As the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard defamation trial winds down, we’ve entered into the rebuttal phase of the proceeding with Team Depp calling witness to cast doubt on Amber Heard’s case. And without a doubt the biggest rebuttal witness they called was Johnny Depp himself. Court TV’s Chanley Painter was in the room when Johnny returned to the stand and will discuss the impact the A-list movie star and his supermodel ex-girlfriend Kate Moss had on the jury. Get the latest updates on CourtTV and C...
May 26, 2022•43 min
The Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard Defamation trial took a pre-schedule week off, but it did nothing to diminish the feverish fascination people have with this trial, especially since Amber Heard was schedule to return to the witness box for cross examination when the trial resumed. Court TV’s Chanley Painter was in the courtroom for that dramatic and often continuous cross examination and will share with host Vinnie Politan what she picked up on from the jury. Get the latest updates on CourtTV and...
May 19, 2022•50 min
The Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard defamation trial is on a pre-schedule break this week, but they didn’t break before Heard to the stand for two days to tell her side of the story on direct examination. Court TV was there to cover every minute of her testimony so far and host Vinnie Politan and Court TV anchor Ted Rowland will break down some of the key moments. They’ll also predict what’s still to come when Amber returns to the stand after the break for what is sure to be a riveting cross examina...
May 12, 2022•55 min
After weeks of testimony and nearly 30 witnesses – including Johnny Depp himself – Depp’s legal team rested his case-in-chief with a series of witnesses who supported his claims that Amber Heard was the abuser in their relationship. Witnesses also testified to the damage done to Depp’s career when the Op-Ed written by Amber Heard was published in the Washington Post. Court TV’s Chanley Painter returns to the podcast to discuss all that she has learned about the trial with host Vinnie Politan. Ge...
May 05, 2022•44 min
We’re back in Fairfax County, Virginia for more of our gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard Defamation Trial. Court TV’s Chanley Painter has been in the courtroom from the start and will share with host Vinnie Politan the behind-the-scenes story of how Johnny Depp did during the cross examination by Amber Heard’s lawyers. Is Depp’s strategy of revealing his struggles with drug and alcohol addiction working with the jury? Or did his testimony just affirm Heard’s claims of ab...
Apr 28, 2022•43 min
Court TV is in Virginia for the trial of the year (so far). The civil defamation trial of Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard – the former married couple who now claim spousal abuse claims from both of them have done irreparable harms to their careers in Hollywood. Court TV’s Chanley Painter is in the courtroom daily and will join host Vinnie Politan with in person details about the mesmerizing testimony of Johnny Depp. Will his deliberate, thoughtful responses be seen as truthful, or just another examp...
Apr 21, 2022•32 min
High School Football Coach Ed Thomas was a beloved fixture in the small Iowa town he called home and taught generations of pro-caliber football players. So when it was learned that one of his former players walked into Thomas’ weight room and gunned him down it shocked the community who were even more shocked when they learned who shot him and the tragic circumstances that caused it. This episode of Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall is called Hometown Hero and tells the story of what happened o...
Apr 14, 2022•46 min
Ashley Biggs was a divorced single mom working hard as a Domino’s Pizza delivery person to provide for her family. But someone used that very job against her when an unidentified woman placed a pizza order with specific instructions to a location where Ashley would be ambushed and murdered. Almost immediately, the police zeroed in on her ex-husband, Chad Cobb, who confessed to her killing, but that left the police with one looming, unanswered question – who was the woman who ordered that pizza? ...
Apr 07, 2022•45 min
Early on the morning of July 23rd, 2000 a man stepped into the backyard of his waterfront home in Merritt Island, Florida and smelled death. At first, he thought it was a decomposing manatee, but upon further investigation it was determined to be the bound body of Misty Morse --- a 22-year-old woman investigators who had been strangled to death, bound in rope and duct tape and callously dumped into the Indian River. This week’s podcast is an audio version of the Court TV Original production Some...
Mar 31, 2022•46 min
It may come as a surprise to some, but the vast majority of violent crime in this country is not perpetrated by complete strangers. Instead, the victims knew their attacker – often intimately. That’s the inspiration for the Court TV Original production Someone They Knew, which airs every Sunday night at 9pm on Court TV. Hosted by the Emmy award winning journalist Tamron Hall, Someone They Knew delves into the Court TV archives for the most compelling stories of betrayal. The show premiered with ...
