Less than a day after Amber Heard gave formal notice of her intent to appeal the verdict in Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against her, the Aquaman star’s ex-husband has launched his own countermove.
04.07.2022 - 05:11 / thewrap.com
44-page memorandum, filed in Fairfax County, Virginia, asked for an appeal on grounds that her legal team had previously listed last month, when the verdict was returned in Depp’s favor. Among them, it claims that there were “evidentiary issues” regarding whether or not Heard’s 2018 Washington Post op-ed qualifies as defamatory; that Depp is not entitled to damages relating to his related libel case against the “The Sun,” which he lost; and that the damages awarded to Depp were “excessive.”Most surprisingly, the motion calls for an investigation into possible “improper juror service,” alleging that there was a “discrepancy” about the age of one of the jurors.
According to the court, says the document, Juror 15 was born in 1945, but public information indicates that he was born in 1970. This calls into question whether the juror “actually received a summons for jury duty and was properly vetted by the Court to serve on the jury,” it states.During a sit-down interview with “Today”s Savannah Guthrie later that month, Heard said she cannot “blame” the jury for siding with Depp.
“They had sat in those seats and heard over three weeks of no stop relentless testimony from paid employees,” she said. “I don’t blame them, I actually understand.
He’s a beloved character. People feel that they know him.
He’s a fantastic actor.”After the conclusion of the six-week trial, Heard’s lawyers claimed that she was “absolutely not” able to pay the $10 million in compensatory damages (she was originally fined an additional $5 in punitive damages that was later reduced to $320,000 per Virginia law) and would be filing an appeal. If deemed appropriate, the court could order a new trial.Heard was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages only.
.Less than a day after Amber Heard gave formal notice of her intent to appeal the verdict in Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against her, the Aquaman star’s ex-husband has launched his own countermove.
Johnny Depp just followed in Amber Heard's footsteps — he, too, has filed a notice of appeal in the verdict that awarded her $2 million in the actor's defamation trial against her.According to new legal docs, obtained by ET, the star's legal team filed the documents Friday in Fairfax County, Virginia. The motion comes just one day after the actress first filed her notice to appeal the June 1 verdict.While Depp won in sweeping fashion, the same jury that awarded him that victory also found he was liable, after his attorney referred to Heard's claims as a «hoax.» That counterclaim awarded Heard $2 million in compensatory damages.Heard on Thursday filed to appeal the $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages.
$10.35 million verdict Depp was awarded over claims he was defamed by an op-ed article in which Heard made claims of domestic abuse. A source close to Depp told The Post the actor believes the verdict was overwhelmingly positive for him and it’s time for him and Heard to move on with their lives and heal.
Amber Heard has filed an official notice to appeal the outcome of her defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp.The Aquaman star’s legal team submitted the documents on to the Virginia Court of Appeals on Thursday (July 21), stating that the actress intends to appeal the verdict.“We believe the court made errors that prevented a just and fair verdict consistent with the first amendment. We are therefore appealing the verdict,” a spokesperson for Heard said in a statement.“While we realise today’s filing will ignite the Twitter bonfires, there are steps we need to take to ensure both fairness and justice.”A spokesperson for Depp said in a statement: “The jury listened to the extensive evidence presented during the six-week trial and came to a clear and unanimous verdict that the defendant herself defamed Mr Depp in multiple instances.
It looks like Amber Heard and Johnny Depp may be going to court once again.
Amber Heard has officially filed to appeal her defamation case against her former husband Johnny Depp, almost two months after a court ordered her to pay over $10 million (£8.3m) in damages to the star. The Aquaman star’s legal team filed a notice to appeal on Thursday at the Virginia Court of Appeals in Fairfax County as she appeals the verdict rendered by the court last month in the high profile defamation trial.
Amber Heard has taken the necessary step to officially appeal the verdict in Johnny Depp's defamation case against her.According to new legal documents, obtained by ET, the actress' legal team filed the paperwork Thursday in Fairfax County, Virginia, alerting the court they will be filing an appeal soon in the case where jurors awarded the star $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. The punitive damages were later reduced to $350,000 in accordance with the state's statutory cap.Heard was awarded $2 million by the jury in compensatory damages for her counterclaim but nothing in punitive damages.
