The Winning Team Speaks! Criminal Lawyer Reacts to Depp's Lawyers Ben Chew & Camille Vasquez
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- Criminal Lawyer Bruce Rivers Reacts Depp's Lawyers Ben Chew & Camille Vasquez Interview
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I like your quote:
“When you have a woman like Camille Vasquez, i think thats says more for women then Amber Heard ever did, you see a strong woman , confident, kicking some ass … a damn good lawyer and then making Partner, that shows more promise for women then anything Amber Heard did”
- Bruce Rivers
I feel more people should hear this
Same!
Very much agree.
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THIS 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yes! Absolutely Niko, these words are so powerful, and Camille is so professional and a complete example of how to be a strong woman in the world, with dignity and a complete sense of what is true and right! She makes one proud to be a part of the sisterhood!
I am surprised that Elaine didn't whine about how unfair it was that Depp's lawyers were so incredibly more competent than her!
She can't. That is their only ground for appeal....that Amber had incompetent lawyers....
I suspect more competent lawyers refused to take on such a toxic client. It wouldn't take long for a lawyer to realise she was lying, because when they would start asking for evidence to provide in court, she would either have had to admit she had nothing to back up or claims, or would have provided evidence that actually exposed her lies. Elaine and her team were incompetent if they did not quickly realise that Heard was a liar.
I think they truly showed her how incompetent she is at her job,& thats another HUGE reason shes angry. Not only bc her side lost, but because even with that she was given, they didn't do that great of a job defending her. EVEN THOUGH , there wasnt much to defend
I actually felt sorry for her when Elaine said " in trying, I'm trying". She was a lousy lawyer
SHE WAS AND IS DEFINITELY JEALOUS OF THEM
"When you're eating sour grapes your face looks like Elaine's" that is such a good saying lmao, like it should be a go to phrase in life to remember to be sincere and humble.
Bro i cried when he said that 😂😂😂😂
I had to laugh so hard I had to pauze 😂😂😂
Sour grapes looks like Elaine 😂😅🤣
That’s what professionalisms and educated people act 🥰❤️🙏
I'm not surprised if in the future any jurors or Johnny the judge will sue Elaine for defamation
The lawyer's on both sides were a reflection of their clients. One side respectful and sincere the other aloof and duplicitous. Well done by the Depp team.
Camille and Ben: positive, honest, clear, and organized. Elaine: negative, dishonest, foggy, and chaotic.
Well said.
Yesss
Yes 🙌🏼. Just like her performance in the whole trial
Same thing even with the witnesses, even her “expert” professional witnesses were chaotic clowns and JD’s were legit and believable!
Matches the client!
I'm a jury coordinator, the people that show up for jury duty overwhelmingly take their duty very seriously. They're asking questions to make sure they're following the rules and there's no conflicts. Most have canceled plans or had to take time off work, they want it to count, they want to do a good job. It's so insulting to those people for the lawyers to know the whole process and then turn around and blame the jurors for their loss.
Jannett.
Thank you for what you do. I have been picked for Jury duty sitting in Room full of people just like me PICKED for public service. There are so many people you have to coordinate for Judge. My hat is of to you. I donated my Jury money to your Daycare fund.
I commented earlier; my husband was a juror on a couple cases, and I was totally shocked to learn that. He NEVER talked about it, until he was called for the 3rd time he was rejected because of his "punishment" answer. So yes, jurors do take their task seriously.
The heard team snitched on themselves 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
NARCISSIST ELAINE PERFECT MATCH FOR AMBER THEY NEED TO DO A JELLO WRESTLE SOME DAY LOL
Yes if I on Jury I would be so upset by her comments
Ben Chew did another interview (Law and Crime Network?) and when asked about how Johnny felt when he heard the verdict, Ben tears up and gets choked up explaining how he got his life back. Boy, I started to cry too.
Yeah. It’s sad to think what he went through.
"I think that women deserved to be heard and believed but their testimony needs to stand up to scrutiny. And Amber Heard's didn't."
Well put!
They are just positive and on the high road. By this, they make Elaine seem even more bitter.
Camille Vasquez is a set forward for women
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Camille represents strong, independent, career minded, sweet, gentle, protective, woman like, compassion , genuine and trustworthy. She inspires young women and you want her represent you and all women. She put woman forward.
Humility is great to have ...
@@sukanya662 lmao you killed the whole thing by going on that tangent first off she engaged about to get married to some rich real estate dude so I don’t know what you mean by independent 💀😭 strong ? I think most girls and guys saw how feminine a woman can be and not have to replicate all those manly traits we tend to see with “strong independent women”🤡
@@ghoststeppa9294 Another date ditched you, huh?
Ben and Camille are a class act and they did a phenomenal job for Johnny.
For sure! I absolutely LOVE that they got a young woman (a REAL strong woman) to grill Amber on cross. Ben Chew is clearly among the best of the best in the field, and through his experience it seems like he decided / mutually agreed that it was a better tactic to have Camille Vasquez grill AH as if it was a man asking the exact same questions / saying the same thing in the same tone, 3rd-wave feminists would be absolutely up in arms saying that AH was harassed on the stand - which looks like exactly what AH wanted, as it would have played into her hand, the attempted Bambi-eyes tactic. Sending Camille in was a total curveball that AH absolutely was NOT prepared for.
@@alyssarichardson2544 Strong woman had nothing to do with this. She did behave like a lady, not some woke feminist. She also is a good lawyer. The reason they used a woman is also because of public perception of a man being stern with a woman and looking like a bully on cross.
I found it more than a little repulsive when Elaine did her interviews. One, it is pretty obvious her responses were a canned script that was probably put together by Heard's legal and PR teams. And it is more spin than anything. Two, Elaine knows that there is no way in hell, notes from a therapy session post incident are getting into evidence as it is all hearsay unless that therapist notes actual injuries on the client in their notes. The therapist can't testify nor can the therapist notes be admitted. Heard's team knows this. Three, if anybody got an advantage from the break it is Heard's team. They got the opportunity to do a "do over". Ask questions to clean up previous testimony. And to be honest, I think they tried to do just that. And because of a lack of physical evidence, they tried to get Heard to testify on her feelings and emotions which Depp's team killed real quick and rightly so.