Mar 24, 2022•46 min
Three months after a Chicago jury convicted Empire actor Jussie Smollett of faking a hate crime, he has returned to court to hear his sentence from the judge and it was a dramatic session. Court TV’s Chanley Painter was in the room when it happened and shares with host Vinnie Politan her observations. Was his sentence too harsh? Or did the judge do the right thing? Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s t...
Mar 17, 2022•48 min
On a chilly night in December of 2020, California City residents Trezell and Jacqueline West reported to authorities that their adoptive toddler sons Orson and Orinn had gone missing. That call kicked off a massive search for the two boys. Were they lost, kidnapped or worse? 2 years later authorities in nearby Bakersfield, California think they know exactly what happened to the boys and have charged the parents with their murders. Court TV’s Chanley Painter joins host Vinnie Politan to discuss t...
Mar 10, 2022•45 min
Not Guilty – those were the words Curtis Reeves heard just hours after the jury was charged with determining his fate. It was a dramatic ending for a dramatic trial – one that left one family devastated and the other equally elated. Host Vinnie Politan and Court TV’s Ted Rowlands have full coverage of the verdict, including thoughts from the defense team and Curtis Reeves himself. Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team rev...
Mar 03, 2022•41 min
Curtis Reeves has never denied that he shot and killed Chad Oulson after an argument about cell phone usage in a movie theatre, so the determination of whether the shooting was justifiable self-defense, or a murder will most likely rest on whether or not the jury believes the testimony of various eyewitnesses to the shooting. This week host Vinnie Politan and Court TV anchor Ted Rowlands will look at the eyewitness testimony of both the prosecution and the defense – including testimony from Curt...
Feb 24, 2022•46 min
A jury has been seated in the murder trial of Curtis Reeves, the retired police captain who shot and killed Chad Oulson during an argument over cell phone usage in a movie theatre. Reeves is claiming self-defense. The prosecution says he let his anger get the best of him. And how a jury must decide who is right. Host Vinnie Politan and Court TV’s Ted Rowlands will look at the opening arguments from both sides and the dramatic testimony of Chad Oulson’s widow. Get the latest updates on CourtTV an...
Feb 17, 2022•47 min
Eight years ago, what was supposed to be a pleasant date night for Chad Oulson and his wife turned deadly when a confrontation over sending a text message in a movie theatre turned deadly. Retired police captain Curtis Reeves confronted Oulson about the cell phone, an argument ensued, a bag of popcorn was thrown and then a shot rang out, killing Oulson. Chad Reeves claims he had no choice but to shoot him because he feared for his life, prosecutors say he was the instigator who went out of his w...
Feb 10, 2022•44 min
The ongoing saga of Tiger King star Joe Exotic continues to get headlines. Just last week a federal judge resentenced him for the murder-for-hire and animal cruelty convictions in 2019 and the results were not exactly what he wanted. We know this because Joe called host Vinnie Politan from the federal prison he’s being held in for an exclusive interview. And like all things associated with Joe Exotic it was a wild ride that includes an update on his health battle, the status of his appeals and h...
Feb 03, 2022•40 min
Just weeks after a Wisconsin jury declared that Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self-defense when he shot three protestors, another Wisconsin jury has been seated for a similar trial. This time bicyclist Theodore Edgecomb is charged with killing Jason Cleereman after a road rage confrontation. Edgecomb’s defense claims the shooting, which was captured on video, is a clear case of self-defense and is even calling into question the behavior of Cleereman’s wife immediately after the shooting. Court TV’s ...
Jan 27, 2022•52 min
Encore Episode -- In September of 2018 Bill Cosby became an inmate in a Pennsylvania prison serving a 10-year sentence for sexual assault. That is until July 1st, 2021 when the state’s highest court overturned his conviction and ordered his immediate release. Host Vinnie Politan and Court TV anchor Julie Grant will explain the law behind the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision and what it could mean for sexual assault victims going forward. Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and...
Jan 20, 2022•44 min
It’s a new year so Court TV has a new docket of trials to cover and with this episode of the Court TV Podcast host Vinnie Politan has invited some of his on-air colleagues to join him and preview some of the biggest trials expected to happen this year – including the murder trial of the remaining former police officers charged in the death of George Floyd, the retrial of Katherine Magbanua whose first murder for hire trial end up with a hung jury and the bizarre decades long story of the Killer ...
