#jennifer howell

[lunastar92]

Let's go, Jennifer Howell!

[eon-become-instant]

Oh man I cannot WAIT until Jennifer Howell is called.

Jennifer is Whitney Heard's former boss and confidant (WH even lived with JH at one point) who has produced sworn statements saying Whitney has been abused by AH her entire life.

Today WH testified that JD tried to push her down the stairs, but JH claims that Whitney had previously told her that AH was the one who tried to push her down the stairs.

Whitney's cross-ex appeared to be rather lacklustre/soft, BUT it was established that Jennifer was indeed a friend of hers.

Things are going to get very interesting once JH gets to have her say...

[whistle-free]

I feel like more people need to hear about the Howell letters. There's two of them from Jennifer Howell to Amber's sister, and they're long, and I heard they weren't allowed to come into evidence is why we didn't see them in the trial.

I've been trying to think what would be the best way to go about answering this because they are indeed so long, and I think I'll link the letters from Twitter so you guys can go read them in full yourselves, and then give bullet points below them.

(And yes, they weren't allowed to come into the trial on hearsay reasons, and I'll do my best to explain that below.)

The first letter: (Takes place before UK trial.)

The letter starts off with Jennifer Howell telling Whitney Heard that she's writing to her after receiving two subpoenas to testify to what lead Whitney to stay with her after leaving the JD and AH's penthouses.

She then goes on to express concern that she's come to find out the story she testified to (full of stories told to her from WH and others) did not match up with the story WH testified to (or would testify to). She also tells WH that if Amber asked her to perjure herself then she needs to recant and think of herself. Basically, she was concerned WH was going to lie on the stand and JH wanted her to not do that if she was indeed planning to.

So what didn't match up?

JH claims WH told her and staff that she tried to stop Amber from attacking Johnny and nearly got thrown down the stairs, with no mention of JD hitting AH, instead WH stating she didn't know why JD put up with Amber's abuse. She also claims her father reminded her that WH moved in because she was terrified of Amber. She also recounts other WH stories involving Amber throwing wine at WH, WH loudly proclaiming that AH cut off JD's finger, and that the only info she had regarding the extramarital affairs is what WH and Paige had told her.

JH never states she knew exactly what WH would say in her testimony, but we know in contrast that WH testified that JD hit Amber and Amber punched him because she thought he was going to push WH down the stairs.

In short, this letter is JH telling WH what she would be testifying to, and what she believes to be the truth because it's what Whitney told her, and WH should be aware of that if she intends to testify something different under persuasion of her sister while encouraging her to break free from her sister for her own safety. In shorter, she's accusing WH of lying, and stating that she won't perjure herself for WH no matter how much she cares for her.

All that said, this letter would have never made it into the trial as it's full of hearsay. None of her accounts come first hand, but from stories she was told from other people like WH, her own father and mother, and staff. Because these accounts don't come from her own firsthand experience they aren't admissible because she was not present to see them happen.

The second letter: (Takes place during the UK trial.)

This letter starts off with Jennifer Howell stating she's now read everything on the case and then scolding Whitney Heard for lying on the stand. It's clear that she is quite upset.

She warns Whitney that she's now likely in danger of being charged with perjury, conspiracy to commit fraud, and "who knows what else."* She also expresses concern for herself and anyone else WH had spoke to about Amber because WH was asking them "to hold [her] web of lies." and if called forth they'll either be forced to tell the truth as they know it or lie because they love her.

She expresses her anger at watching WH lie and knowing AH put her up to it, and tells her the fact that she's a victim of Amber will be the only thing keeping her from going to prison.*

*To clarify, the likelihood Whitney would go to prison or face charges is slim to none. However, Jennifer, like many laypeople, likely did not know this and genuinely believed it could happen and was afraid for her friend/employee.

She then goes on to list all the lies told on the stand and how she knew them to be lies.

Listed are: (Sparknote version) - Amber claiming she decided at 18 not to drink or do drugs and presently only ever drinks red wine. JH claims a lot of people have personally confirmed to witness otherwise. - WH saying AH never abused her. JH claims WH personally told her as well as the entire office the opposite, told the entire office AH cut off Johnny's finger and frequently threw things (often wine) at people when angry. - WH lied to her coworkers claiming [Redacted] would be using one of the art salons and couldn't be disturbed, when she was really arranging a rendezvous for him and AH. - WH lied about the stair incident. (See first letter above) JH confronts her, saying "either you were lying then or you are lying now." - JH states IO Tillet lied in his testimony about the wedding, because WH had returned told her he had hit Rocky Pennington. - JH brings up the restraining order and the allegation that Rocky and WH punched Amber to give her a visible mark, and how it was strange WH was so "buddy-buddy" with Rocky in the elevator footage despite Whitney telling JH how much she hated Rocky. Jennifer then goes on to detail other testimony that didn't line up with AH's claim that JD assaulted her on May 21st, and how the cops saw no marks, nor does concierge (who had video and other witnesses who agreed.) Samantha McMillien claims she also saw no bruises the day after the alleged assault, and the makeup artist only claims to cover up a cracked lip, only to also claim that AH often has cracked lips. She tells WH that she knows JD never returned to the building, and how the day before the TRO is filed the video of AH, WH, and Rocky is taken with them pretending to punch AH and flat out asks WH which one of them did it because AH had no marks on the 21st but comes down the morning after that video with marks on her face.

Jennifer then ends the letter by both letting Witney know she cares deeply for her and begging Whitney to recant her untrue statements to avoid jail time and telling her she deserves better than being forced to carry her sister's lies. She also expresses further distress for herself and others as well believing they may also be in danger of being charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. (To state again, she wouldn't be, but again, she doesn't realize, as many wouldn't, and appears to genuinely fear this as a real outcome)

As in the first letter, this letter also would have never made it to trial on hearsay grounds.

While she's transparent with the fact that all her knowledge is a second-hand account told to her by both primary and secondary sources, it's the fact that none of her accounts come from her being present in the moment that makes them hearsay.

There's also the matter that right out of the gate in the second letter she declares she's read up on the trial. They don't let witnesses be in the courtroom aside from when delivering their own testimonies to avoid tampering with their accounts, and they don't allow them to read up on the trial beforehand either for the same reason. Therefore, everything she says in this email is more or less considered as having come from a tampered witness, for lack of better wording, and would not be allowed to come in.

I hope I did these justice and helped explain why these letters were not admitted into evidence for either trial.

As always, if you have any further questions don't be afraid to ask!

(Allegedly the source from which both these letters came is Johnny Depp's former lawyer, Adam Waldman. Any additional sources to confirm or deny this or the legitimacy of these letters are welcome.)

[kyl0]

This is what Jennifer Howell (Whitney’s chosen sister) had to say about what happened.

[jessejostark]

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[gingesbecray]

https://gingesbecray.com/below-deck-s5e03-jesus-saves-recap/

My super late recap of Below Deck S5:E03 Jesus Saves

https://gingesbecray.com/below-deck-s5e03-jesus-saves-recap/

[lunastar92]

[lunastar92]

Jennifer Howell is gonna destroy Whitney Heard Henriquez's lies!