Some Jurors At Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Trial Fell Asleep: Court Reporter

The world may have been riveted by Johnny Depps defamation trial against Amber Heard , but some of the jurors? Not so much.

According to Judy Bellinger, who was the court reporter for the six-week trial, some of the jurors had a hard time staying awake during the proceedings.

There were a few jurors that were dozing off, Bellinger told Law & Crime Network , adding that she sympathized with them. It was tough because there was a lot of video deposition. And they would just sit there and all of a sudden, Id see their head drop.

One juror who did impress Bellinger was a woman who listened very deeply to every word said during the trial.

However, she was an alternate and didnt participate in the deliberation.

I thought she would have been a great juror, but she did not get to see it til the end, Bellinger said.

You can hear her comments below.

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#JudyBellinger , the #Depp v. #Heard freelance court reporter, said in an EXCLUSIVE interview that some jurors were dozing off during the defamation trial. pic.twitter.com/4w87MArswy
Law&Crime Network (@LawCrimeNetwork) June 6, 2022

Last week, the jury in Virginia decided primarily in favor of Depp that a Washington Post editorial written by Heard was defamatory and awarded him $15 million in total damages.

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Judge Penney Azcarate capped the total at around $10 million in accordance with state limits. In addition, jurors awarded Heard $2 million in her countersuit for a statement by one of Depps attorneys that they found defamatory.