Friday, June 24, Amber’s lawyers Heard reported that the actress will appeal her conviction following her defamation lawsuit against her ex-husband Johnny Depp. The legal teams of the two actors had met in a court of Fairfax (Virginia)initially to agree a deal.
This meeting took place a few weeks after the publicized trial between the two ex-spouses, during which Amber Heard was ordered to pay $15 million. Johnny Depp was fined $2 million. According The media Deadlinethe judge present at the meeting indicated to Mrs. Heard, Elaine Bredehoftthat his client would have to post an $8.35 million bond before the appeal could be formally considered.
Me Bredehoft had, however, previously stated that Heard was “absolutely unable” to pay the amount she was ordered to pay, suggesting the appeal may not be affordable to her either.
Nouveau court case?
According TMZthe actress’ lawyers filed new documents this week in Virginia, asking the judge to entirely overturn the verdict in favor of Johnny Depp, dismiss the complaint or order a new trial.
The reasons they give are numerous, but essentially fall into 3 categories: first, she argues that there was not enough evidence presented on Johnny Depp’s side to convince a jury that his words had harmed his career and cost him roles and yet they decided that she did it anyway.
Amber’s lawyers argue that Johnny Depp’s career was already on a tightrope – including within the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ franchise – before her December 2018 op-ed, yet she was found responsible for it.
Additionally, Amber’s team heard claims that Johnny Depp and his attorneys have failed to prove that she acted with actual intent to harm.
They also insist that Amber Heard never named Johnny Depp in the 2018 article.
On top of that, Amber and her team claim that one of the jurors who decided her fate may not have been the person called to court, and that the court didn’t notice by not examining them. properly. According to TMZ, it is juror No. 15, whose year of birth on paper is 1945.
Amber’s team says they did a quick search on this alleged impostor – who they believe is clearly younger than that – and it appears this person could have been born in 1970.
As a result, they want the court to investigate this case. If it turns out that he ended up on the jury by mistake, that’s just one more reason to drop the whole thing and start from scratch.
A judge has yet to rule on his claim. Johnny Depp’s lawyer, Ben Chewsaid that was to be expected and that the motion contained nothing of substance.