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May 16 (Reuters) - Attorneys for actor Johnny Depp began their questioning of Amber Heard in the couple's defamation trial on Monday and challenged the "Aquaman" star's claims that she suffered physical abuse before and during their brief marriage. Depp's attorneys introduced photographs of Heard making public appearances on red carpets and "The James Corden Show" shortly after times that she said Depp had struck her with his hands, on which he usually wore heavy rings. The pictures shown to jurors appeared to reveal no injuries. Heard said the harm, which included what she thought was a broken nose, was not severe enough to be visible or was covered up by makeup. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Depp, 58, is suing Heard, 36, for $50 million, saying she def...

The superpowered humans of Amazon’s The Boys are a danger in and of themselves, but it’s Vought — the immensely powerful and unscrupulous megacorporation that secretly created them — that poses the largest threat to the world. This has been obvious since the series’ very first episode, and while it’s occasionally felt like the organization might be on the brink of getting its comeuppance, a new trailer for The Boys’ upcoming third season makes clear that Vought’s nowhere near giving up. The Boys’ second season detailed how, in addition to secretly exposing children to chemicals that eventually gave rise to the world’s population of superpeople, Vought also knowingly brought on a deranged Nazi to join the Seven, its flagship team of superheroes. Were the truth about Vought to ever fu...

Amber Heard has finally admitted to failing to pay her pledged $3.5million donation to the ACLU after claiming to have made the contribution.   Testifying on the stand Monday, Heard said it was Depp suing her that kept her from fulfilling her pledge to donate her entire $7million divorce settlement.  However, Heard has claimed several times - including under oath in Depp's 2020 libel case in the UK - that she had donated the entire settlement to charity.  Heard appeared on Dutch talk show RTL Late Night in 2018 where she said, '$7million in total was donated - I split it between the ACLU and the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. I wanted nothing.' In court today Heard said she has yet to make the full donation 'because Johnny sued me for $50million in March of 2019.'  Heard said, 'I ful...

Is Doctor Who bringing back an iconic companion? Yasmin Finney (Heartstopper) will play a character named Rose in scenes that will air in 2023 as part of the show’s 60th anniversary celebration, the BBC announced on Monday. Billie Piper previously portrayed the Doctor’s companion Rose Tyler opposite Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant. Said showrunenr Russell T Davies in a statement: “Life on Doctor Who gets brighter and wilder, how can there be another Rose? You’ll find out in 2023, but it’s an absolute joy to welcome Yasmin to the Doctor Who set. We all fell in love with her in Heartstopper, one of those shows which changes the world — and now Yasmin can change the Whoniverse!” Added Finney: “If anyone would have told 8-year-old Yasmin that one day she’d be part of th...