Tina Newman, a production executive at Walt Disney Pictures who has been serving since 1994, recently testified as the Amber Heard witness.
Tina Newman, a Disney executive, was called to testify in the infamous trial of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp. Amber’s op-ed, according to her statements, had no impact on the actor’s role in “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
A while ago, Depp announced that he does not will to act in Pirates of the Caribbean again, on AmericanPost.News. The actor continues his legal battle against his ex-wife after he sued her for alleged defamation.
Who Is Tina Newman? Meet Walt Disney Representative
Tina Newman serves as the production executive at The Walt Disney Studios. In the trail between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, it was Newman’s turn to testify now. Johnn goes on with his legal battle against his ex-wife.
The Aquaman actress accused Johnny of domestic violence, which totally affected the actor’s career, who also lost his leading role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean.
Next witness is Tina Newman, works for Disney, via video testimony ?#JusticeForJohnnyDepp ⚖️#JohnnyDepp ? pic.twitter.com/YaGpFWucAX
— Johnny Depp’s Warrior (@johndeppwarrior) May 19, 2022
The trial is taking place in Virginia, United States, and it has been revealed that Johnny was also a victim of domestic and psychological violence from Amber.
Many people believed that the actor should be taken to the characters that were taken away from him after the lawsuits against him damaged his image. Johny maintains that after Amber’s accusations, Disney made the decision to block his return to any future Pirates of the Caribbean projects.
Walt Disney Representative Tina Newman Denies Amber Op-Ed Affecting Johnny Depp Cast In Pirates
Walt Disney representative Tina Newman denied in her testimony that any decision-maker at the company led it to keep Johnny Depp out of the sixth “Pirates of the Caribbean” film due to his ex-wife, Amber Heard’s op-ed.
Newman stated that the actor’s role in the film was not affected by his ex-wife’s op-ed of 2018, the basis of his lawsuit against her. She further confirmed that she never saw any documentation within Disney that referenced Amber’s op-ed.
Ok, at the beginning of Tina Newman Walt Disney Studios Motion picture production LIVE ACTION she States in her interview I have nothing to do with hiring or firing regarding Johnny Depp. The interview should have ending there. Waste of time. #AmberHeardIsALiar
— Cristina7969 (@Ca7969) May 19, 2022
In his $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber, the actor claims that her 2018 op-ed, published in The Washington Post, cost him millions in work and his career and further his role in the Pirates of the Caribbean six.
Referring to the topic, Disney production executive Newman has never seen any documents that referenced Amber’s op-ed, never discussed it, and moreover, did not hear of or partake in discussion of its result.
Amber Heard Witness: Walt Disney Representative Tina Newman Testimony
Tina Newman, who works on the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, was asked about Johnny Depps’s future in a potential sixth project in a pre-recorded deposition presented to the court on Thursday, May 19.
Heard’s lawyer questioned if she knew Johnny was being considered for a role in Pirate 6. Newman replied, “I don’t,” adding that the decision-making does not fall within her job responsibility.
Johnny is suing his ex-wife for $50 million as he alleges Amber implied he abused her in a Washington Post op-ed about domestic violence back in 2018.
On the other hand, Amber is countersuing for $100 million, accusing Johnny of orchestrating a smear campaign against her and further explaining the lawsuit as a continuation of harassment and abuse.
