Kathryn Arnold, an enjoyment enterprise expert, used the instance of “comparable actors” to tell a jury what she believed the 36-12 months-old’s profession trajectory would have been without the terrible statements made via Depp and his attorney.
Entertainment enterprise expert Kathryn Arnold made the claim because it emerged British supermodel Kate Moss, who dated Depp within the Nineteen Nineties, is anticipated to seem in courtroom with the aid of videolink on Wednesday.
Depp is suing Heard over a piece of writing she wrote in the Washington Post in 2018, which his attorneys say falsely implies he physically and sexually abused her while they were collectively.
Heard is countersuing Depp for $100m (£80m).
This trial is taking place in Fairfax County, Virginia, after Depp lost a similar defamation case inside the UK in July 2020.
Ms Arnold, who was being puzzled by way of Heard’s prison group on Monday, used the example of “comparable actors” to measure what the 36-12 months-old’s profession trajectory might have been without the negative statements made by way of Depp and his lawyer Adam Waldman following the Hollywood couple’s split in 2016.
Ms Arnold said she selected actors who played superhero characters in their breakout roles, have been handsome, were a similar age, could do stunts and had correct appearing talents.
The 5 stars she as compared Heard to had been Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ana de Armas, Zendaya and Chris Pine.
Ms Arnold says all of them have been on an “upward trajectory” and “it would be very reasonable to suppose (Heard’s) profession could have been on (a similar) upward trajectory”.
She stated all of the actors she noted had worked with numerous huge manufacturers for the reason that their initial fulfillment.
However, she says Heard had now not even controlled to keep working for the one principal logo she changed into hired by, with beauty organization L’Oréal having paused her appearance in its campaigns.
She introduced that Heard turned into searching at losses of “as a good deal as $8m (£6m) over time” due to lack of endorsement contracts.
Ms Arnold additionally stated she thinks Heard made around a $2m (£1.6m) loss from her role as Mera in Aquaman due to now not being able to negotiate a better rate for the second one film.
She delivered that Aquaman superstar Jason Momoa negotiated his earnings up from $3m (£2.4m) to $4m (£3.2m) for the primary film, and to $15m (£12m) for the second one film.
In contrast she says Heard’s revenue turned into negotiated from $1m (£795,000) to $2m (£1.6m).
She says Heard had “no leverage” to growth her pay as she was “combating to keep the function”.
The enterprise expert introduced that she notion “over the course of 5 years it’s affordable to think (Heard) might have been in a single film in keeping with 12 months for not less than $4m (£3.2m) in keeping with movie… And so could have misplaced at least $20m (£16m) in profits”.
Ms Arnold concluded that Heard’s combined lack of income across movie, TV and endorsements became between $45m (£36m) and $50m (£40m).
Earlier on Monday, hand health care provider Richard Moore stated Depp could not have misplaced the tip of his middle finger the way he told jurors it took place in his civil lawsuit in opposition to Heard.
The finger injury, which took place in a March 2015 combat in Australia between Depp and Heard, has been one in every of several key factors of dispute inside the lawsuit.
Depp says he become injured while Heard threw a vodka bottle at him.
Mr Moore told the jury on Monday that Depp had said his palm become down on a bar whilst it become struck by means of the bottle.
Moore, who did now not treat the Pirates of the Caribbean superstar, testified that Depp’s description became unlikely, in huge element because his fingernail remained intact.
The today’s traits come as remaining arguments had been expected in the trial on Friday.
