dealt with the same substantive issues, held differently by a judge instead of a jury. >> johnny depp sued the sun, a british tabloid, over an article they published describing him as a wife beater. the case went to trial to use ago in the uk. there were no cameras in court. the judge in that case found that most of amber heard's allegations of abuse were substantially true. >> johnny depp has lost his legal battle with a british tabloid. >> we prevailed, overwhelmingly. >> the jury in the u.s. trial was not allowed to hear about that judgment. amber says that by the time she got up to tell her side of the story -- >> i do. >> the core of public opinion here had already turned against her. >> after three and a half weeks, i took the stand and saw the courtroom packed full of captain jack sparrow fans who were vocal, energized and have come from all ends of the world. >> we have been here all night