-edthat sets off the series of lawsuits and countersuits that persist still.
libel trialwraps on November 2, ruling the publications use of thephrasesubstantially true.
2022The trial begins in a Fairfax, Virginia, courthouse on April 11.
Opening statements from Heards attorneys open with the accusations of abuse, includinghorrific claims of physical and sexual assault.
