From Elon Musk to Paul Bettany on the witness list for Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s $100 million legal battle

In 2019, Depp sued Heard for $50 million for defamation over the WaPo article. Depp fought News Group Newspapers, the publisher of The Sun, in court over a 2018 article in which they called him a "wife-beater" in reference to Depp and Heard's former marriage. The trial began in early July and lasted three weeks. Depp alleged that Heard defecated in his bed and punched him, which Heard denies.

Depp was denied to appeal against the high court ruling several times. The long-delayed trial will begin in April in Virginia.

Ahead of the trial, TMZ reported that the court documents for the witness list have been submitted and that they include the names of celebrities such as James Franco Elon Musk and Paul Bettany along with representatives of the Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros.

Franco and Musk are reportedly on Amber's witness list. Previously as per TMZ, Johnny had alleged that she had affairs with each of them during their marriage.