The only thing that I found surprising in this trial is that once the jury decided to side with Depp, they also sided with Heard. Because if you believe Depp was defamed, then that would make his ex-attorney's comments correct and thus not defaming Heard. If this jury did take into consideration the UK trial it was likely in their decision on Heard's defamation lawsuit and that is why they sided with her, because another court had already ruled in The Sun's favor which could be argued that they ruled in hers.
And finally, no the UK trial and the US trial have nothing in common. Different rules and different parties. Amber Heard was a witness in the UK trial and not a defendant. And the judge chose to take AH at her word. (Which I question that a lot. I mean seriously, the guy was either on the take or very naïve.) And one talking point of Depp's supporters doesn't jive though. Did this UK judge retire? Yes, but based on internet research it wasn't immediately after the Depp trial is was a year later. The two things aren't connected.
@@myname9337 I literally said that already, saying that having a man ask her the same questions in the same tone would have 3rd wave feminists up in arms.
I said she was a strong woman because SHE IS, and she demonstrates as such *through her actions.* Don't make me out to be a woke feminist type, I literally denounced them in my original comment. *A strong woman doesn't need to call herself a "strong woman" - a real strong woman demonstrates that through her actions, which Camille did.*
Don't twist my words.
@@alyssarichardson2544 So with that said is Ben a strong man? I don't associate strong with feminine. They're really opposite. She was lady like and intelligent. I also made my point about the defense strategy. It's exactly what transpired. You could say she made a strong case and I'd be on the same page.
Strong character could apply as well. However, we know little about her character. Remember, there were at least six attorneys who worked this case.
They played it brilliantly and I give all parties credit where it's due.
I again point out that Elaine, as an attorney, is held to a higher standard with regards to behavior and professionalism. To be making claims about jury tampering without evidence, comparing cases they as legal professionals KNOW to be incomparable, openly criticizing the judge on evidentiary rulings and generally repeating statements that have been ruled to be false in a court of law... she is basically begging to be censured and possibly sued.
It really almost feels like she does it on purpose at this point. Like, is this woman seriously sabotaging her client? I can't possibly fathom another reason for Elaine to be doing this at this point in time.
Oh how I wish Johnny would sue her ass.
This Elaine lady should not be an Attorney, she run her mouth like a little kids. No evidence to back up, accused the jury to be biased and stalk social media like her. She accused everyone, she a great fit to be with Amber Heard.
@@CutCorners1The thing I found odd is the amount of sustained objects Camille made while Elaine was redirect examining Amber Heard. I don't know if Bruce Rivers covered that portion, but attorney Tom did and it was just surprising that I (someone who watches CZcams lawyer and definitely don't know that much about the law) I'm pretty sure I have a better understanding of the rules of evidence than Elaine who is as far as I know a top dollar attorney. She literally couldn't ask hardly even a single question because she kept violating the rules of evidence.
Camille deserves every and all the accolades she’s received for doing her job so masterfully❣️
Camille is THE best rolemodel for young girls and women.
THE BEST.
This case is THE BEST example of how to not be a woman. How to be a TRULY STRONG woman.
You don't need lies, put down men, ruin men's lives and be toxic.
You can be strong and feminine.
What Heard’s team fails to realize is that most people who support Johnny in this case are not his fans. We are people who want justice for the victims of abuse. Whether the victim is a man, a woman or a child we stand for the truth & we saw through Amber’s disgusting lies.
It took me a while to realize I never watched any movies he's been in besides lone ranger and I didn't even know who he played until later.
EXACTLY! I never watched a movie of Depp, in fact, i never even heard his VOICE before this trial! I was watching cause of THE CASE. I could not give a damn if they are celebs or the guy that sells groceries at the corner store! WHO CARES!
And i didnt even KNOW who she was until this trial. I didnt even KNOW there was a movie called Aquaman. Im not into showbiz AT ALL. I have much better fish to fry. I just watched this trial cause of what was involved, NOT who was involved.
Same, I have something in common with Johnny which is I haven't watched any of his movies. I'm not a fan - what Amber has done to this man was vile and evil, I just wanted to see justice served in this unjust world.
Well said! 👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Ben is such a good lawyer. Also I like his stance: "I am not angry I'm just disappointed."
Proper Dad vibe. We certainly need to hear Dad Jokes from Ben, that would make the world a better place
...nothing worse than someone being disappointed in you! It's certainly a dignified response
He would make a great international diplomat…..
Ben crafted an excellent team for that trial. His resume is IMPRESSIVE!!!
18:08 "...women are actually hard on other women..." YES. My mother was on a jury a long time ago dealing with a female defendant who had been violent (she won't tell me specifics), and she noticed that in deliberation the men on the jury were sympathetic, but the women absolutely were NOT. They were adamant that this defendant be held accountable for her actions, and not be coddled or let off the hook for something she ought to have had enough self-control not to do.
On that note, the people I saw online being the most vociferously critical of Amber were female DV/DA survivors. They were *furious* with her, and I don't blame them.
About the "victims advocates" that find the verdict "a setback", I find it absurd...didnt they notice there WAS a victim in this case? And he got justice! What kind of victims advocate rejects a victim because they are a man, and not only that, but sends a message to all other male victims that they will not be believed, but hounded and accused even more! Make it make sense...
Sexist ones who were raised to believe men are all liars and can't be abused.
Sadly some Women have more of an agenda (and use helping victims to further it) I've seen it and called BS to it and it doesn't go down well. If there is any "setback" isn't the fault with the person who brought false allegations to the public? We should look at all victims of violence as human first, their sex is irrelevant. I'm hoping this trial might encourage men to speak up and be believed and for us to be able to have a dialogue about it that doesn't include any sexism. Wouldn't that be nice.
@@quiltygal6981
Exactly! It may not be as common, but there are many men abused by wives, girlfriends, husbands, boyfriends, etc. who don't say anything about it because they would be rediculed and embarrassed. Sometimes they're even killed by their partners.
However, I expect most victims of abuse - domestic, sexual, or whatever - would be females and Miss Heard just made things more difficult for them, NOT Mr Depp or his legal team.
