Amber Heard: Johnny Depp's lawyers did 'better job of distracting the jury from the real issues'
Actor Amber Heard said she spoke “truth to power” during Johnny Depp’s defamation case against her, claiming Depp’s lawyers distracted the jury from the “real issues.” In her first sitdown since a jury largely ruled against her in the high-profile case, Heard noted to NBC’s Savannah Guthrie on “Today” that a U.K. judge had ruled against Depp in a similar case when more evidence was considered. “I will say his lawyers did certainly a better job of distracting the jury from the real issues,”
Read MoreCoinbase to lay off 18 percent of staff amid ‘crypto winter’
Coinbase will lay off 18 percent of its workforce amid plummeting cryptocurrency prices and a global economic slowdown, the company announced Tuesday. CEO Brian Armstrong told employees in a memo that the crypto exchange needs to keep costs down to survive a bear market, which requires a “different mindset” to navigate. “We appear to be entering a recession after a 10+ year economic boom,” he wrote. “A recession could lead to another crypto winter, a
Read MoreHeard will stand by Depp testimony ‘to my dying day’
Amber Heard says she’ll forever stand by the abuse allegations she made against Johnny Depp during his defamation trial against her. “To my dying day, [I] will stand by every word of my testimony,” Heard said in an interview with Savannah Guthrie that aired on NBC’s “The Today Show” on Tuesday. The sitdown came more than a week after a Virginia jury handed “Pirates of the Caribbean” star Depp a big win in court, awarding him $15 million in damages. The jury found that a Washington Post op-ed penned by Heard in 2018, which focused on sexual violence, ruined her ex-husband
Read MoreGOP former members of Congress urge lawmakers to pass federal LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination legislation
Story at a glance Eleven Republican former members of Congress on Tuesday in a letter to current House and Senate leaders called for action on federal LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections. Hundreds of bills that target the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans have been introduced in state legislatures this year. Former Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-L
Read MoreFirst-time homebuyers, these are the cities for you: report
(NEXSTAR) — Home prices have been hot across the U.S. recently, largely postponing the dreams of potential first-time homebuyers. While navigating and affording the housing market seems challenging nationwide, a new report found there are some cities that offer more hope for first-time homebuyers. In its recent analysis, SmartAsset compared 181 of the largest cities in the U.S. based on four factors: favorability, affordability, livability, and em