Robert Downey Jr. is the latest star to congratulate Johnny Depp on his victory in the Amber Heard defamation suit.
The Tropic Thunder actor FaceTimed his movie star Johnny to celebrate his win, his close friend Josh Richman revealed during a live stream event for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Robert, 57, told his old friend Johnny, 59: “John, thank god it’s over” – with news of the call coming amid Amber’s claims the verdict in the libel trial was “unfair”.
‘Thank God it’s over’: Robert Downey Jr. celebrated Johnny Depp’s trial victory with a FaceTime call (pictured January 2020)
A rep for Johnny confirmed the FaceTime call to the New York Post.
During the livestream, Josh said the Pirates of the Caribbean star was “stoic” in a UK hotel room when the news broke, while friends and co-workers “cried and screamed.”
“Even Jeff Beck turned off the TV screen,” Josh said.
Support: The Tropic Thunder actor, 57, told Johnny, 59, ‘John thank god it’s over’, as his close friend Josh Richman revealed during a charity live stream event (pictured this month) .
Victory: During the livestream, Josh said the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star was ‘stoic’ in a UK hotel room when the news broke, while friends and co-workers ‘cried and screamed’ (pictured last month)
In other talking points, Josh revealed that it wasn’t Johnny’s intention to ask his ex-girlfriend Kate Moss to testify at the trial, but things quickly changed when Amber took the witness stand.
Amber, 36, mentioned Kate’s name during her testimony and the notoriously private runway star was “kidded” and said “like fuck it,” according to Johnny’s friend.
Johnny and supermodel Kate partied backstage at the Royal Albert Hall earlier this month following his guest appearance with Jeff Beck – days after she testified for the movie star in court.
Speaking: In other talking points, Josh revealed that it wasn’t Johnny’s intention to ask his ex-girlfriend Kate Moss to testify at the trial, but things quickly changed when Amber took the witness stand
Not having it: Amber, 36, mentioned Kate’s name during her statement and the notoriously private catwalk star was “p***ed” and was “like, f**k this,” according to Johnny’s girlfriend (Kate pictured last month)
Amber has broken her silence on her defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny for the first time since a jury ruled against her – claiming the ‘unfair’ verdict was the result of biased ‘representation on social media’ and accusing the actor of tries to sway the jury by putting “paid employees and randos” on the stand.
Amber spoke about the crushing sentence against her in a three-part interview with the Today Show, taped Thursday and airing Monday morning.
During the meeting with Savannah Guthrie — who interviewed Johnny’s legal team on the show last week and whose husband actually consulted with her during the trial — Amber lashed out at the “hate and the spite” she faced during the trial and after the jury’s verdict while blowing up the “unfair” decision made against her.
Her side: Amber has broken her silence on the verdict in the Johnny defamation trial, speaking out for the first time since a jury ruled she defamed her ex-husband – and ordered her to pay him $10 million in damages
Amber, who flew to New York City on Friday on a private jet to conduct the interview, doubled down on her attorney’s allegations last week that the jury was influenced by social media, while also suggesting that she was awarded by Johnny’s “distinguished ‘ drama’ on the stand.
“Even someone who is sure I deserve all this hate and spite, even if you think I’m lying, you still can’t look me in the eye that you think there’s a fair one on social media.” representation.” She said. “You can’t tell me you think that’s fair.”
Earlier this month, a jury ruled that Amber defamed her ex-husband by publishing an article in The Washington Post about being a sexual assault survivor. She was ordered to pay Johnny $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, although the judge reduced the second payment to $350,000 under Virginia law. She was awarded a relatively paltry $2 million in damages, meaning Johnny left the case and Amber owed him $8.35 million.
Interview: The actress sat down with Today Show’s Savannah Guthrie to discuss the verdict, which she called “unfair” and accused of biased “social media representation”.