Amber Heard Seeks to Throw Out Verdict in Johnny Depp Defamation Trial

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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.

$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.

It looks like the legal battle between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp may not quite be over yet…

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.

The court battle between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard looks to be heating up again.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTwitter trolls have engaged in “rampant abuse and widespread targeted harassment” of women on the social network who have voiced support for Amber Heard, according to a research firm that had previously been hired by lawyers representing Heard in her defamation court case with Johnny Depp.The firm, Bot Sentinel, analyzed more than 14,292 tweets that included at least one of four viral anti-Heard hashtags — #AmberHeardIsAnAbuser, #AmberHeardLsAnAbuser, #AmberHeardIsALiar and #AmberHeardLsALiar — and found that 24% of the accounts were created within the past seven months. In the report, released Monday, Bot Sentinel said that “abusive trolls who identified as Johnny Depp supporters had subjected women to verbal abuse and targeted harassment.” “Toxic trolls continued to tweet anti-Amber Heard hashtags and attack women weeks after the Depp vs.

Pirates of the Caribbean actor and his legal team. Amber Heard actually testified in both cases, where a variety of topics came up. In fact, during her ex's libel trial in the U.

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp will not be continuing, now that a Virginia judge has denied Heard’s request for a mistrial in her defamation suit with the actor.The judge declared that there was no grounds to overturn the jury’s verdict in Depp’s favor, after the actress was asked for total damages of almost $10.4 million. The request comes after it was discovered that one of the seven jurors in the trial did not receive a summons, and instead the jury summons was sent to an individual 25 years older than the first juror who was supposed to be at court.

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.