I got mass downvoted on reddit because I was on Depp's side. And this woman personally attacked me just because I wasn't automatically on the female side. She even accused me of being jealous of Amber's beauty as if that would be my reason.what a strawman. Especially when I admire a much prettier woman, Camille Vasquez! She's not only physically beautiful but kind and smart.
Amber Heard fans have some major cognitive dissonance going on.
@@mary-janereallynotsarah684 I bet that these people never watched the trial and are buying the media spin. It makes no sense otherwise. It´s like mass brainwashing! Scary!
"Why do you think the jury didn't believe her?"
My answer: Because I have eyes and ears and I'm not a complete moron. She was lying so much she could make The Boy Who Cried Wolf look honest.
😂😂 I love it. Very true!!!
Ha...I am so happy I didn't name my daughter Amber.
IKR! They’d listen to an actual recording of their interactions and she’d STILL lie about what happened 😁🤥🤥🤥🤥
So even if the jury looked on social media, it doesn't make Turd features any better any way. And We all saw the trial and social media and our perception or verdict would be no different. I love your channel Bruce. Well done.
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I firmly believe if social media would have swayed the jury in Johnny's favor, the verdict wouldn't have taken as long as it did.
The amount of time it took tells me the jury made their decision solely on the evidence presented.
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great point
This argument from Team Heard is completely ridiculous considering they literally brought in evidence showing how overwhelming the support for Johnny was on social media by showing the hashtags! If they didn’t want jury knowing public opinion then they shouldn’t of brought in that evidence! So maybe the jury was swayed by social media, but only from the evidence of it shown in court
And why would the jury be influenced by social media if everything was about what took place IN THE TRIAL. The jury saw everything we did!
@@ryanmccarthy7858 : Agree 👍.
12:18. Camille is smart. When asked if there was a larger message in the trial, she quickly said ‘no’. RottenBorn told the jury in closing that they needed to “send.a message “ to society about women and domestic violence, etc. but asking a jury to do that is actually prohibited. Juries are to focus on the specific trial, not try to give a ruling that would “send a message to society “. Ben Chew filed a motion asking the court to address this.
Well here's the thing. The general public watched this trial and heard all the evidence and came to an overwhelmingly unanimous conclusion that Johnny Depp was innocent. Are millions of people being persuaded by some illusive factor? No. We watched, we listened, we concluded.
EXACTLY EXCELLENT COMMENT 👏
Camille & Ben's professionalism is very inspiring to any law students out there.
Amen to that. And I’m an atheist! Johnny Depp’s legal team has made me “eat crow” for years of having no use for lawyers and stating so. This knowledgeable, dignified, classy, firm has changed my opinion. There is at least one legal firm in the US that can seek the truth and serve justice, without going to the lowest, despicable place of all, just to win. I was impressed. I’m still impressed.
I love that we all just unanimously decided to call them all by their first name
Yes! And I'm horribly guilty for continuing to refer to AH as the turd.
Yes, I just self snitched
To anyone doing anything.
This idea that only people who can relate to someone can be inspired by them.
Yes. Especially in this case where AH brought forward the whole feminist argument about her op-ed… it was truly refreshing and inspiring to see ACTUAL strong, knowledgeable, professional women such as Camille and Dr. Curry.
AH wishes she was half the woman these women are and the disparity made her look even worse imo.
Imagine sitting through a trial for 6 weeks, giving up your life and livelihood to sit and listen to people talk about their problems, and then have the lawyer complain that you did a bad job. That would piss me off as a juror.
Highly insulting as well. Soar loser Elaine, stop blaming Jurors, suppressed unqualified evidence, and the love and respect Johnny gets from everyone except the witch he married.
Hopefully they’ll consider the source.
"When you are eating sour grapes, your face looks like Elaine's". That made me laugh way too hard. LOL 😂😂
I really believe that the MOST important issue to be highlighted in this trial is the truth that domestic violence is NOT gender specific!
As a woman in her late 60s I have witnessed many times, abuses - physical as well as emotional and psychological - perpetrated on ALL members in families. I am so happy that society can now see that irrespective of gender, wealth or position, anyone can be a victim or a perpetrator of domestic abuse!
AMEN
I used to think that men committed 90% of domestic violence but now I believe that it's closer to 50:50....
@@Joel-uv5tg the way i see it, it is quite likely that men who are victims of DV are even less willing to report it than women, for they may feel like they would give up the very little masculinity "pride" they have left in their situation ("you're a man, so you have no excuse to not defend yourself against women who are weaker than you"). i would even argue it may be on the same level as trying to make men publicly admit they have ED (not to say the 2 may even be related in part).
If the cause of the “MeToo” movement has been harmed in any way, the injury was caused by Amber Heard. She lied. Her lies were insulting to the intellect of the jury. In it’s early days, the MeToo movement was focused on the victims of DV having a voice, getting a hearing, being taken seriously, that’s what happened here. The movement should reject Amber as it’s spokes person. A high profile position for her would certainly do more harm than good.
I definitely think amber hurt the movement too by lying. Not by loosing the case
Yes,but does ME TOO reject Amber as spokes person..? - so far NO
NO sincere evaluation at all
This says A LOT about the INTENTIONS of the movement!!
@@markdesign6839 yes!
I don't like the reaction of numerous speakers for the movement at all. What they are virtually saying is: "It doesn't matter if allegations are false and are being presented by the abuser". They have been confronted with the "everything-is-a-lie"-narrative by bro-culturists and right-wing activists all of the time, which was gradually debunked, esp. after the verdict against Weinstein and Cosby. But now they make it seem like they are acting exactly the way their opponents always wanted them to act. They also had a chance to acknowledge that men are victims of abuse, too. That there are narcisstic people who are lying and are miscrediting the whole movement in the process. This would've been admirable and a chance to be more credible. It's really sad to see that some of these activists with a normally just and good cause are standing by the abuser - just for the fact that the abuser happen to be a woman. It's disgusting.
