Amber Heard Hires New Lawyers for Depp Verdict Appeal

Johnny Depp is making his return to the big stage in the United States. According to the Brown County Music Center’s website, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star will be joining Jeff Beck in Nashville Oct. 19.

No surprises here. Amber Heard didn’t have a lot to say about Johnny Depp’s appearance at the VMAs. A source close to the Aquaman star said that she wasn’t surprised at the cameo after her sister called out MTV on her Instagram.

Amber Heard’s sister, Whitney Heard, has a message for MTV following Johnny Depp's appearance during Sunday night’s 2022 Video Music Awards. On Sunday, Whitney called the network out following the ceremony. “@MTV you’re disgusting and clearly desperate! I really hope that none of the people that made this call have daughters...#DVMAs #IStandWithAmberHeard,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories over an image of her sister superimposed on a graphic with the DVMAS hashtag and logo.  Whitney, who also appeared on the witness stand during Amber and Johnny’s six-week trial, has been vocal about supporting her sister following the verdict that ruled mostly in Johnny’s favor.

A controversial cameo. Johnny Depp joined the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards as a hologram astronaut — and Amber Heard‘s sister made it clear she doesn’t approve of the appearance.

And here’s Johnny! MTV’s Video Music Awards 2022 featured brief cameos from Johnny Depp on Sunday, August 28.

Johnny Depp made an appearance at this year’s MTV VMAs as the Moon Person, popping in for a few one-liners as the awards show returned from commercial breaks. Though Depp was not at the VMAs in his physical form, his face appeared digitally in the helmet of a Moon Person floating above the stage. “And you know what? I needed the work,” Depp said during the beginning of the show. “Hey VMAs, let’s get back to the fucking music, shall we?” he said in another appearance after a commercial break, though his f-bomb was bleeped out for the broadcast. And in a pre-taped clip posted to his Instagram, Depp said, “I just want you guys to know that I’m available for birthdays, bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, weddings, wakes, any old thing you need.”

Mads Mikkelsen raised the possibility of Johnny Depp’s return to the Fantastic Beasts saga in light of his recent defamation trial victory over Amber Heard. Mikkelsen replaced Depp as Gellert Grindelwald for the third instalment, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, after Depp resigned at the request of studio Warner Bros last year. Speaking at the Sarajevo Film Festival on Monday, Mikkelsen said “it was very intimidating” stepping into Depp’s shoes for the role.

A fresh pair of eyes. Amber Heard fired her lawyers after her trial with Johnny Depp. The Aquaman star’s reps confirmed that a key player in Heard’s legal case is leaving while a new team joins her.

Amber Heard has hired new legal counsel amid her ongoing litigious battle with ex-husband Johnny Depp. Last month, Heard took the necessary step toofficially appeal the verdict in Depp's defamation case against her. According to the legal documents, obtained by ET, the  actress' lawyers at the time filed the paperwork on July 21 in Fairfax County, Virginia, alerting the court they would be filing an appeal in the case where jurors awarded the  star $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages.

Amber Heard is replacing most of her legal team and leaning into the Constitution as she prepares to appeal a multi-million defamation verdict awarded to Johnny Depp.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterJohnny Depp is set to direct a movie for the first time in a quarter of a century.The actor will return behind the camera for “Modigliani,” a biographical drama about Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani. Al Pacino is producing the film along with Barry Navidi.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterFrench filmmaker Maïwenn is teasing the first look at Johnny Depp as the controversial King Louis XV in “Jeanne du Barry,” a historical romance drama about a royal’s concubine.It’s Depp’s first film role since his highly publicized defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. The jury found that Heard had defamed Depp in her 2018 Washington Post opinion piece, which alluded to being a victim of domestic violence. However, the jury also found that Depp defamed Heard, through his attorney, while fighting back against her charges.“Jeanne du Barry” started shooting at the end of July (after the trial wrapped in June) in Paris and the Île-de-France region, using landmarks like the Palace of Versailles as backdrops.

Johnny Depp has inked an endorsement deal worth seven figures with French fashion house Dior, a source close to the actor confirmed to Fox News Digital Tuesday. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star will be the face of Dior's cologne Savauge as part of a multi-year agreement, sources told TMZ. The gossip site reported that Depp, 59, hammered out the deal after fashion photographer Greg Williams attended one of Depp and English guitarist Jeff Beck's concerts in Paris.

Marilyn Manson used a racial slur against The Smashing Pumpkins’ James Iha during a text message conversation with Johnny Depp.The conversation happened in 2016 after Lindsay Usich (Manson’s current wife) allegedly “filed a police report” against Manson.The text accuses Usich of “pulling an Amber (Heard)” by getting the police involved but, according to Manson, it was only because her brother-in-law James Iha and her “poor, fat Mom want to steal my money”. It’s here Manson uses a racial slur targeted at people of East Asian descent.According to the texts, Depp then offers Manson a place to “hide out”, if he needs it.More text messages between Marilyn Manson and Johnny Depp pic.twitter.com/T02Mh1rrqU— kamilla (@k4mil1aa) July 31, 2022Thousands of pages of documents filed in Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation case were unsealed at the end of last month, with Depp supporters paying over $3,300 (£2700) to access the files.At the start of June, the jury in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial gave their verdict, ruling in favour of Depp.The verdict was returned after almost 13 hours of deliberation across three days at the district court in Fairfax, Virginia.Depp has been awarded $10million (£8million) in compensatory damages and $5million in punitive damages.

Amber Heard might be getting what she wanted after all!

Noting evidence. Amber Heard’s nudes were going to be used in Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against her. In newly surfaced court documents, the Aquaman actress’ lawyers claimed that Depps’s lawyers wanted to use her nudes as evidence of personal matters.

Amber Heard has sold her California home. ET has learned that the 36-year-old actress sold her Yucca Valley home for $1,050,000 on July 18. The nearly 2,500-square-foot home features three bedrooms and three bathrooms, and sits on almost six acres in the Mojave Desert, according to .