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How quickly a case about free speech turned into a stranger-than-fanfiction moment involvingstampedesof devotees,support alpacasand all.
Thats all far from the usual tittle-tattle that happens when celebrities hit the court circuit.
This trial is insane.
I do think the Schadenfreude element is huge here.
Who doesnt love seeing successful people endure such a monumental fall from grace?
(The courthouses lack of a mask mandate only added to the generally uncanny atmosphere.)
There will be no overnight camping on Courthouse grounds, a court order mandated.
Any violation of this order may be found as contempt and will be punished accordingly.
On day one of the trial, Depp fans started showing up around 5 a.m., which isntquiteovernight camping.
As the days and weeks wore on, however, overnight camping became de rigueur.
Some arrived in the early evening.
Not you, just the crazies, one security guard said.
Another courthouse employee joked, Weve never had so much fun in our lives!
before commenting on the YouTube livestream of the trial and expressing pride that our technology stood up.
On some days, few other reporters got in.
How is this a fair trial?
There were a handful of Heard supporters at court, as well.
I think that sometimes it is disappointing to see some of the behavior of Johnny Depp fans.
Ive been called a loser, [but] I have thick skin.
The jury heard recordings where Heard seemed to taunt Depp, and shetestifiedabout hitting him during an argument.
Both claimed to have suffered financial damage amid their dueling abuse claims and denials.
Neither walks away from this trial looking good, although Depp appears to come out as the winner.
For my colleagues, the end-of-trial feeling was one of severe fatigue.
I hate celebrities, one remarked.
Depp is putting on the performance of his lifetime not Amber Heard.
The two alpacas, Truffle and Teddy, come away looking good, that colleague said.
Everyone else walks away losing.