Like many movements, MeToo is filled with elements taking it over for personal gain. There was a whisper network in the US comic industry accusing men, co-ordinating via a hidden facebook group to get them fired and advance their own careers at the expense of male co-workers and their lives. There's a lot of misandrists, man haters involved in it on twitter, but that's just twitter in general. Very hateful, vocal people.
It was so incredibly low and disrespectful of Elaine to throw the jury under the bus. These 7 people gave up 6 weeks of their lives to show up every day to sit and hear , consider and process hard testimonies….in service to justice. I think throwing the jury so much disrespect was the most egregious of all of Elaine’s missteps. At the end of the verdict I was beginning to feel a little sympathetic towards Elaine, given she had a really wild client, but after her poison pill media tour I was way over Elaine
I definitely agree. I also tried to tell myself that Elaine was just representing a terrible woman but all of her witnesses were as whacky as her so I realized in hindsight that she really couldn’t find *anyone* decent to help her case because it couldn’t have been helped with the blatant admissions in so many recordings. How dare Elaine continue to lie and just keep saying “mountain of evidence” with no freaking evidence it’s so ridiculous. She is just claiming everything that Johnny depp proved is actually Amber’s case lol
Well said ✅ I completely agree‼️
Actually, Elaine was terrible all the way. She and also Rottenborn.
Elaine even gave some points to Depp. Like when she asked and probed intensly the Warner Brothers witness about the poor chemistry between Amber and Momoa. For to realy make it clear, and for the jury to remember.
The many simular questions about makeup she asked both men, Isaac and the doorman who drove away, was like a joke. Isaac hade to laught at her.
She also made it possible for the jury, throught their witness to know about the justiceforjohnny- hashtag and very high popularity, without them needing to seak social media.
Exactly! If she had such a problem with the jury, why didn’t she voice it prior?
She also threw the judge under the bus for saying that evidence was suppressed - that statement ties directly to the judge's decision. I'm guessing that's why she is no longer doing any interviews because she was admonished by either the judge or a legal body. Elaine is seriously incompetent and an inept lawyer - she's accomplished only within that description.
I’ve been on four juries (ended up being the alternate on one of them) and can tell you that I and all the other jurors for those trials took the whole process seriously. You take an oath, and you know that the decision you will be making will have a serious effect on several lives. We took the Court’s instructions to heart.
Elaine should be ashamed of herself. That jury was there for over six weeks which is a grueling job.They deserve a great deal of thanks, not derision. If Elaine et al were so worried about the jury’s being influenced by social media, they should blame themselves for not knowing what their own witnesses were going to say on the stand. THEY opened up that whole can of worms…..so much so, the jury heard, not once but twice, AH’s social media moniker: “Amber Turd”. I understand that they had a very difficult client, but Turd’s legal team were what she deserved!
100 percent agree.
@The Amber Heard Playlist!! oh poor you. A lot of videos.. and how many years already..? But only 356 subscribers. You must wake up from your dream..
The fact that the jurors took so long to come up with the verdicts showed how seriously they took their jobs.
Hi there 😄 you've a gorgeous picture on your profile! Just decided to stop by and say hi!! I hope my compliment is appreciated 🤗
@@jacksonpeterson7080 you've said that to three other people
@@jacksonpeterson7080 She prolly thinks you're a creeper.
They didn’t take that long tbh in fact they took a rather short amount of time compared to other DA trails
Ms. Vasquez made partner for this case; it seems well deserved. Even for a firm that makes 200m a year, an 8m verdict is nothing to overlook.
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Facts they all 📈
Ms. Vasquez is everything one would hope their daughters grow up to be.
I’m sure that this isn’t the only reason why Camille made partner. They wouldn’t have given her a chance to be a part of this team if she wasn’t already a badass. She was most likely already on her way on becoming a partner.
Even if the verdict was $1 it'd be a huge win for her, Chew and their firm. The world just got to see how excellent these lawyers were, and I would be surprised if they didn't get a sudden influx of clients looking to be represented by their firm after seeing how good they were during the Depp trial.
Is just refreshing that Bruce is able to critique his peers with an absolute knowledge of the level of professional
That his peers possess
Bravo Bruce am a new fan of your channel.👍
I'll second that 🙋🏼♀️
I'll third 🙋♂️
After all he's the Criminal Lawyer :D
Welcome to CLR. I’ve been rocking with them since 60k subs
@@maxokream6269 👏congratulations👏
I went on social media and supported JD, without pressure or payment lol, for 1 reason. And I'm not the only one.. being a real DV survivor I recognized the abuser, cause I've been through that hell myself. It triggered my ptsd big time.
Every time AH lawyers claimed I and many others were part of an orchestrated campaign made me feel offended and angry.
It still does rewatching the trial.
I felt for Elaine during the trial. I really believe Amber Heard was running the show. But when she went on a media tour saying these patently false things; I lost that sympathy. She should be ashamed of herself!
I would like to introduce Amber to the following words :
1) "Accountability"
2) "Atonement"
3) "Crime & Punishment"
4) "Hubristic Downfall"
5) "Silence"
Amen.
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Also of course... that 'pledge' and 'donate' have different meanings....
The best thing that Johnny's lawyers have done is to remain respectful to everyone involved including the other lawyers, the defendant, and the jury. We have a legal process and you can't just cry foul if you don't win the case.
Im wondering about the wisdom of Elaine trashing the jury and judge in a court system that she works in. She is likely to face the same jurors she inferred to as dumb or a judge's court she implied was unfair.
Elaine is not very intelligent. Lol.
Elaine is a clown. She tells the witness that they are all here for thier 15 min of fame an then she do it herself the day after.
Elaine brought social media into court then after the break said everything that was going around online about the bruise kit,the guitar thing and then amber heard told the jury to Google her!!!!
I wouldn't be surprised if in a not so distant future she got hired by a certain someone from Mar A Lago for another stolen election claim.
Thanks for your comments. I've been a solicitor (attorney) in England for 41 years and starting watching the trial just out of interest. Although I admired Depp as an actor I held no candle for him. I was by the end of the trial convinced that J.Depp should prevail, having watched Amber Heard in the witness box, I became convinced that she wasn't telling the truth. I also felt her lawyers were wanting and to be frank, outclassed. The closing of both sets of lawyers was a mile apart. I don't think Amber Heard's did anything wrong, they didn't appear to make the best of what they had and seemed 2nd division compared to Depp's team. It is hard to make a case without the evidence as in the old saying of "you can't make bricks without straw". For me the the outstanding part was Ben Rottenborn objecting to the evidence of his own witness!!
