Two Officers Face Demand To Testify at Johnny Depp's UK Trial

The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard saga continues to roll on and here we have the latest update on the same.

On May 21, 2016, two LAPD officers responded to a call from dispatch about a report of domestic disturbance at the Eastern Columbia penthouse in downtown Los Angeles. They went to investigate.

Now, almost four years later, Hadden and Saenz are facing a legal demand to testify at a trial beginning next week in London because of their brief interaction with Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard. So is Laura Divenere, a friend of Heard's who saw the actress in the days after the incident. Throughout the world, commerce is slowing because of the spread of the novel coronavirus. 

Depp is suing News Group Newspapers, the publisher of The Sun, over a 2018 story that cast him as a "wife beater." This libel trial is scheduled to begin March 23, and unlike some countries where "social distancing" is changing court procedures, the U.K. isn't doing much canceling. In fact, Justice Minister Chris Philp tweeted Monday night, "To confirm that Courts will be operating normally tomorrow. Of course people who need to self-isolate as per the medical advice should do so. But for those not in isolation, Justice will continue and Jurors should attend Court tomorrow as per their Summons."

As such, News Group continues to prepare to defend the alleged truth of its 2018 article at the quickly advancing trial.

Among the exhibits filed Monday are text messages from Depp attorney Adam Waldman to Divenere along with a transcript of an audio recording between Divenere and Heard.