Johnny Depp’s multi-million-dollar US lawsuit against Amber Heard to begin

Johnny Depp’s multimillion-dollar US defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard is due to begin at a Virginia courthouse.

Johnny Depp’s multi-million-dollar US lawsuit against Amber Heard to begin (Victoria Jones/PA)

The former Hollywood power couple are both expected to give evidence in person at the trial, and high-profile figures including James Franco, Paul Bettany and Elon Musk are scheduled to give testimony.

Mr Depp is suing his former partner for libel over a 2018 op-ed she wrote in the Washington Post, in which she discussed her experiences of domestic abuse.