Howard Stern Rips Johnny Depp for ‘Overacting’ During Testimony and Using an Accent
The former couple’s defamation trial, which has been live-streamed on numerous platforms since April 11, saw Johnny Depp being mocked by radio-star Howard Stern for “overacting” while he testified against Amber Heard.
Depp is suing Amber Heard for defamatory remarks she made in an op-ed piece for The Washington Post about their alleged abusive relationship. Heard’s legal team attempted to block cameras from filming the trial, which was granted by Judge Penney Azcarate. Depp’s representatives did not object to allowing cameras into the courtroom.
“The reason he wanted that on — he wanted it televised [because] that’s what narcissists do,” Stern said of Depp while discussing the trial on his SiriusXM radio show (via Mediaite). “They think they can talk their way out of anything. I think Johnny Depp is a huge narcissist and what I mean by that is — he figured, ‘I’ll put this on TV and because I’m so persuasive and because I’m so smart, I’m such a wonderful guy.’”
“I’ll play you some clips from the Johnny Depp trial. If he isn’t acting — I mean, he’s so overacting because he’s writing his own material as he goes along,” Stern continued. “You know, I gotta tell you, he’s wrong. He shouldn’t be putting this on TV in any shape.”
Stern agreed with his co-host Robin Quivers that the trial will not save Depp’s career. “That’s what narcissists do, [they say], ‘I will charm the pants off of America at the trial.’ No you won’t! This will not go well,” Stern said. “It’s not going well for you, it’s not going well for her. It’s not going well for anybody. You sound like two battling children.”
“It’s just coming off really badly,” Stern added. “Johnny Depp testified in court for two days last week. Two days. Think about that, lots of room to embarrass yourself. Two full, fucking days! First of all, his difficulty in speaking the English language is fantastic…And the accent. First of all, isn’t he from like the South of the Midwest? Johnny Depp was born in Kentucky. Does that sound like a guy from Kentucky?”
Johnny Depp’s cross-examination concluded on April 25. Heard has yet to take the stand, but she will do so in the coming days.
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