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The whole world watched the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial closely. Some people who went to the highly-publicised Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard defamation trial in Fairfax County, Virginia are selling their wristbands online on auction sites for as much as $5,000. The paper wristbands were distributed at the courthouse as a crowd control measure that was attended by fans of the actors, particularly of Depp. The bands aren’t of course special. They are colour-coded paper wristbands and just stamped with the date of entry. Yet the memorabilia from the spectacle of a trial is being put up for big buck on sites like eBay. “This is a piece of celebrity culture history,” wrote one seller, who started the bidding for his blue trial day 20 wristband at $4,999 (£3,998). He went on to describe the condition of the wristband in detail: “The wristband has been cut so I could remove it from my wrist, you cannot reattach it without using glue or tape; but I figure this would be better … [Read more...] about Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard trial court wristbands on sale online for $5,000

Johnny Depp was clicked at the Varanasi restaurant in Birmingham with his friends. (Image: @varanasi.restaurants/Instagram) Johnny Depp dined with English musician Jeff Beck and around 20 others at an Indian restaurant in the UK spending around Rs 47 lakh ($60,000), after the actor won a widely-publicised defamation suit against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp shut down the Varanasi Restaurant in Birmingham to the public on Sunday for a dinner with 20 friends. The restaurant’s Operations Director Mohammed Hussain said Depp’s final bill was around £50,000 ($60,000) in total, TMZ reported. The 58-year-old actor has been performing with Beck in the UK and even missed the final day of the defamation trial for a show. An album is next in line for the two. The Varanasi Restaurant shared photographs from Depp’s visit to the restaurant on Instagram. Close View this post on Instagram A post shared by Varanasi Restaurant … [Read more...] about Johnny Depp’s $60,000 dinner at Indian restaurant in UK after win over Amber Heard

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told that the first version of an audit report on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) dubbed "Watermark 09" would have been submitted to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) if it was not for a meeting held on Feb 24, 2016. This was testified by former 1MDB CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy, 46, in the 1MDB audit tampering trial involving him and former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak here on Friday (June 24). ALSO READ: Arul Kanda takes the stand in 1MDB audit tampering trial on June 24 In an examination-in-chief, lead prosecutor Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram told the co-accused-turned-witness that there was evidence from other witnesses who testified in the trial that Watermark 09 would have gone to the PAC had it not been for the Feb 24 meeting. Sri Ram: You were in court listening to that evidence. Arul Kanda: Yes. Sri Ram: Do you agree with that evidence? Arul Kanda: Yes. The court had previously heard of the Feb 24 'coordination meeting' … [Read more...] about 1MDB audit tampering trial: ‘Watermark 09’ not submitted to PAC due to meeting, says Arul Kanda

JOHOR BARU: The Sessions Court here has postponed its decision on former Johor executive council member Datuk Abd Latif Bandi, his son and a property consultant’s case involving corruption and money laundering totaling RM35.7mil to August. The decision was initially slated for Sunday (June 26) but during the court proceedings, Sessions Court Judge Kamarudin Kamsun said he wanted to go through several more arguments first. ALSO READ: High Court orders ex-Johor exco man Latif Bandi, two others to enter defence over corruption, money laundering charges “There are still several arguments that have yet to be heard and I need to go through them first before I can make a decision. “Therefore there will not be a decision today,” he said in the court here on Sunday (June 26). ALSO READ: MACC wins appeal to forfeit money and assets from former Johor exco member Following that, lawyers representing Abd Latif, 56; his son Ahmad Fauzan Hatim, 30; and Amir Shariffuddin Abd Raub, … [Read more...] about Sessions Court postpones decision in ex-Johor exco man Latif Bandi’s corruption trial

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine is expected on Thursday to hold a preliminary hearing in its first trial of a Russian soldier charged with raping a Ukrainian woman during Russia's invasion, the first of what could be dozens of such cases. The suspect, Mikhail Romanov, 32, who is not in Ukrainian custody and will be tried in absentia, is accused of murdering a civilian in the Kyiv capital region on March 9 and then repeatedly raping the man's wife, according to court files. Russia's Defence Ministry did not immediately respond to a written request for comment, and Reuters was unable to reach the soldier. Moscow has denied allegations of war crimes. Romanov is accused of raping a 33-year-old woman after he and another Russian soldier shot her husband Oleksiy at point blank in the village of Bohdanivka to the northeast of Kyiv. The two soldiers then left and later returned twice more to rape her, the court files said. The identity of the second soldier had not been established. It … [Read more...] about Ukraine to begin first trial of Russian soldier accused of rape

