.vicbekiempis reports on the Johnny Depp fans who are out in full force as his defamation trial against Amber Heard nears an end
Photo: STEVE HELBER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images When the clock hit 12:50 a.m. Friday, May 27, bedlam unfolded outside the Fairfax, Virginia, court parking garage. Johnny Depp fans — who had been waiting for hours, hoping to secure one of 100 spots in the courtroom for his defamation trial against Amber Heard — ran en masse toward the front of the courthouse. One witness described the frenzied procession as a “stampede.
Photo: JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images While tensions ran high for some in attendance, many Depp supporters maintained the same upbeat attitude as they had at the outset of the trial. Eva, who arrived around 8:30 Thursday night, sleeping bag in tow, wanted to show Depp she cared. “He’s not the man that she said that he is,” said Eva, who has been a Depp fan “for over 30 years.” She was able to get into the courtroom that day. “I was excited to see Johnny today.
When morning came, even more spectators started to show up. One man was in full cosplay, dressed like Depp’s character in Pirates, Captain Jack Sparrow. A couple from Cincinnati brought two collies, adorned with vests that read “Depp Legal Team,” with little ties. Nothing about the situation was funny to Lewis. She fell behind in the crush of spectators and wasn’t able to nab a coveted spot in the courtroom. She blamed fair-weather fans.
When Depp arrived at court just before 9 a.m., he was met, unsurprisingly, with a hero’s welcome. As his black SUV turned town the street, he waved to fans who packed tightly along the sidewalk. They shouted, “Johnny! Johnny!” Moments before, Heard’s truck drove up to the courthouse. They booed.
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