Quite a few well known names and faces came up during Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against Amber Heard — but the breakout star of the courtroom was undoubtedly the actor’s attorney, Camille Vasquez.
09.06.2022 - 14:49 / ok.co.uk
Johnny Depp’s lawyer has said that claims that the jury was ‘tainted’ by social media during the defamation case between him and Amber Heard are ‘baseless’. A representative for the 59 year old actor has expressed his disappointment at the accusations that the jurors' integrity was compromised.The accusation was made by Elaine Bredehoft in an interview with the US news programme Today, shortly after verdicts were returned in the multi-million dollar defamation case in Virginia. Benjamin Chew, who was part of Pirates of the Caribbean actor Johnny’s legal team, has said that these accusations were “really disappointing” to hear.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter . Johnny sued his former partner over a 2018 op-ed written in the Washington Post, which his lawyers said falsely accused him of being physically and sexually violent towards her. Johnny was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages.
Amber was awarded $2 million in damages for one count in her countersuit against the actor. Benjamin spoke to Law and Crime network about Elaine Bredehoft’s claims. He said: “I was really disappointed to hear that because she’s a very good lawyer, very experienced.
“It seemed to cast aspersions on the jurors’ integrity because, as you know, they took an oath not to watch social media and there’s no reason to believe that they did. “So to hear such a baseless claim was disappointing.” During her interview Ms Bredehoft also told Today there were “a number of evidentiary issues”, which Mr Chew said was “absurd”. “There are rules of evidence and both sides had evidence that were excluded for proper evidentiary reasons,” he said.
.Quite a few well known names and faces came up during Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against Amber Heard — but the breakout star of the courtroom was undoubtedly the actor’s attorney, Camille Vasquez.
reunited in court with Johnny Depp next month when she defends the actor in his latest legal drama.Vasquez, 37, attained celebrity status during Depp’s headline-grabbing defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard — and is now gearing up to represent him again as he faces claims he assaulted a worker on a film set.The attorney will be part of Depp’s legal team when he heads to Los Angeles Superior Court next month to answer the lawsuit brought by Gregg “Rocky” Brooks, the location manager on Depp’s 2018 movie “City of Lies.”Brooks claimed in legal papers that Depp, now 59, twice socked him in the ribs and then allegedly yelled, “I’ll give you $100,000 to punch me right now!”Depp may testify in the LA trial — which is slated to begin July 25 — weeks after taking the stand in Fairfax, Virginia, in his defamation case. Vasquez ascended from associate to partner at law firm Brown Rudnick during the six-week Depp-Heard trial, going viral during her cross-examination of Heard.
Amber Heard sat down for her first interview since the jury reached a verdict in her defamation trial against Johnny Depp, and she responded to many of the accusations that were leveled at her in court and on social media.
The defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is all any of us have been hearing about for months. From the long, live streamed days in court to the jaw-dropping confessions, everyone has an opinion — a LOT of whom are on Johnny’s side! After the jury came to a unanimous decision that Amber was guilty of defamation and ordered her to pay Johnny $10.35 million, it seemed like he was back on top!
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While most of the world was captivated by Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation trial, it appears a few jurors could hardly stay awake to listen to it all!
Zack Sharf Judy Bellinger, the court stenographer during the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial, said in an interview with Law & Crime Network that she witnessed several jury members dozing off to sleep during the course of the trial, which started April 11 and ended June 1. Law & Crime Network earned millions of views online from live-streaming the trial. Bellinger said she saw jury members in both the front and back rows falling asleep.“It was tough,” Bellinger said.
Camille Vasquez, 37, has become a household name as one of Depp’s lead lawyers who helped him win his defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, 36.She caught audiences’ attention during Heard’s cutthroat cross-examination, often sparring with the actress on the stand. One fan admired the lawyer so much that she even tattooed an outline of Vasquez onto herself. The successful attorney also made headlines as people questioned the extent of her relationship with Depp, 58, with some speculating that the two had begun a romance during the trial.Couple rumors spiraled when Vasquez failed to answer reporters’ questions about the extent of her relationship with her client coyly laughing and throwing her brunette waves over her shoulder.
Camille Vasquez is coming out in the open.The 37-year-old attorney — who helped win the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star’s recent defamation case — was spotted out and about with her boyfriend, Edward Owen.The pair was bombarded by interviewers and photographers as they left the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Virginia Thursday and headed to the airport.Fans were waiting outside for Vasquez and her man, who took selfies with onlookers. Reporters tried to even get in a question or two, but the lawyer just moved on to her next destination as she got into a car.
After a jury ruled in Johnny Depp‘s favor in his defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard, the actress’ attorney claimed she can’t pay the $10.35 million in damages.
Johnny Depp has been awarded $15million following the conclusion of his defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard.MORE: Amber Heard receives unfortunate news about Aquaman role as she awaits verdict in Johnny Depp trialFollowing the jury awarding the damages, Johnny's lawyer, Camille Vasquez, turned to those behind her and mouthed the word: "Wow," to them. The legal team also had a team hug following the case.
trial has finally come to a close.The verdict came in on Wednesday afternoon in a Fairfax, Virginia, courtroom.The jury concluded that Heard, 36, must pay Depp, 58, $15 million in damages. They also found that he did defame Heard in her second claim and he must give her $2 million.In a lengthy statement to The Post, Depp said via a spokesperson: “Six years ago, my life, the life of my children, the lives of those closest to me, and also, the lives of the people who for many, many years have supported and believed in me were forever changed.”“All in the blink of an eye,” he continued.
Zack Sharf Amber Heard is disappointed “beyond words” regarding the verdict to Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against her. The jury in the trial ruled that Heard defamed Depp when she wrote a 2018 Washington Post op-ed alluding to her past claims of domestic violence. Heard is now ordered to pay $15 million in damages to Depp.“The disappointment I feel today is beyond words,” Heard wrote in a statement.
Jurors in the Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard libel trial have shared a verdict after just 13 hours of deliberation. The jury announced they had ruled in favour of Johnny Depp as they read out the verdict in the courthouse in Fairfax County, Virginia on Wednesday 1 June. Actor Johnny was awarded $15million in damages – $10m (£8m) in compensatory damages and $5m in punitive damages.
reached a verdict in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial Wednesday — with a unanimous verdict on all three counts in favor of Depp, while Heard also won for one of three claims in her own defamation countersuit — but the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star was not on deck to hear the results.Since closing arguments wrapped up on Friday, Depp, 58, jet-setted from the Fairfax, Virginia, courtroom to the United Kingdom.“Due to previously scheduled work commitments made before the trial, Mr. Depp will not be physically present for today’s 3 p.m.