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court fixed Monday (June 27) for case management in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's application to adduce additional evidence in his SRC International Sdn Bhd case in a bid to nullify the trial in which he was convicted, sentenced to 12 years’ jail and fined RM210mil. Deputy public prosecutor Mohd Ashrof Adrin Kamarul confirmed the date. The case management before the Federal Court deputy registrar would be held via video conferencing. The additional evidence that the former prime minister sought to adduce relates to the recent discovery that the trial judge Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali in 2006 was the general counsel and company secretary for the Maybank Group who had the ultimate overall responsibility for the management and administration of all legal departments within the entire group. At a press conference held on June 7, Najib's lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said Justice Mohd Nazlan had failed to disclose that he was the general counsel and … [Read more...] about Case management on Najib’s bid to adduce additional evidence to nullify trial on June 27

KUALA LUMPUR: Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy ( pic ) is taking the stand as a witness in the 1MDB audit tampering trial at the High Court here on Friday (June 24). This follows a decision by High Court judge Justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan, who allowed the prosecution's application to call Arul, a co-accused along with former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, to testify as a prosecution witness. The judge said that he was satisfied with the prosecution's grounds for the application. "There is no hindrance for the prosecution to make the application at any stage in their case. "It is entirely in their hands to conduct the prosecution in the way they deem fit," he said. Justice Mohamed Zaini also said that the witness must speak the truth in his testimony. "Quoting Benjamin Franklin, 'half a truth is often a great lie'," he added. The judge also said it did not matter if Arul's testimony would favour the prosecution or the defence. … [Read more...] about Arul Kanda takes the stand in 1MDB audit tampering trial on June 24

Amber Heard has said the verdict in the case left her heartbroken. A man from Saudi Arabia has offered to marry Amber Heard after she lost her highly-publicised defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp. In a voice note sent to her official Instagram handle, the man proposed to Amber Heard even as he pointed out that ‘all other doors’ seemed to be closing for her in the aftermath of the trial. The high-profile televised court battle between Depp and Heard ended when a seven-person jury found that both had defamed each other, but weighed in far more strongly with Depp. The Pirates star also received an outpouring of support on social media after the trial, while Heard had to contend with an unprecedented amount of hate. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bee4andafter_kw “Amber… since all doors are closing on you, you have no one except me to take care of you,” the unnamed man said in his voice note, according to a … [Read more...] about Amber Heard receives proposal from Saudi man: ‘You have no one except me’

Malaysia: * Palm oil firm Kulim receives first post-pandemic migrant workers * Pollution shuts Sg Semenyih treatment plant for four hours, water supply not affected * Covid-19: New infection wave may emerge sooner than expected, says KJ * Malaysia's Election Commission gears up for GE15 * Covid-19: Cases on the rise in Sabah, says Masidi * Cradle Fund murder trial: AGC files appeal over verdict * Sabah sea curfew extended to July 9 * Nine Indonesians jailed, fined for illegally possessing gaharu wood Singapore: * Elderly woman lived with dead son for a week in Singapore flat * Two toddlers rescued from fire in Singapore flat; 60 residents evacuated * Singapore begins importing renewable energy from Laos via Thailand, Malaysia * US recession will drag Asia's growth but region may avoid a sharp downturn: analysts * Man in SG charged for possessing S$28,500 in accounts allegedly used to launder scam monies * 18 months' probation for Singapore PR who posted … [Read more...] about Asean News Headlines as at 9pm on Thursday (June 23)

The judge who presided over Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s defamation trial officially entered the judgement into court record Friday, and conditions may make it costly for Heard to appeal, TMZ reported. The judge has indicated that if Heard wants to move forward with appealing the verdict , she must post bond for the $8.35 million she already owes Depp as well as an additional $621,000, according to TMZ . The nature of the 6% additional fee hasn’t been expressly explained but might be a form of interest penalty for the delay an appeal would create in the collection of the original amount that was awarded to Depp, the outlet reported. Amber Heard is now officially on the hook for $8.35 million, and she could be on the hook for even more if she appeals the defamation verdict. https://t.co/po3aL6xPGr — TMZ (@TMZ) June 24, 2022 The amount of money required to challenge the initial verdict doesn’t seem to have discouraging Heard from pursuing an appeal at this time. A … [Read more...] about REPORT: Judge Imposes $9 Million Bond On Amber Heard If She Appeals Her Case