When Amber Heard first came forward with serious abuse allegations against her ex-husband Johnny Depp, many were quick to presume that the Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindlewald actor guilty until proven innocent. As the saga progressed and new developments began to surface, the narrative steadily transitioned in Depp’s favor. Leaked audio calls painted him as a victim of verbal and sometimes even physical abuse, including a fight that ultimately left one of his fingers severed.

Now, Depp’s retaliatory $50 million defamation case is in full swing, on the alleged basis that Heard falsified evidence and even went so far as to fake injuries that ultimately led to her obtainment of a temporary restraining order. Should a judge end up coming to such a conclusion, Heard may very well find herself facing up to three years of jail time for tampering with evidence.

As IBT points out, one of the main incidents being examined stems from 2015, when Heard claimed to have received a pair of black eyes from her then-husband. Yet her stylist Samantha McMillen, who happened to see Heard on the same day she alleged to have been bruised, denied the claims entirely. “Throughout the day of December 16, 2015, I could see clearly that Amber Heard did not have any visible marks, bruises, cuts, or injuries to her face or any other part of her body,” stated McMillen, adding fuel to Depp’s cause. 

Given that it’s becoming increasingly evident that Heard was indeed moving to stack the deck in her favor to some degree, it wouldn’t be surprising to see a judge move to make an example out of the Aquaman actress — on that note, it’s surprising to see her name remain officially attached to the DC franchise, given the severity of some of these allegations. In any case, look for this ongoing legal battle to continue, and stay tuned for more developments as they occur. 

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Boosie Badazz will fortunately not be spending any more time behind bars, as he recently copped a sweat plea deal for a weed case in Georgia and has successfully avoided jail time. According to official court documents from the Coweta County D.A.’s Office, Boosie has plead guilty to misdemeanour possession of marijuana. In exchange, prosecutors have dropped charges of possession of a controlled substance and failure to maintain lane. The deal requires that Boosie serve 6 months probation and play a $1,000 fine, but the rapper will thankfully not be serving anymore time. He had previously spent five years behind bars in Louisiana for drug charges and was released in 2014, serving out his parole until 2018.

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Last April, Boosie was pulled over by cops for swerving lanes in his Dodge Charger and almost slamming into another vehicle. The officers discovered he had weed, a gun and more than $20k in cash in the car. He was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of a schedule one drug, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and failure to maintain a lane while driving. Boosie was never booked for firearm possession, though, likely because he had a license to carry, but he could have been looking at up to a year in a Georgia jail if convicted on all charges. According to TMZ, Boosie’s plea deal has already been approved and signed off by a judge.