Amber Heard has officially filed to appeal her case against Johnny Depp.MORE: Amber Heard makes shocking claims over Johnny Depp verdict, seeks new trial"We believe the court made errors that prevented a just and fair verdict consistent with the First Amendment,” a spokesperson for Amber said.WATCH: Amber Heard says she did not want divorce details to go public“We are therefore appealing the verdict. While we realize today's filing will ignite the Twitter bonfires, there are steps we need to take to ensure both fairness and justice.”SEE: Johnny Depp rocks surprising look as he begins new projectMORE: Johnny Depp issues warning to fans following Amber Heard trialDocuments were filed on Thursday in Fairfax County, Virginia. Amber had also filed a motion for a new trial alleging that the wrong juror sat in on the case.
Amber Heard has officially launched an appeal over the ruling in the defamation case brought by her ex husband Johnny Depp. The Pirates of the Caribbean star was awarded more than $10million in damages after a jury found that Heard had defamed Depp in an op-ed written in the Washington Post in 2018. The move comes just a week after Heard was denied a request for a new trial.
The court battle between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard looks to be heating up again.
Amber Heard is officially appealing the verdict in the Johnny Depp defamation trial, where she was found to have defamed him with her 2018 Washington Post op-ed.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAmber Heard filed a notice of appeal on Thursday of the $10 million defamation verdict that a Virginia jury awarded to her ex-husband, Johnny Depp.Heard’s lawyers had announced they would appeal immediately after the jury found on June 1 that she had defamed Depp by publishing an op-ed in the Washington Post in which she described herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” The jury held that the statement was false and was made with “actual malice.”“We believe the court made errors that prevented a just and fair verdict consistent with the First Amendment,” Heard’s spokesperson said on Thursday. “We are therefore appealing the verdict.
Many supporters of Amber Heard have called out toxic posts about her on social media, and a new study is now backing them up.
report published Monday.In it the report, Bot Sentinel says it found 672 Twitter accounts “focused predominantly on tweeting negatively about Amber Heard.” Hashtags such as #AmberHeardIsAnAbuser and #AmberHeardIsALiar were tweeted by 3,288 accounts, 19% of which aimed to trend hashtags artificially, and 24% of which were created in the past seven months. The report also found that women who tweeted in support of Amber Heard experienced cyberstalking, cyberbullying and targeted trolling on Twitter. In one case, the report says, a troll account used a photo of a woman’s deceased child to harass her for supporting Heard on Twitter; it says the woman, a “prominent academic” whom Bot Sentinel did not identify, also had her family doxxed.Anti-Amber Heard hashtags and tweets in response to women supporters continued weeks after the Depp vs.
Johnny Depp is already raring to go full throttle with his career once again since his defamation trial victory against ex-wife Amber Heard in late May.MORE: Winona Ryder admits she couldn't 'take care' of herself after Johnny Depp splitThe actor announced earlier that he and guitarist Jeff Beck would be releasing a collaborative album, and their first single together is officially out.VIDEO: Johnny Depp's lawyers detail his reaction after trial winThe song, titled The Death and Resurrection Show, is Johnny's first proper single since their cover of John Lennon's Isolation in 2020.Fans have been treated to more teasers off their upcoming album, titled 18, over the past couple of weeks, with three more songs having dropped.MORE: Johnny Depp rocks surprising look as he begins new projectHowever, the latest is the Pirates of the Caribbean star's first actual single off the record, with the rest serving as teasers.It also aims to build up to the release of the record on 15 July, being Johnny's first album since Rise in 2019 as part of his supergroup, Hollywood Vampires. Johnny announced the release on social mediaIn late May, Johnny won the lawsuit against Amber following a six-week trial that was live-streamed online.
ruled in favour of Depp.Depp sued ex-wife Heard for defamation in February of 2019 regarding a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post, in which she recounted being a survivor of domestic abuse. While Depp was not named in the piece, his lawyers argued it implied that she was sexually and physically abused by him during their marriage.
A month after Johnny Depp won his multi-million defamation trial against Amber Heard, the ex-Pirates of the Caribbean star now officially faces the first attempt to smack down his legal victory, with a harsh one-two-punch.
J. Kim Murphy Amber Heard’s legal team filed a motion Friday requesting that the verdict of the defamation trial against her ex-husband Johnny Depp be tossed, including the $10.35 million in damages awarded to Depp by the jury.In addition to Heard’s attorneys arguing that the verdict is not supported by evidence, the 43-page document submitted to the Fairfax County Circuit Court Friday also calls “to investigate improper juror service,” claiming that public information indicates that a juror who served during the trial was born in 1970, despite court officials listing their birth year as 1945.“This discrepancy raises the question whether Juror 15 actually received a summons for jury duty and was properly vetted by the court to serve on the jury,” Heard’s lawyers wrote.
Amber Heard is not going down without a fight!