In this case " you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear" or my personal favourite, which seems quite apt " you can put a suit on a turd but it's still a turd"
@@quiltygal6981 You can't polish a turd
@@ehm179 that too 🤣🤣 I used my phrase originally refering to a politician who used to be a foul mouthed union agitator but when elected to a seat got a haircut and a suit.
Yes, it's clear that AH's legal team were no match for JD's. I wonder how much of that was due to her legal team being inexperienced and how much was AH making it impossible for them to do their job.
@@ehm179 Wrong. Look up the Myth Busters episode on it. Evidently you can indeed polish a turd.
I believe the cancellation of Elaine's interview on "Law and Crime" was due to the realization that her comments on other television networks were baseless and potentially defamatory. We have seen Elaine doing anymore interviews as she must be aware of potential defamatory litigation.
ITS AMAZING SHES SO STUPID NOT TO REALIZE IT FROM THE START SOME LAWYER
Depp’s team = Class act
Amber Crap's team: TRASH 🤣🤣🤣
The difference between the two teams is as stark as the difference between their expert witnesses. Their witnesses's level of professionalism is definitely a reflection of themselves.
I agree. Especially the psychologist's. Dr Hughes compared to Depp's was off the charts in difference. Look up Ann Silver cover Dr. Hughes testimony on Duck Duck Go or something. It shows what a gender biased man hater Dr Hughes was. Depp's psychologist just wanted to stop talking about the muffins and talk about the case at hand. LoL
I heard a rumour that Ambers team actually hired the wrong Dr. Spiegal
@@nickchivers9029 i think they got the right one, it need a certain kind of expert to colaborate with AH story.
It’s insulting to the jury to say that they can’t do the job they were called on to do. The jury got it right and if this is a bad jury then we need more juries like them.
Thank you Bruce for your wonderful videos in dissecting this trial. I followed it from the moment it started, I'm retired so was able to watch it all day every day and I was addicted to it. I have no legal training but I have a brain and I followed the questioning hour after hour and it came apparent that AH was making things up as she went along, she constantly contradicted herself in her testimony, and as for her "crying" episodes she made herself look pathetic, screwing her face up pretending to cry when she couldn't produce any tears. Even her acting coach said she was useless at trying to cry then obviously after she'd read the comments on the internet she produced something that made her nose run whenever she put a tissue up to her nose to make her nose run, she dabbed it with her tissue then wiped her nose with the back of her hand, just for effect.
As for the voice recordings, i couldn't believe what I was listening to, her goading Johnny over and over when he was trying to get away from her, she followed him from room to room and then called him "a cry baby". A woman who is being abused by their partner and is supposedly afraid of him doesn't follow him around taping their conversations, you would leave well alone and isolate yourself from your abuser in case you got another beating. She obviously sunk herself in the trial, the Jury heard it all as we all did on worldwide TV, they didn't need to be swayed by social media, the believable witnesses that came forward, who AH said were all lying and her own disregard of all the evidence finished her off and no doubt Elaine's future career. She was an appalling lawyer, in fact I felt sorry for her at some points in the trial she was so bad.
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Elaine is projecting onto the jury that they were looking at social media and not taking their oath seriously, because her client lied under oath and didn't take her oath seriously.
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when heard came in with the "Bee" earing, thats when i knew she was totally scouting everything about the trial...also how did she know people were threatening her and her baby? i hope she panicked everytime she saw the public opinion making fun of her.
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Never tought of that..
Thanks to Johnny and his legal team to open the door to men to speak up
It was a defamation case
Hopefully it will help put a stop to this "believe all women" nonsense, but unfortunately most men don't have JD's money to defend themselves against the court systems in similar situations as he was in with AH.
Full marks to Camilla's firm :
1. Recognising the importance of having a woman undertake the cross examination instead of a man
2. Not having too much male ego to step.back from that prosecutorial rôle
3. Immediately recognising the quality and clarity of the work of Ms Vasquez with a partnership: she has MADE their firm world - renowned
4 Full marks for no triumphalism.
I don't think it was so much about ego as preparation. If a man would've went at Amber in cross the same way Camille did it coukdve come across as bullying. Having a woman do it was very smart on their part. Plus she did a fantastic job
You're right. This is easier to do when on the winning side. Still, those two remained classy and professional in their interviews, and made it about their client than anything else. Chew and Vasquez are what you would want in a lawyer, whether you win or lose.
When it comes to jury duty, even though I never got to make a decision in a case, just the process I've seen in jury selection or us not being allowed to use social media at all was strict. Elaine was insulting the whole justice system just because she couldn't win with those obvious and flimsy lies.
Finally, I never even thought much of Vasquez being a female lawyer. All I saw was a lawyer doing her job professionally as all lawyers should. So when she mentioned both times how she hoped to be an influence to girls to get into her profession, that felt powerful. Where AH claims to be a role model through fluff, Vasquez showed us through action what a role model really looks like. And just think, a woman who is strong, smart, independent, and hard working able to go out there, be on the level of men in her field, and essentially save a man's life. That is true equality right there.
Seeing this right after Elaine's interview, the professionalism between the two teams is black and white. Johnny's team is WAY more professional and diplomatic than Amber's team. Elaine was so petty it wasn't even funny, and I'm glad they pointed that out.
Elaine is a fumbling doofus! I think she truly believes Amber’s bullshit. And I think Elaine believes it because I think Elaine has some mental issues of her own. 😏
Elaine and team were useless.They must of known.that the questions to ah testimony would all be objected to.and also cannot lead on questions.And AH testimony is such a big part of any case.This shows they had nothing on JD.Or they would have used it.
Also seeing this interviewer, when interviewing Elaine taking all of her claims and even adding to her BS. But when interviewing the WINNING team, she actually brings up a lot of questions that seem to be digging for certain responses.
Elaine's character accusations of the judge and jury are not even remotely surprising given her repulsive behavior in the trial.
