Johnny DeppB次元官网网址檚 lawyers asked a jury Friday B次元官网网址渢o give Mr. Depp his life backB次元官网网址� by finding his ex-wife, Amber Heard, guilty of libel.

Heard B次元官网网址渞uined his life by falsely telling the world she was a survivor of domestic abuse at the hands of Mr. Depp,B次元官网网址� lawyer Camille Vasquez told the jury in closing arguments.

Heard for $50 million in VirginiaB次元官网网址檚 Fairfax County Circuit Court over a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post describing herself as B次元官网网址渁 public figure representing domestic abuse.B次元官网网址� His lawyers say he was defamed by the article even though it never mentioned his name.

filed a $100 million counterclaim against Depp after his lawyer called her allegations a hoax.

Depp says he never struck Heard and that she concocted the abuse allegations to gain an advantage in divorce proceedings. He has said he was often physically attacked by Heard.

B次元官网网址淭here is an abuser in this courtroom, but it is not Mr. Depp,B次元官网网址� Vasquez said.

Heard testified about more than a dozen episodes of physical and sexual assault that she said Depp inflicted on her.

Each side will have two hours to summarize their case in a trial that has stretched on for six weeks. With broadcast cameras in the courtroom, a celebrity trial that garnered intense interest from the outset has only gained momentum as fans have weighed in on social media and lined up overnight for coveted courtroom seats.

HeardB次元官网网址檚 lawyers will present their closing arguments later Friday.

B次元官网网址擬atthew Barakat, The Associated Press