Saturday 28 May 2022 06:52 PM Elon Musk hopes Johnny Depp and Amber Heard can move on after highly publicized ... trends now
Elon Musk is finally weighing in on the high-profile defamation trial of his ex-girlfriend Amber Heard and Johnny Depp after six weeks of testimony that has captivated the world.
The Tesla CEO took to Twitter on Saturday just a day after the case was sent to the jury. A verdict is expected next week.
'I hope they both move on,' Musk tweeted. 'At their best, they are each incredible.'
Musk and Heard began dating around the time of her split with Depp in May 2016 and by August the following year they had broken up. They got together again and dated briefly.
Elon Musk, who briefly dated Amber Heard, spoke out Saturday on the high-profile defamation trial of Heard and Johnny Depp
Musk says he hopes his ex Amber Heard and her former husband Johnny can 'both move on' after their highly publicized bitter defamation trial. They are pictured together in 2016
The Tesla CEO took to Twitter on Saturday just a day after the case was sent to the jury - and stated that he hopes both Depp and Heard are able to move on
Musk's tweet on Saturday was in response to MIT research scientist and podcaster Lex Fridman who tweeted his takeaways from the trial.
'My takeaways from Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard trial: 1. Fame is one hell of a drug (for some). 2. Psychiatrists & lawyers come in drastically varying levels of skill. 3. Lying to millions of people is something humans are capable of. 4. Love can be messy. 5. Mega pint of wine.'
For six weeks, bombshell testimony focused on details of alleged abuse that Heard says she suffered at the hands of Depp. Heard has outlined more than a dozen specific instances where she says she was assaulted by Depp.
Depp has denied any physical or sexual abuse, and says Heard concocted the claims to destroy Depp's reputation. Depp's legions of online fans have focused on their belief that Heard has been untruthful, and that that will determine the outcome.
But the case itself is a defamation claim.
Depp, 58, sued his ex-wife Heard for $50 million for an op-ed piece she wrote for the Washington Post in 2018 in which she claimed to a 'public figure representing domestic abuse.'
His team argues that she was the abuser and have provided evidence of recordings of the actress where she admits to hitting Depp.
They also say she threw a bottle at him which cut off his finger, forcing him to have multiple surgeries to repair it.
Musk's tweet on Saturday was in response to MIT research scientist and podcaster Lex Fridman who tweeted his takeaways from the trial
Heard then filed a $100 million countersuit against the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star, stating that the 2020 'Waldman statements' given to the media by Depp's former lawyer Adam Waldman claimed her allegations to be an 'abuse hoax.'
The jury began deliberations at 2:57 p.m. and two hours later were sent home for the weekend by Judge Penney Azcarate. Jurors will reconvene at 9 a.m. Tuesday after the Memorial day holiday weekend. A verdict in the case is expected next week.
Depp's lawyers tried to subpoena Musk to grill him over allegations he had an affair with Heard during her 18-month marriage to Depp. But Musk, a non-resident of Virginia where the trial is being held, cannot be forced to attend proceedings at the Fairfax County Circuit Court, either in person or via video-link.
Musk has made no secret of the fact he dated Heard on and off for several years but he's always maintained the relationship only became romantic months after her split from Depp.
Heard testified last week about meeting Musk on the Met Gala red carpet in 2016 after Depp 'stood her up'.
She said: 'I didn't recognize him until we started talking. He'd reminded me we'd met once before. We spoke on the red carpet in the waiting line. He seemed like a real gentleman.'
Heard said she became friends with Musk after that. She began dating the Tesla founder soon after and by August the following year they had broken up.
Depp waves to his fans as he left the courthouse Friday to await a verdict in the $50M suit he filed against ex Amber Heard for the op-ed piece she wrote he claims ruined his career
Heard (pictured leaving court Friday to await the verdict) filed a $100 million countersuit against Depp for statements given to the media that called her allegations a hoax
Amber Heard testified about meeting ex-boyfriend Elon Musk at the Met Gala in 2016. She dated him around the time of her split from Johnny Depp. Musk walked the red carpet with his mother Maye at the 2022 Met Gala
Last month Depp's former agent Christian Carino told the court about emails sent to him by Heard after she broke up with Elon Musk.
Carino, a talent agent with mega agency CAA and Lady Gaga's ex-fiance, said that Heard began dating Musk 'immediately after Johnny Depp.'
In an email on August 7, 2017, Heard told Carino: 'Dealing with breakup. I hate when things go public. See I'm so sad.'
Carino replied to Heard: 'You weren't in love with him. You told me 1,000 times
