The protracted legal battle between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, a former married couple, attracted a lot of media attention worldwide. This conflict mainly arose after Heard wrote a piece in 2018 in which she stated that she had been a victim of domestic violence by Depp, her then husband. Depp then filed a lawsuit for spreading defamatory statements. The case led to a series of hearings, testimonies and defenses from both sides. The whole process is investigated, and both testimonies are compared. It also analyzes how this case became such a media sensation.