A lot of strategy involved
There was a lot of strategies involved, too, according to MarkStephens, an international media lawyer.
“We discovered that in the US, they used a method known as DARVO, which stands for deny, attack, and reverse victim and offender. In this scenario, Depp became the victim while Heard was the aggressor. ‘We find that DARVO works well with juries but rarely works with judges,’ he said.”