Johnny Depp recently filed an appeal in an effort to win absolute victory over Amber Heard, saying the jury erred in finding her guilty of slander on a single count.
You may recall that when the jury returned its verdict in their historic trial, finding that Amber had defamed Johnny and forcing her to pay him $10.35 million, it also found that Amber had been defamed and gave her a $2 million compensation. However, Johnny was by far the bigger winner.
Johnny Depp Doesn’t Want To Pay $2 Million To Ex-Wife Amber Heard, Appeals The Decision
In documents submitted on Wednesday to the Virginia Court of Appeals, Johnny claims that the jury’s decision to find in Amber’s favor was incorrect because Adam Waldman, one of Johnny’s attorneys, was accused of defaming Amber by telling a media outlet that she had lied about a blowout argument that led to the couple’s divorce.
Waldman said, “So Amber and her friends spilled a little wine and roughed the place up, got their stories straight under the direction of a lawyer and publicist, and then placed a second call to 911.”
Johnny argues in the appeal that Waldman made those comments, not him, and that he shouldn’t be held accountable. He adds that Amber’s team failed to establish Waldman’s malice in making those remarks, which is necessary to prevail in a defamation case. Johnny requests that the jury’s decision be overturned on that particular point. Keep in mind that Amber has also appealed the charges that she lost.
Reviewing the scoreboard, we can see that Amber’s $10.35 million payment to Johnny and his $2 million payout to her are both on hold. Whether or not Johnny’s appeal will be successful or not we’re unsure of, but it’s interesting to see that he is still going at her even after he won such a large case.
What do you think? Will Depp win this appeal or will he be stuck paying the $2 million? Let us know in the comments below.
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