During Court TV’s Closing Arguments with Vinnie Politan, Johnny Depp’s lawyer, Camille Vasquez, was interviewed and gave some behind-the-scenes details about the trial between the Pirates of the Caribbean actor and his ex-wife, Amber Heard, which took the spotlight during the first half of the year.
In the interview, Vasquez gives details about some of the events that took place during the trial, and shares what is the perception he was left with after having worked in one of the most mediatic legal matters in recent years.
He assures that several people do not feel friendship with Heard
“One of the most difficult witnesses was Dr. Dawn Hughes,” Camille comments. “And another was Whitney, Amber’s sister, because she was someone who was going to defend her relative no matter what,” she added.
But perhaps the most interesting part of the interview is when she confirms what she said about Heard during the closing arguments of the trial. “I think she is, as we said at the time, a bridge burner,” which was followed by a brief video show in which some people who had had some relationship with Heard pointed out that they didn’t exactly have a close relationship with Amber.
“I think these people, including her former lawyer, are no longer friends with her. Some of them showed a closed attitude about it, although this in no way means that they lied during their testimony,” she said.
For Camille, Amber was not treated well by her team
She was also asked why she used to object so much to Amber’s statements on the stand, to which Vasquez replied, “She gave the impression that the things she said were things she had thought of at the last minute, that they were notes she had in a notebook. I even felt that there was really no one on her team who was helping her with her statements. You would see her team and they were always sitting in their places. That made me feel really bad for her, because our team is completely different.”
On how she saw Amber as a deponent, Camille was very clear: “I never saw her as a credible person or as someone likable. She claimed to be a victim of abuse, but the only person who ended up in the hospital with injuries was Johnny Depp. It was an intense relationship, but she was the aggressor,” she said.
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