Depp does have better PR, but that didn't win him this case. Many hours of overwhelming evidence did, including countless hours of their audiotaped private conversations and the testimony of their long list of witnesses. He's the one who had black eyes and bruises and who lost a fingertip due to her physical abuse. She claimed beatings that would have put her in the hospital, but showed up on the red carpet or a talk show the next day looking picture perfect, with her makeup person saying there wasn't a scratch on her.