Camille Vasquez Reacts To Johnny Depp & Amber Heard Netflix Docuseries (EXCLUSIV
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00:00 We had no idea that there was this media social storm brewing outside.
00:05 Can you please tell the jury why you're here today?
00:08 Ms. Hurd accused me of abuse.
00:11 My ex-husband is suing me.
00:14 Brutal, cruel.
00:15 This is humiliating for any human being to go through.
00:18 And all false.
00:21 Camille, Debt vs. Hurd.
00:23 What was it like for you to go back and relive that trial via the docuseries?
00:27 It was fascinating.
00:29 I mean, just to see the way that Emma put together that docuseries,
00:33 I found it really interesting.
00:34 She utilized the court testimony in a way that told a really compelling,
00:40 truthful account of what took place inside those four walls in Virginia.
00:45 And, you know, there was what was taking place within those four walls.
00:49 And then there was the world outside.
00:51 There was the social media firestorm.
00:53 What was it like for you really being at the center of that?
00:56 You know, it's interesting.
00:57 That's a great question, because while we were there inside doing our jobs,
01:03 we didn't really understand the impact this case was having on social media
01:08 all over the world.
01:09 You know, towards the end, we started getting messages
01:13 or people sending us things.
01:15 But really, for the most part, we had no idea that there was this media
01:18 social storm brewing outside.
01:21 I don't think I've seen anybody do a better job.
01:24 So go Camille Vasquez.
01:27 So you were unaware that there were essentially millions of people
01:30 talking about you every day online.
01:33 We really were unaware.
01:34 And it was grateful that we weren't aware at the time
01:39 because we did have a job to do and we were so incredibly busy
01:42 during that time that we didn't have the time to focus on what was happening
01:46 outside of our war rooms and that courtroom.
01:49 It was an act of profound cruelty, not just to Mr.
01:53 Depp, but to true survivors of domestic abuse.
01:57 For Ms.
01:58 Hurd to hold herself out as a public figure representing domestic abuse.
02:02 It was false.
02:04 It was defamatory and it caused irreparable harm.
02:08 What was it like for you watching yourself in court?
02:12 What I see is actually somebody that has always believed in her client
02:18 and a true advocate.
02:20 I see my expressions to the evidence that's coming forward.
02:25 And I very much knew the case very, very well.
02:29 I knew the evidence and I was advocating at all times for my client.
02:35 Was there one key moment when you knew that you'd won the jury over?
02:39 I don't think that we could ever be 100 percent sure,
02:43 but there were some key moments during the trial.
02:46 Johnny Depp's testimony, I think, was a key moment when he was finally
02:49 after six years able to tell his side of the story.
02:53 I felt the responsibility of clearing the record
02:58 as the only way that I could get that I could
03:02 get to the point where I could speak
03:06 has really taken
03:11 this full six years.
03:14 And it's been six years of
03:18 trying times.
03:19 For six years, what we had were what we say, unfounded
03:24 allegations made by his ex-wife, Amber Heard, against him
03:27 and no response, public or otherwise, from Johnny Depp until he filed this lawsuit.
03:32 And he was able to testify there six years later.
03:37 I also think that her cross-examination, which I had the honor of doing
03:41 on behalf of Mr. Depp, was a pivotal moment.
03:45 OK, being able to confront her with her own words
03:49 was so important to Mr.
03:50 Depp and to our overall strategy.
03:52 Sitting here today, you have not donated the seven million dollars
03:58 donated, not pledged, donated the seven million dollars
04:02 divorce settlement to charity.
04:05 I use pledge and donation synonymous with one another.
04:09 But I don't. Ms. Heard, I don't use it synonymously.
04:13 That's how donations are paid.
04:15 Ms. Heard, respectfully, that's not my question.
04:18 Pledge versus donate.
04:21 What's the difference?
04:22 Explain that for us, please.
04:23 And also, do you feel that that was a pretty important moment?
04:26 I think it was a key moment and something that the docuseries highlighted.
04:30 I think that
04:31 while donations are usually pledged at the beginning
04:36 and then the payment is made after,
04:38 they are not used synonymously, as Ms.
04:42 Heard tried to say.
04:44 And the real issue that we had in this case was that for six years,
04:49 Ms. Heard had implied and told the world and used the word
04:53 donated versus pledged that she had donated and implied
04:57 that she had paid the seven million dollars to charity.
05:00 And when confronted with it, she tried to
05:03 back out of that statement.
05:06 And the truth was she had testified under oath
05:09 and had publicly said she had donated the money, implying she had paid it,
05:13 when in fact she hadn't paid anywhere near seven million dollars.
05:17 This is what Amber carried in her purse
05:21 for the entire relationship with Johnny Depp.
05:23 This was what she used.
05:26 She became very adept at it.
05:27 You're going to hear the testimony from Amber about how she had to mix
05:32 the different colors for the different days of the bruises
05:35 as they were as they developed in the different coloring
05:38 and how she would use these to touch those up to be able to cover those.
05:43 One unexpected
05:46 big talking point in all of this was the Milani makeup palette. Right.
05:50 You know, Amber acknowledged that there was this palette.
05:54 She said that this is what she used during during the time of their relationship.
05:57 How did you originally find out that that makeup palette was, in fact,
06:01 not even on the market when Johnny and Amber were still together?
06:04 It's a fascinating story.
06:06 Milani actually came forward and said that they didn't make this exact palette
06:11 until many years after Amber and Johnny were together.
06:16 So it's something that spread on social media like a firestorm.
06:21 And while we definitely learned about it and, you know, couldn't help
06:25 but notice that that video came out and Milani went on record
06:30 saying that this palette didn't exist, we didn't feel that it was relevant
06:34 or admissible evidence that we could bring forward.
06:37 So that's why we didn't raise it during the trial.
06:41 Do you find that Mr.
06:42 Depp has proven all the elements of defamation?
06:45 Answer, yes.
06:47 Now, when you look back sort of holistically at this entire process,
06:51 is there anything you would have done differently?
06:53 How do you feel about how everything played out from your end?
06:55 No, I mean, I think we did the best job we could for our client.
06:59 We were overprepared for this case and we believed in him
07:04 and we believed in his innocence and we were determined to show that
07:07 not just to the jury, but to the public.
07:11 You know, we talked a little bit about the social media firestorm.
07:14 There was a lot of venom directed at Amber during this trial.
07:18 Why do you think that was?
07:20 Well, in response to that, I always say that social media
07:24 and the world was really reacting to the evidence
07:27 that was being presented in that courtroom.
07:29 And so I think that the reaction was the barometer
07:33 for the court of public opinion.
07:35 The court of public opinion was saying, we don't find her credible.
07:38 We're not believing these allegations, even though I think that there was
07:43 a real desire to believe her, to believe the woman,
07:48 which is often the case.
07:50 But I think we were able to establish and show that
07:53 people shouldn't be guilty by accusation.
07:56 Now, you know, so many people followed this trial in real time.
08:01 And now we've got this docuseries.
08:03 Time has passed.
08:04 The dust has settled somewhat, arguably.
08:06 What do you hope that people or expect that people might take away
08:10 from this docuseries, from what you've seen?
08:12 From what I've seen, I think and I hope that people take away the fact that
08:17 the social media firestorm that took place
08:21 was reacting to the evidence that was taking
08:24 that was happening in real time during that trial.
08:27 And that's what the public was reacting to.
08:31 It was real evidence, admissible evidence that was taking place
08:35 in those four walls in that courtroom.
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