Yes, it's true, many of us were rapt and glued to our screens watching the Depp v. Heard trial unfold. It was high courtroom drama at its finest. It was the trial of the cent—oh wait nevermind, it was really boring:
While the masses were rapt as Johnny Depp and Amber Heard hashed it out on livestreams — the people in the courtroom were struggling to stay awake.
Judy Bellinger, the court stenographer for the Depp v. Heard defamation trial, has dropped some bombshell revelations about the contentious six-week courtroom marathon.
"There were a few jurors who were dozing off," Bellinger told the Law & Crime network on Monday, admitting "it was tough" to sit through the many hours of testimony.
Bellinger has also observed that the sleeping jurors were in both the front and back rows, and they particularly struggled during the video depositions.
I know the feeling: I could barely stay awake for the Johnny Depp snoozer "Transcendence!" Ooooh!
The saddest part: The one juror who was totally into the whole thing wasn't even a juror.
The stenographer also noted that the most attentive juror was an alternate who was not even involved in the final verdict.
"Unfortunately, the one alternate that was on there — she was probably the one that listened the most," Bellinger said. "I watched her facial expressions. She was very deeply into every word that was being said. I thought she would've made a great juror, and she did not get to see it to the end. She was paying close attention."
Brutal. That's like having the best student in your class be the one who's shadowing the course and can't even get a grade.
If they want to keep people awake, then next time they need to include some car chases and fight scenes and stuff like that!
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