Amber Heard has sacked her long-time attorney and hired a new legal team as she prepares to appeal the verdict in her defamation trial with Johnny Depp. Elaine Bredehoft, who represented Ms Heard in the six-week long trial, will step down.
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Camille Vasquez said she felt “lucky” to defend him in court against his ex-wife and alleged abuser, Amber Heard.In a teaser clip ahead of a sit-down interview with Vasquez by “CBS Mornings” host Gayle King, the attorney was asked why she thinks the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star specifically picked her to take part in the highly publicized defamation case. “It was important to have a woman on the team,” the 38-year-old lawyer said, in part. “Why?” King challenged.“This case called for a woman’s perspective,” Vasquez answered, “and I was the lucky person chosen to do this job.”“Do you feel lucky? Is lucky the word?” King interrupted again.EXCLUSIVE: @GayleKing sits down with attorney Camille Vasquez, who represented Johnny Depp in his defamation trial win against ex-wife Amber Heard, for her first interview since Heard filed a motion to appeal.
pic.twitter.com/uf3Rqrn3vH“I think so, yeah,” Vasquez agreed. “I think hard work and luck — you can’t underestimate there was a combination there. Of course, it’s a tremendous amount of hours, but it’s also a little bit of luck, and it’s not a job that I took lightly.
“This was his name, this was his life. It was important,” Vasquez declared.The interview comes a week after Heard filed a motion to appeal the jury’s verdict, which ruled in favor of Depp last month. The seven jurors found that his former lover defamed him by saying that he physically abused her during their relationship.
Amber Heard has sacked her long-time attorney and hired a new legal team as she prepares to appeal the verdict in her defamation trial with Johnny Depp. Elaine Bredehoft, who represented Ms Heard in the six-week long trial, will step down.
endured rumors that she and Depp were dating and even earned the nickname “Wonder Woman” after she stepped in to assist an eldely person in a fight. I know, the whole ordeal has been crazy. But now Depp’s friends are going on record about the actor’s relationship with Vasquez… and it probably isn’t the way that you think.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard legal battle is technically over, as the appeal filed by Heard waits for the court to act. However, it seems that there will be interest in this case all the time we are waiting for actual forward momentum in the legal proceedings. Depp’s side has now also appealed the, much smaller judgment, against the Pirates of the Caribbean actor.
When Christina Ricci needed a life lesson, Johnny Depp was there to give it to her straight.
Johnny Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez and Mario Lopez are great friends! The pair were recently captured walking out of Catch Steak LA, a contemporary steakhouse restaurant. For the outing, the tv host kept his look casual and rocked a pair of pants, a velvel t-shirt, and black shoes, while the famous attorney wore more formal attire and a black ensemble with high heels.Although it is unknown if Lopez and Vasquez’s reunion was for business or pleasure, the actor and businessman have publicly expressed his admiration for Camille in the past.
Johnny Depp’s ex Ellen Barkin suggested there was a “world of violence” surrounding the actor.
Newly unsealed court documents from actor Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard, 36, have revealed several pieces of unheard information. The trial ended two months ago, with Johnny, 59, being announced to have won the trial a month later after the jury voted in his favour. It has been reported that the new documents have revealed some of the cross accusations put forward by both Johnny and Amber’s legal teams – but they were prevented from using them.
Court documents regarding Amber Heard and Johnny Depp were unsealed this past week and the 6,000 pages revealed numerous bombshells that we never knew before.
Amber Heard’s sister allegedly admitted the actress DID cut off Johnny Depp’s fingertip!
The legal battle continues. Two months after a jury ruled in favor of Johnny Depp in his defamation case against Amber Heard, pretrial court documents have been unsealed, revealing evidence that was ruled “inadmissible” during the highly publicized trial.
If you thought the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard trial was crazzzy, just wait until you read about what evidence was banned from the courtroom!!
Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, may have come to a close, but the shocking claims and accusations the former lovers levelled against one another didn’t all make it into the trial. Now, pre-trial court docs that were recently unsealed reveal Depp’s team tried to submit nude photos of Heard into evidence, Heard’s team tried to suggest Depp was taking erectile dysfunction medication and that there were supposedly damning texts that weren’t allowed to be submitted for the trial.
Johnny Depp's defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, may have come to a close, but the shocking claims and accusations the former lovers leveled against one another didn't all make it into the trial. Now, pre-trial court docs that were recently unsealed reveal Depp's team tried to submit nude photos of Heard into evidence, Heard's team tried to suggest Depp was taking erectile dysfunction medication and that there were supposedly damning texts that weren't allowed to be submitted for the trial.The defamation lawsuit lasted weeks, included countless hours of depositions, live testimony and dominated the media spotlight.
Johnny Depp‘s wallet is feeling a little heavier right now … millions of dollars heavier!
Johnny Depp's lawyers have said that they must "protect" the actor as Amber Heard files to appeal the verdict.MORE: Amber Heard's sister breaks silence with supportive message amid Johnny Depp trialCamille Vasquez, who was Johnny's attorney during the initial trial where he sued Amber for defamation, said that the team were always expecting Amber to appeal the jury's verdict.WATCH: Amber Heard says she did not want divorce details to go public"Mr. Depp ended up filing his own appeals so that the court could have the full record.
the $2 million verdict awarded to Amber Heard in the couple’s defamation battle.Vasquez told “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King it was “fair” to say that Depp’s team wouldn’t be seeking to appeal if his ex-wife hadn’t first filed to challenge the jury verdict ordering her to pay Depp $10 million in damages.Depp filed his notice of appeal Friday seeking to overturn the single count of defamation that Heard won at their bombshell trial last month. His filing came one day after Heard filed her own appeal.The 59-year-old “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor is hoping that the appeal will nullify the $2 million award the jury handed Heard over her claims that Depp’s lawyer made false and damaging comments about her.Depp, of course, came out victorious last month when a Fairfax County, Va., jury found that Heard defamed him in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed piece on being a victim of domestic abuse.Vasquez said Heard’s appeal was “expected.”“I mean, she’s indicated since the day she lost the trial that she was going to appeal,” the lawyer at Brown Rudnick said. Filing their own appeal is an effort “to protect our client’s interest,” Vasquez said, referring to Depp.She also told King she felt “lucky” to represent the star accused of domestic abuse. Johnny Depp’s lawyer, Camille Vasquez, tells @gayleking that their relatively young legal team was an asset in his case: “I think young people have a fresh perspective on especially these issues, the issues that we were discussing in this case — abuse, Me Too.” pic.twitter.com/dmg0TnlNZ1EXCLUSIVE: @GayleKing sits down with attorney Camille Vasquez, who represented Johnny Depp in his defamation trial win against ex-wife Amber Heard, for her first interview since Heard filed a motion to
Amber Heard forced Johnny Depp’s hand, according to his attorney.
Johnny Depp’s attorney Camille Vasquez has spoken out about the ongoing legal battle between the actor and his ex-wife Amber Heard.