Gwyneth Paltrow, Leonardo Dicaprio, Alec Baldwin Lead Stars in Court
Gwyneth Paltrow, Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp have all proven that celebrity status can have an impact in the courtroom as stars deal with legal troubles.
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Legal expert Sophie Jacobi-Parisi noted that celebrity status can affect jurors' perception of testimony.
"If people are used to watching a celebrity on screen, they may have a hard time differentiating the celebrity’s role from the live testimony," explained Jacobi-Parisi, a partner in Blank Rome’s matrimonial department.
"We also know that celebrities have different social capital; someone like Gwyneth Paltrow, who has decades of being a superstar, and who holds herself out as a serious actress, mother and entrepreneur, is likely to be taken more seriously on the witness stand than someone who is a reality TV star or YouTube influencer — or a celebrity who has a reputation for being unkind to fans or difficult to work with on set."
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Throughout the six-week trial between Depp and Heard, Depp saw support from tons of fans online and in person.
"Johnny Depp’s fan base spans generations and many beloved movies, and the power of that fan base in this country was significantly underestimated," Jacobi-Parisi said. "His fan base showed up for him on social media and in person at the courthouse in numbers beyond what anyone predicted.
"In addition, the livestreaming of the trial allowed for his fans to weigh in on every word and every movement of every person in the cast of characters in the courtroom, turning regular people into jury consultants and investigators," she added. "The weight of celebrity adoration of Johnny Depp was a factor in the win."
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"Gwyneth Paltrow, Leonardo Dicaprio, Alec Baldwin Lead Stars in Court," by Lauryn Overhultz was published in Fox News on April 6, 2023.