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05.07.2022 / 01:47
Amber Heard Seeks to Throw Out Verdict in Johnny Depp Defamation Trial
Amber Heard's attorneys are asking a judge to toss out the $10.35 million verdict against her in ex-husband Johnny Depp's defamation lawsuit.According to court documents obtained by ET, Heard's lawyers filed a post-trial motion on Friday claiming that the evidence presented in the case didn't support the verdict and raising concerns that one of the jurors had not been properly vetted.In the motion, Heard's lawyers slammed the jury's decision to award Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, calling the amount "«excessive» and «indefensible.» It should be noted that the judge in the case reduced the compensatory damages awards to $350,000, per a legal state cap.Heard, for her part, was awarded $2 million by the jury in compensatory damages for her counterclaim but nothing in punitive damages. The jury found Depp liable after his attorney referred to Heard's claims as a «hoax.»The lawsuit, originally filed in 2019, stemmed from a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in, where she claimed to have been the victim of domestic violence, among other allegations.