YES ITS SO FUNNY FROM BEGINNING TO END WHAT A DIFFERENCE PROFESSIONALISM MAKES
I would be livid if I was on that jury , especially after six long weeks with very long days , to be accused of breaking my oath . Just because Elaine may little integrity does not mean that those jurors do not .
They should do her for defemation.
Also the judge that she blamed whom she will probably see again for other trials.
She should be disbarred.
Depp should send her a C&D and lodge a complaint with her bar association.
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It was clear that Amber's other attorneys were nowhere to be seen. Their hugs at the end was an embarrassment...Elaine looked over at Johnny's team and they were all hugging so she turned around and started hugging Amber, then Amber turned to Rothenberg and started hugging him then the others and it was all very awkward looking. I believe, except for Elaine, they were very glad it was over. Elaine is the only one on TV or in public anywhere speaking on Amber's behalf.
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Something that I noticed. When Amber was testifying and seemed to be droning on, Camille would object--non-responsive or irrelevant or some other objection. And then even if it was overruled--which it often was--Amber seemed to lose track of what she was saying and then wait for another question. So, it seems the objection served it's purpose?
Elaine really is clueless. She could have done the interviews and basically just said "We felt the evidence supported our client and that we had a strong case and we were disappointed that the jury didn't see things that way" instead of going after Depp again, his lawyers, the jury and even the judge and suggesting it's all their fault their client lost. Depp's team by contrast managed to be gracious winners - they could easily have complained about the fact that one of Heard's claims was successful, and blamed everyone but themselves for that happening but instead they brush right past that and just push home the point that their client was found to be telling the truth that he did not abuse his ex-wife, and that the verdict vindicates him and not Heard.
Yes she should have said exactly that, and left it there. She should have kept it short and sweet, and accepted the jury's decision gracefully. That would have made her look a lot better, and would've been a lot better for her career in the long run. Her blaming the jury, and calling it a setback for women, just sounded stupid. It was only a setback for people in general, who lie in court. That was a dumb thing for her to say.
Everyone is lying but the Turd. Everyone is wrong but the Turd.
If you find the Turd's laughably evil made up story to not be credible, that's your fault, not the Turds.
The Turd is perfect and does no wrong, what are you gonna believe, all the evidence, a dozen witnesses, and your own lying eyes and ears or the Turd?
Shame on us all for not beliebing all wahmen, of which the Turd is one (alledgedly).
Elaine could have even said “we were disappointed that some of our evidence was not allowed to be introduced.” Once she used the word ”suppressed” she got on shaky ground. I now feel that she is dumb. Before I felt that she was either unprepared or struggling with a renegade client. But now, dumb dumb dumb.
I am so happy Camille's promotion to partnership was announced! I am so happy for her! She kicked ass and deserved it.
I agree. I was in awe of her listening to her asking questions of the witnesses then in her summing up at the end it was like WQW!! She's has an incredible astute mind, it's like a laser beam, she homes in on the evidence and nobody can get away however much they try to wriggle away from her grip. She was so well organised in her whole questioning of witnesses, she could pull up a record in seconds for the Jury to see on their screens whereas Elaine spent minutes shuffling through sheets of paper on her desk trying to find what she needed whilst the Judge and the Jury sat twiddling their thumbs waiting for her to find the sheet of paper she was looking for. She was a complete embarrassment to the legal profession.
She does make women look good, smart and highly competent. She shines.
I bet they had to make her partner as she would have been getting offers from every where and they wanted to keep their new star lawyer
@@charliekezza no doubt, people would have been clambering to hire her.
there were other firms trying to poach her. Only made sense for her law firm to promote her instead of lose her
Their behavior is the kind of classiness I would want in my attorneys. Professional, respectful and intelligent.
JD’s team clearly cares for him. And it’s wonderful to see. They also seem like genuinely good people. It’s refreshing especially when it comes to lawyers because you don’t always associate that with a lawyer. Or at least, I didn’t always. They did such a great job and the case was a fair one.
Depp's legal team is pure class! And, I am glad that Bruce pointed out how well Camille's demeanor and behaviour was an asset for all women.
When I was watching the Heard vs. Depp civil trial. I saw right away the HUGE difference in the way Amber's lawyers and Depp's lawyers questioned the witnesses. There was also a different level of professionalism and credibility in their expert witnesses.
Absolutely. It was like night and day, the difference was so stark. Ambers camp approached witnesses being so disrespectful, and asked ridiculous questions, or at times just badgered them, asking the same question over and over, expecting to catch them in something, or on just one word. It was so cringy to watch. Elaine even questioned that cop, badgering them, and reminding them of their code, as if they were lying! The audacity. They don’t have a horse in the race. So ridiculous. Then the tmz guy? So inappropriate of Elaine. Loved his response. Funny everything she accused the witnesses of, she is actually doing with all these press releases. Crazy that the legal representation here on both sides is an extension of their client.
Heard’s lawyer revealed her ethics when she basically said, “naturally, anyone would talk about it even after repeated admonitions from the judge”. When a person like her says “everybody does it”, they mean they do it. I suspect Heard hired her because she didn’t want to spend any more than she had to and they clicked on an emotional, poor-me level.
So the good lawyer becomes partner and the bad lawyer has to hustle to get work in spite of her “fifteen minutes of fame”. I think that’s why she went public to say the trial was rigged, not her fault-another poor-me argument….continuing her public presentation of what a bad lawyer she is.
That last comment was pure facts. If there is a social impact from this trial it is how Camille was a positive rolemodel for women's empowerment and showed how women can succeed in their roles on a high level and at high stakes and at the same time still be modest and humble persons. This sends a stronger message to all women to take their life in their own hands than anything else.
What society should recognize, is that DOMESTIC VIOLENCE is associated with ALL GENDERS not just ONE GENDER.
I agree. Abuse doesn't have an age, social status, colour, religion or gender. It's across the board.
As a former juror I’ve always listened to the judge to a tee. These are people’s lives hanging in the balance.
Aren’t jurors in danger of criminal charges if they violate court orders? Is Elaine accusing jury of a crime?
