3 Reasons Amber Heard Says $10 Million Johnny Depp Defamation Verdict Should Be Thrown Out In Appeal
05.12.2022 - 23:13
/ perezhilton.com
Amber Heard is ready for battle once again!
Six months after the defamation trial against Johnny Depp came to a close, the Aquaman star has officially filed an appeal against the $10.35 million verdict! In court documents obtained by Deadline on Sunday, Amber is clapping back against the jury’s decision — and blaming the court and Judge Penney Azcarate for several alleged errors!
There are three main reasons she’s given for appealing Johnny’s massive victory — via her new legal team, Jay Ward Brown and David L. Axelrod of Ballard Spahr LLP. First, she claimed “the court erred in not dismissing Depp’s claims prior to trial” based on his unsuccessful UK case. The actor previously went up against The Sun in a libel suit after they called him a “wife-beater.” The appeal stated:
Hmm. Does a UK court’s ruling set precedent for US court? There was also reportedly more information presented in the US trial.
Related: Feminist Orgs Support Amber, Condemn ‘Misuse’ Of Defamation Suits
Secondly, Amber’s legal team believes “the trial court erred in denying Heard’s motion to set aside the jury verdict based on Depp’s failure to provide actual malice.” Per the Supreme Court, a statement is made with actual malice if the speaker had “knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not.” Public figures have to show actual malice as folks are making statements about them that are incorrect all the time — and they can’t recover damages every time someone repeats a rumor.
As Perezcious readers know, the Pirates of the Caribbean alum sued his ex-wife over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she opened up about being the victim of domestic abuse. While she never mentioned his name, it was clear who she was
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