Jan 13, 2022•48 min
Just months after Court TV made history with their cameras televising The Death of George Floyd Murder Trial, we’re back in that same courtroom for the trial of another police officer – 26-year veteran Kim Potter – who is facing manslaughter charges for the death of Daunte Wright. Will prosecutors be able to convince the jury Potter was criminally responsible for Wright’s death when she mistakenly fired her gun rather than her taser? Or will her defense team be able to show that not matter which...
Dec 16, 2021•36 min
Lynlee Renick is on trial for the murder of her husband, renown snake breeder Ben Renick, in a Missouri courtroom and Court TV is covering the trial gavel to gavel. Will the jury believe the testimony of a co-conspirator who received an immunity deal from prosecutors? Or will the defense be able to cast enough doubt on the testimony of an ex-boyfriend and convicted felon who says he provided Lynlee with the murder weapon. Court TV’s Ted Rowlands joins host Vinnie Politan with full coverage of th...
Dec 09, 2021•43 min
Two headline grabbing trails came to an end within days of each other and the results could not have been more dramatic and Court TV was there reporting on them both. First in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse the jury returned with a verdict of innocent on all counts. Court TV’s Chanley Painter was in the courtroom and will tell host Vinnie Politan what it was like to see that moment happen. Then we’ll breakdown the guilty verdicts for all of the defendants in The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery mu...
Dec 02, 2021•57 min
We’re in verdict watch in Kenosha, Wisconsin where Kyle Rittenhouse awaits the jury’s decision about whether or not he murdered two people and seriously wounded another or was justifiably defending himself. Court TV Anchor Ted Rowlands is in Kenosha and will join host Vinnie Politan to discuss the dramatic closing arguments of the case. Then we’ll shift attention to Brunswick, Georgia where defense attorney Kevin Gough created controversy when he raised objections to two prominent people in the ...
Nov 18, 2021•50 min
Court TV’s Michael Ayala joins host Vinnie Politan this week as we continue our dual coverage of the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial and Kenosha and the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery murder trial in Brunswick, Georgia. First, we go to Kenosha, where the prosecution called Gaige Grosskreutz, the man Rittenhouse shot who survived. Was Grosskreutz’s testimony a help or a hindrance to the state’s case? Or did his testimony provide the defense with the self-defense justification they needed. Then we’ll shif...
Nov 11, 2021•48 min
Two of the biggest trials in the country are happening simultaneously and Court TV is covering both gavel to gavel. First up Court TV’s Ted Rowlands joins host Vinnie Politan to dig into the opening statements in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial happening in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The prosecution says Rittenhouse went to Kenosha looking for conflict. His defense says the conflict sought him out and he was only defending himself. Were they able to sway the jury one way or another? Then we’ll shift ...
Nov 04, 2021•51 min
Jury selections continues for The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery Murder trial, so we’ve asked Court TV’s Michael Ayala to join host Vinnie Politan to discuss three other big legal stories that have grabbed headlines. First up, the husband of missing mom Maya Millete has been arrested and charged with her murder even though her body has yet to be found. Can prosecutors get him to reveal all he knows? Then we’re off to Florida were the body of Brian Laundrie, the primary suspect in the murder of Gabby P...
Oct 28, 2021•52 min
This week in Glynn County, Georgia, the court is going through the methodical process of screening 1000 residents for potential service on the jury for the murder trial of Greg and Travis McMichael and William “Roddy” Brian – the men accused of stalking and killing Ahmaud Arbery in their neighborhood. Court TV’s Julia Jenae is in Brunswick, Georgia for the proceeding and will discuss with host Vinnie Politan how the process works and the types of jurors the prosecution and defense potentially co...
Oct 21, 2021•43 min
When Ahmaud Arbery was shot to death in February of 2020, it barely made a ripple in the news, but three months later cell phone footage of the shooting was released and practically overnight his death became an international story – provoking outrage that the three men involved in the incident had not been charged. All of that has changed now as we are just days away from jury selection for the murder trial of father and son Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor William “Roddy” Brian. Ho...
Oct 14, 2021•49 min
With every revelation about what happened to Gabby Petito, the intrigue surrounding her death only continues to grow. This week host Vinnie Politan is joined by nationally renowned forensic expert Joseph Scott Morgan to share his insight into what happened to Gabby, the rapidity of how quickly her death was declared a homicide and just how long Brian Laundrie could survive while on the run. Get the latest updates on Court TV and CourtTV.com . And join Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team ...
Oct 07, 2021•51 min