@@Juicetheeunuch they would be in contempt of court. It can have big consequences.
@@stacywhisenant6242 That and removed from the jury. If it’s after the verdict -- think of what it would cost the state if it caused a mistrial. There should be a huge $ penalty.
I think she (Elaine) was trying to do damage contŕol for her law firm. They probably lost clients due to their poor performance in this case. Its too bad they had to put on a case with what appeared to be doctored evidence, compromised witnesses, ethically challenged experts and a clearly dishonest client.
Hey Bruce thanks for this please keep it coming
I saw Ben Chew in an interview get very emotional regarding JD's reaction to getting his life back. To me that signifies someone with a real human perspective that I think can get lost in big trials like this, especially from the lead male lawyer on the team. Depp's whole team is so classy and professional and real.
Go and look at Ben's bio on his firm's website. See what he does pro bono...
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@heart I was thinking more of the work he did with Cher to reunite a pair of 96 year Old newly weds. Adorable.
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I love his “Who I Smoke” reaction and have been watching every videos since then. Bruce is awesome and know what he’s talking about.
I’m still curious about the piece on his desk 😂
Always so happy to see a new video... thank you!
Wonderful commentary! Thank you!
Its incredible to me that Heard's lawyer seems to think that a trial means nothing, just an accusation which should be believed regardless of evidence or lack thereof. That is childish thinking.
She knows she'll have the metoo crowd backing her up at least. She seems a total goof.
When you have absolutely no evidence, and all the evidence that was brought gets debunked... only thing to rely on is "Seriously everyone, im telling the truth! Ignore the inconsistencies!"
@@nellsun2521 hopefully not. The thing was AH was damaging the me too movement. Tbh I hated the idea of believing all women even though my gf was assaulted. My ex also claimed she was assaulted but after a few years I've realised she was lying. I think it's important to listen but not ruin another person's life without evidence.
@@smash461986 Yep. Especially as rape is the most commonly lied about crime in the US. (FBI stats say 30% of all claims are later admitted to be false.)
I liked how near the end of the trial the defendants switched from having the prosecution prove heard's; malice, writing of the Op-ed to her first amendment right. Edit: I didnt like, I thought it was cheap and insulting to the Jury that they'd fall for such a weak argument.
Camille and Ben are the very definition of a class act.
And a class client 👍
So glad I’ve found your page, your breakdowns are amazing 😅
Totally enjoying your honest straight up reactions, so refreshing 👍
I absolutely believe that even if the roles were reversed and Johnny's team had lost, Ben and Camille still would have reacted with class and professionalism. They wouldn't have gone on national television the next day blaming the judge, jury and the world for the loss. And I think had Amber's team won they would have acted equally as terrible as they have. There is such a thing as being a sore winner too. Such stark differences between the two teams. They both match the class and character of their respective clients. I am so happy that Johnny was able to tell his story and at the end of the day that trial was Amber's to lose and she did just that. Truly evil.
Congratulations to Johnny Depp and his amazing attorneys. Professional, classy and humble.
#justiceforjohnnydepp
Exactly. If the crowd outside the court were the jury, they would agree on $50M in favor of Johnny in no time.
“They both match the class and character of their respective clients”. Truer words have not been spoken.
"They both matched the class & character of their respective clients"
Out of everything I have read or listened to during this trial & after that is one of the greatest. It is so true. They truly do. They are the perfect team for such a delicate matter & a true representation of their client, as you have said. The man that whom we have heard for decades is kind, generous, giving, respected & most of all loved by those whose lives he has touched. They are truly great. I hope they have the chance to help so many more people. 🙏
Let me just say that this has inspired my 10 yr old daughter to want to become a lawyer. She has seen me watch snippets of the trial, and she thinks Camille is the coolest person she's ever seen. I think it helps that she is also younger and obviously takes care of her appearance.
So no Amber, this doesn't set women back. My daughter, who is from a single working-class mother, is inspired to go to law school and be a mini Camille. I wonder in 10/20 yrs how many female lawyers will say that Camille's performance inspired them to pursue law.
Marcia Clark may not have inspired many in her time in the big time
Fantastic, even if she changes her mind about the Law she has seen what hard work can bring and how being a good person is important. I hope she goes far ❤
They are so professional and respectful. Congratulations Camille on your epic wins you earned it 👏 Brown Rudnick did such a good job at using Amber's evidence to their advantage that was the best.
As always pleasure to hear you dissect the proceedings!! 🌸
Hi Bruce. Court TV did an interview with Chew on his own. One question asked was about him getting a little emotional in the court during his closing as he started getting a little emotional in the interview. No one seems to notice him saying he and the rest of the lawyers believed JD and in JD. The emotions stems from knowing an innocent man won. A very emotional thing.
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Thanks for the analysis Licenciado Rivers
Thank you breaking this down for us Your awesome !
Could you imagine, as a juror, sitting through some horrendous testimony all day long, only to go home and look for more of the same bs on social media at night???
Any juror that does that should be thrown off the case
@@carch7243 I'm confused as to what you're referring to from the original commenter. "Sitting through a horrendous testimony"? "Looking at social media at night, outside of work hours"? Those are the only two the original comment said, and that does not seem like a penalty, let alone something to throw a juror off a case of.
@@aereonexapprentice7205 Agreed! It was just one of those dumb-witted responses that didn‘t make any sense. 🤷🏻♀️🙄
@@karadiberlino the OP meant that it’s not a pleasant “job”. It’s tedious, unpleasant at times, and took much of their time away from things they would rather do. It’s taking their time away from their family and friends. They didn’t choose to be there. Quite frankly, i think we can all agree, they would rather not be part of the jury if possible, but it is their responsibility. So once at home, it makes more sense, to not give more of their time on the case and focus on what they have been missing out on their lives.
For those in need of a little more context - my sarcastic comment is in reference to the accusation by AH's attorney that jurors went home at night and searched social media for additional trial information. I could not believe AH's attorney would impugn the jury without any evidence.
These lawyers conduct was so honorable. You can tell that there is a reason why they were so good.
Thank for the explanation of some of the laws
Thank you so much for your analysis, and I couldn't agree more, Camille gave more for women to aspire to than amber ever did in this trial!
