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FAIRFAX, United States (AFP) — A US jury Wednesday found both Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard liable for defamation — but sided more strongly with the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star following an intense trial riding on bitterly contested allegations of domestic abuse. The verdict capped a bitterly-fought six-week trial riding on lurid claims and counterclaims of between the Hollywood celebrities. The seven-member jury in Virginia awarded the 58-year-old actor $15 million […]
by Amel SEMMACHE Agence France Presse FAIRFAX, United States (AFP) — Jury selection began on Monday in the blockbuster defamation case about allegations of spousal abuse between Hollywood star Johnny Depp and his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard. The 58-year-old Depp, after losing a high-profile libel case in London, has brought suit against the 35-year-old Heard in the United States. About a dozen Depp fans holding small black pirate flags — a nod to his starring […]
by Ammar Karim Agence France Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — “More morphine!” Malak’s mother cried, her 20-year-old daughter hospitalized after a marital dispute left her severely burned — the latest victim of domestic violence exacerbated by confinement in Iraq. The nationwide lockdown since mid-March is meant to keep coronavirus cases down in the country, but it has led to a spike in another sad statistic: domestic violence. The head of Iraq’s community police, Brigadier General […]
by Laura MANNERING HONG KONG (AFP) — It is just over a year since Erwiana Sulistyaningsih’s Hong Kong employer was jailed for horrific abuse of her maid in a case that made headlines around the world. After pictures of Erwiana’s extensive injuries went viral in 2014, the young Indonesian became the face of a movement determined to force change for the army of more than 300,000 migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong. Although she never […]
(Reuters) – The National Football League (NFL) “failed” in its efforts to police by its players but has “learned from those mistakes,” a top NFL executive testified to Congress on Tuesday. Troy Vincent, the NFL’s executive vice president for football operations, conceded that the case involving Ray Rice was handled poorly. “The commissioner (Roger Goodell) has acknowledged those mistakes,” Vincent told a packed hearing by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. “We failed. This […]
