Why did Johnny Depp lose his trial in the United Kingdom, but he won in the United States?

Less than two years ago, Johnny Depp lost the U.K. slander trial against The Sun CHA photoide he named the woman's <x0... After his former wife, Amber Heard, gave evidence to support The Sun's claims.

Judge, Mr. Justice Nicole, said Sun had proven that his article was “that was literally” and found that 12 of the 14 alleged domestic violence incidents against Heard had occurred. At the time, Heard's U.S. lawyer, Elaine Charlson Bradeoft, said the decision was no surprise. “Very soon, we will present even more volume evidence in the US,” said.

Bradehoff may have been surprised when the US court recently granted Johnny Depp rights. On Wednesday, Heard's trials were rejected by the jury in Virginia, despite having been suggested by many, including legal experts, that Depp was less likely to win.

Anyone may have thought it was easier to win a slander trial in the United Kingdom than in the U.S., where free speech constitutes the first amendment to the constitution and is considered sacred. So, what happened?

Lawyer Mark Stephens told Guardian that the fact that the US trial was carried out before a jury while the trial in the United Kingdom before a judge.

Because the US trial was ahead of a jury, it allowed Depp's lawyers to focus on Heard,” a tactic well used in cases of domestic abuse, but that was rejected by the judge in the United Kingdom, Stephens said.

“They deny that [their client] has done anything, deny that they are the real author of crime and attack the credibility of the person [so Heard] who claims abuse. ”

Heard's team also made tactical mistakes and was overcome by a more experienced group of lawyers, Stephens added. Heard's <x0). Heard's team didn't primarily have lawyers trained for slander cases, and they shot every corner. They were facing a very strong team for Depp,” he said.