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Jessica Kovacevic

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WME talent agent who represented Amber Heard and testified about her career prospects.

2022 Defamation Trial Apr 11 – Jun 1, 2022
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Jessica Kovacevic represented Amber Heard as a WME talent agent. She testified that Aquaman’s success led her to expect more studio interest, higher earnings and larger endorsement fees for Heard, but that those gains did not materialize. She noted that L’Oréal renewed Heard’s deal at the same fee.

Kovacevic cited a lost Amazon film and a scrapped TOD’s campaign as examples of career harm she associated with Waldman’s statements. She acknowledged that she had no documentary proof linking those statements to the losses she described.

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2022 Defamation Trial Apr 11, 2022 – Jun 1, 2022 2 proceedings

Day 19

Direct Direct Examination of Jessica Kovacevic Jessica Kovacevic Benjamin Chew 4 49
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Heard's WME agent Kovacevic testified Aquaman failed to boost Heard's career as expected and that Waldman's statements caused tangible harm, including a lost Amazon film.

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“It's standard to renegotiate these types of deals. It's normal practice. When a hot movie - when Aquaman came out, it was the most successful movie of all time, ever, so even more so for that reason.”

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Cross Redirect Examination of Jessica Kovacevic Jessica Kovacevic Elaine Bredehoft 3 38
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Bredehoft elicits that Aquaman's success should have launched Heard's career upward, but no major film, TV, or endorsement growth materialized after it.

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“Because her profile had been raised internationally. She was in a movie that was successful worldwide. And when you are in a movie that performs that well worldwide, your bankability is stronger, you can finance an independent film more easily.”

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“when someone is in, you know, what was at the time the most successful film ever released, the natural progression is growth and more films, more, you know, more work, more money, all of that stuff.”

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