Did Jason Momoa testify in court?

Last Modified Mar 28, 2025 00:20 GMT
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No, Jason Momoa did not testify in court.

In 2022, a video surfaced on YouTube showing Momoa appearing via a live video feed. However, that video was a fake and Momoa didn't feature in the trial. The video has been edited and dubbed to make it appear that he is giving testimony, but he has never appeared in court for this trial. The footage used to make this edit is from an interview on the Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2020.

The trial was decided on June 1, 2022, with Heard being found liable on all three matters of defamation raised by Depp. Johnny Depp was also found liable in one of three matters of defamation raised by Amber Heard.

The Trial of Johnny vs Amber

The trial of John C. Depp II v. Amber Laura Heard was held in Virginia from April 11 to June 1, 2022. Depp, the plaintiff, filed a $50 million defamation complaint against Heard, his ex-wife. In response, Heard filed counterclaims against Depp for $100 million in damages.

Depp and Heard were married in February 2015 after they met for the first time in 2009. According to Variety Entertainment, in May 2016, during their divorce proceedings, Heard accused Depp of physically abusing her, which Depp denied. In a separate libel trial in the UK, where Depp sued News Group Newspapers Ltd over an article published in The Sun, the judge ruled against Depp. The Judge stated that most of the allegations of abuse were proven to be true to a civil standard.

In the Virginia trial, Depp's defamation claims were related to an op-ed written by Heard and published in The Washington Post in December 2018. Depp claimed that Heard's statements had caused new damage to his reputation and career. Heard's counterclaims included allegations that Depp's former lawyer, Adam Waldman, had defamed her in statements published in the Daily Mail in 2020.

The Jury's Verdict

Throughout the trial, Depp's legal team sought to disprove Heard's allegations of abuse and demonstrate that she had been the instigator of intimate partner violence. Heard's lawyers defended the op-ed as factual and protected by the First Amendment.

After deliberating for two days, the jury ultimately ruled that Heard's op-ed statements about sexual violence and domestic abuse were false and defamatory, and awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages from Heard. They also ruled that Waldman had defamed Heard by falsely alleging that she and her friends had damaged Depp's penthouse as part of a hoax. They awarded Heard $2 million in compensatory damages from Waldman.

After the trial, both parties appealed against the verdicts, but in December 2022, they reached a settlement and dropped their appeals. Depp's lawyers announced that Depp would receive $1 million from Heard. According to BBC, Depp pledged to donate this amount to various charities.

How many movies have Jason Momoa and Amber Heard worked together

As of 2025, Jason Momoa and Amber Heard have worked together in three movies:

  • Justice League (2017) - Momoa played the role of Aquaman and Heard played the role of Mera.

  • Aquaman (2018) - Momoa reprised his role as Aquaman and Heard played a larger role as Mera. Heard was promoted to the main cast for this movie.

  • Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) - In this sequel to Aquaman, Momoa reprised his role as Arthur Curry/Aquaman. Despite a petition from fans to remove Heard from the movie receiving 1.5 million signatures, Heard reprised the role of Mera.

FAQs

A. Jason Momoa was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1979. His father is of Native Hawaiian ancestry, and his mother is of German, Irish, and Native American ancestry.

A. Yes, Jason Momoa has several tattoos, including a half-sleeve on his left arm, a chest tattoo, and a forearm tattoo.

A. Yes, Jason Momoa has directed several short films and an episode of the television series "Frontier" in which he also starred.

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