ABOUT COURT TV COVERAGE OF DEPP-HEARD TRIAL

Court TV, the free multi-platform network devoted to live, gavel-to-gavel coverage, in-depth legal reporting and expert analysis of the nation's most important and compelling trials, is working with local court officials as the pool feed provider for the upcoming defamation trial involving Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. Court TV's on-air team - with extensive journalism and legal backgrounds - includes anchors Vinnie Politan, Julie Grant, Michael Ayala, Ted Rowlands and Ashley Willcott, along with correspondents Julia Jenaé, Chanley Painter and Joy Lim Nakrin. Court TV has previously led the charge for media access and served as the pool feed while providing extensive on the ground coverage for recent milestone legal cases including those involving Derek Chauvin, Kim Potter and the three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery.

ASHLEY WILCOTT BIO

Ashley Willcott, a former judge, trial lawyer, and mediator, hosts Court TV's live coverage, weekdays from 3 to 6 p.m. ET. Willcott is a well-known legal analyst, having appeared as a guest on HLN, CNN, Fox Nation, and others. Willcott has been part of Court TV's on-air team, filling in at the anchor desk since 2020, while also teaching trial skills at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA). Willcott is a Certified Child Welfare Law Specialist and was the governor-appointed Child Advocate for the State of Georgia. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and English from Newcomb College at Tulane University and her Juris Doctor degree from the Emory University School of Law.

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