Every time I click on a Bruce Rivers video, I always wonder what he do. Then I realize he's gon react to all the self snitching.
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Bruce is the bridge between the law and us. He seems like he’d be one of the bros and he just so happens to be a kickass lawyer.
And you're the troll under the bridge
@@jZamora87 & you’re the clown in the comments, desperately seeking attention from strangers
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Bruce, thank you for explaining the details of this case. I have nothing but admiration for you.
Really appreciate your coverage on this Bruce. You and many other lawyers on CZcams have been a fantastic resource of knowledge and information. It has also kept many of us sane due to legacy media’s reporting both during the trial itself and after the verdict. That part has been so freaking weird, it’s like they’re living in another world than those that have watched the entire trial.
Social media DID play a role - remember the expert brought in by the Heard team on hashtags trending? Heard testifying about how she was doing on social media?
If social media played a role, HEARD BROUGHT IT IN.
also mentioning TUG and the big Pro Depp push on social media lol
I believe they're referring to how Elaine claimed that the jurors were exposed to social media and that affected their verdict....which basically implies the jury violated their oath.
@@bonniehowell9206 absolutely they are - it’s just incredibly hypocritical for Elaine to claim there was social media influence on the jury, when was Heard’s side that was talking about what was happening on social media during the trial.
The fact of the matter is Elaine and Amber's team went into this trial just expecting to be believed. They felt entitled to be believed. Johnny's team went into the trial on a mission to really delve into the evidence and impeach amber and her witnesses. When they started the trial, you could feel that sense of entitlement from Amber's lawyers and by the time they realized this was going to be a real battle, they were immediately overwhelmed and could not handle the scrutiny. They got their ass kicked, plain and simple. Their client is a liar and they were gullible and had some real issues with confirmation bias. If you notice, only Elaine went on her little 15 minutes of fame press tour and Elaine was the only one really interacting with amber by the end of the trial. I think that's because, if the other lawyers actually believed her heading into the trial (doubtful), they absolutely did not believe her by the end and were probably extremely angry that amber lied to them so much. So many instances where their line of questioning was based on a lie amber told and they looked terrible when the witnesses flat out denied much of what she claimed happened (muffins, the foyer incident). Elaine's ego was hurt, that's why she's lashing out and marking her territory everywhere like a dog that just lost a fight. For her, it's got as much to do with women's right to be believed as it does to amber: not at all. It's about their egos, plain and simple.
The first and greatest mistake AH's team made was putting Elaine in charge. She had nowhere near the level of experience, skill or charisma Rottenborn had. Sure, his lines of questioning seemed dirty and low blows at times, but what are you going to do when your client is obviously in the wrong? He knew what he was doing but Elaine's antics as well as Amber's time on the stand erased any chance he might have had. They didn't do any press tours because they didn't have to; anyone with two brain cells would want the dubious honour of "defended Amber Heard" to be forgotten somewhere in the middle of their CV. If that pisses off Amber? so what? she still has to pay them.
I felt they spent too much time looking at the UK case. Could only have been confusing for the jury. Elaine was the general fighting the previous battle. Also stupid because she knew that the 2 major reasons for the judge's rulings were false.....donated 7 mil and Drew contradicted by the body cam.
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I agree with absolutely everything you said. I would add or change that the best part of Vasquez’s cross was that she used Amber’s own words against her. And her ex-friends. I think the donate v pledge thing was when it was clear that this abuser manipulated her words and tries to gaslight. It was evident on the stand which amplified the importance of the audio clips as well.
@@khosrowzare8301 For sure. RB is the only lawyer on their team that I have respect and felt bad for… It’s clear he’s a great lawyer and can argue the law well. But when each other person on your team/witness list completely fucks your team, it’s fucked for him.
Such class! What a great interview!
I always appreciate your balanced analysis and weeding out the distractions. Your explanations are thoughtful and informative.
You got me with, “when you are eating sour grapes, your face looks like Elaine’s,” 🤣😂😂😂😂
Ben chew is awesome the respect and love he shows to Camille is heart warming!!
I don’t know if they win without Camille.
@@c0nc3ntr8d6 completely agree! Im sire they needed everyone to help win but no Camille Amber gets away with everything.
I love how she used her platform to encourage other young girls! It doesn’t matter what your last name is! YOU can be a strong educated woman.
I love your into and commentary. Great job!
Out of all the channels I’ve discovered while paying attention to the Depp trial - this one has to be my favorite
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Honestly, I think the jurors were probably aware of the media talking about the trial, but I do believe wholeheartedly that all the jurors voted with their own judgment. That’s what matters.
I definitely think they voted based on their own judgement and the evidence presented to them in court. If the jurors decided based on social media, I think they would have made their decision quicker, would have awarded Johnny more money and would not have given Amber a dime. The fact that they gave Amber any money at all, shows me that social media didn’t influence them
The jury was certainly aware the case was being talked about online, because Amber and her team kept bringing it up!! It was kind of hard not to notice. It still annoys me that AH, (like the SA story she stole from her PA), stole the microwave baby story from the Rebekah Vardy libel case word for word. AH was obviously not only perusing social media, but researching for information to bring into the trial to add weight to her testimony. I think all AH and Elaine's allegations against the integrity of the judge and jury are just reflections of their own LACK OF integrity. Heard thinks nothing of blatantly lying under oath, so everyone else must also not take their oaths seriously. She goes on social media to research things, so they must do so too. Thankfully, she was wrong and the jury and judge all ethically and honorably held to their oaths in what must have been a nightmare of a case to sit through!
I was a juror and the instructions to us pre-trial were excellent. They told us to stay away from media and one important reason is it will cause confusion. You're best to ignore the press because you are in the room the whole time and in the best position to evaluate what is being presented.
The intro bass bangs in my stereo. Love the channel and content too Bruce.
It's so great when lawyers answer the questions without beating around the bush. Professionals
I most certainly hope that Elaine faces defamation AND misconduct action.
So much respectful professionalism in their responses to the questions. Speaks volumes really.
Your videos are very informative and interesting, I find myself listening to other court cases and just thinking back to things you've said to understand the case.