She’s not done just yet. There are new reports that say Amber Heard will “absolutely” be appealing the decision in the US defamation case brought against her by Johnny Depp, her lawyer has said.
Depp sued his former partner over a 2018 op-ed written in the Washington Post, which his lawyers said falsely accused him of being physically and sexually abusive toward her while they were together. He was absent from the Virginia court when the jury decided Heard’s claim that she was a victim of domestic abuse was defamatory and false. Jurors ended up awarding Depp $10.4 million in damages.
Amber Heard Plans To Appeal Defamation Ruling In Johnny Depp Case
However, Elaine Bredehoft says the Aquaman star has “excellent grounds” for the appeal as there was “so much” evidence that was not included during the trial. While on the Today show, Ms Bredehoft was asked whether the actress would be appealing the verdict.
“Absolutely, and she has some excellent grounds for it,” she said. “We even tried to get the UK judgement in to dismiss his case because he already had his shot and that was one of the issues. But also a number of evidentiary issues, there was so much evidence that did not go in.”
Depp had previously lost a similar trial in the UK which he brought against the publisher of The Sun newspaper after an article, also written in 2018, which referred to him as a “wife-beater.” In a separate verdict, Heard was awarded $2 million in damages after her counterclaim against Mr Depp over comments made by his lawyer Adam Waldman, who allegedly referred to her abuse claims as a “hoax”, was found to be defamatory.
Asked if Heard was able to pay the amount she now owed, Bredehoft replied “oh no, absolutely not.”
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