When Johnny Depp returns to court next month to fight assault allegations, it will likely not become a spectacle reminiscent of his recent defamation trial, as requests for the proceedings to be televised have been denied.

During his six-week defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard, viewers were able to tune in on a daily basis to catch all of the drama live as it was broadcast from Virginia’s Fairfax County Circuit Court.

This time around, Depp will face film crew member Gregg “Rocky” Brooks, who has accused the actor of punching him in the chest during a dispute on the Los Angeles set of the actor’s film City of Lies in April 2017. However, fans hoping for a front-row seat to the proceedings from the convenience of their homes will be disappointed to learn that this trial will not be a repeat performance of Depp’s previous trial in that regard.

The Law & Crime Network, which live-streamed Depp’s defamation trial, said that its request submitted to Los Angeles County Superior Court for permission to broadcast the trial when it begins on July 25 has been denied.

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The reasoning around permitting  or denying requests to broadcast courtroom proceedings for each case is different. Penney Azcarate, the chief judge of the Fairfax County Circuit Court, granted permission for Court TV to operate two pool cameras in the courtroom for the Depp-Heard trial.

During a pre-trial hearing in February, Heard’s team had tried unsuccessfully to exclude cameras from the courtroom, with the Aquaman star’s lawyer, Elaine Bredehoft, expressing concern of interest from “anti-Amber networks,” according to Variety.

Ben Chew, one of the attorneys representing Depp, said that his client “believes in transparency” as he pushed for the inclusion of cameras during proceedings. In the end, Azcarate said that she had been inundated with media requests and felt a responsibility to keep the courtroom proceedings open to observers.

The judge also stated that not allowing cameras could lead to reporters descending on the courthouse anyway, leading to a potentially hazardous situation.

“I don’t see any good cause not to do it,” Azcarate said ahead of the trial.

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On Wednesday 1 June, Johnny Depp won the $50-million defamation case against his ex wife Amber Heard.

Heard was sued for an opinion piece she published in The Washington Post. The court’s decision was much lower than initially demanded by Depp’s legal team as it ordered Heard to pay $10.35 million to him in damages.

After winning the defamation case, Depp’s legal team celebrated their  victory in New York Yesterday.

After winning a jury verdict for actor Johnny Depp in his defamation trial, Partner Ben Chew and his team came to New York yesterday for a firmwide toast to the victory. pic.twitter.com/wvlYLKPFJa

— Brown Rudnick (@BrownRudnickLLP) June 10, 2022

Ireland Baldwin has called Amber Heard an “absolute disaster of a human being” following a viral video where Heard admitted to have abused Johnny Depp.

During the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial, the court played an audio recording in which Heard could be heard admitting that she had hit Deppand explaining that she was not certain of all the details due to being “on an Ambien,” a medication primarily used for the short-term treatment of sleeping problems.

A video clip of Pirates of the Caribbean star Depp looking sullen as the recording was played in court went viral on Twitter, clocking up millions of views in the hours that followed the broadcast of the day’s proceedings.

Johnny Depp’s reaction to the court finally getting to hear the audio tape in which Amber Heard admits to abusing him. #JusticeforJohnnyDepp pic.twitter.com/kdvII6mlss

— Mary (@johnnyhellodepp) April 20, 2022

Sharing a screenshot of the Twitter post on her Instagram Story, Baldwin, whose father is actor Alec Baldwin, expressed support for Depp as she gave her take on the matter.

“The thing is, I know women who are exactly like this,” read the text added to the screenshot the model shared. “They are manipulative and cold and they use their very womanhood to play victim and turn the world against the man because we live in a society where it’s cool to say men are all the worst and blah blah f***ity blah.

“Men can experience abuse too and this absolute disaster of a human being Amber Heard is a terrible person and I hope Johnny gets his reputation and his life back. And I hope he’s in like 5 Pirates movies.”

When the recording was played in court, Heard was heard telling Depp: “You told me to do it. You told me ‘go do that.'”

“You punched me in the f****** thing,” Depp responded in the viral clip.

“You figured it all out,” Aquaman star Heard added. “I didn’t punch you by the way.”

“I’m sorry that I didn’t hit you across the face in a proper slap,” she continued. “I was hitting you, I was not punching you. You’re not punched.”

“Don’t tell me what it feels like to be punched,” Depp said.