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.
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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.
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.
Camille Vasquez sure knows how to step up!
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.
for defamation.“To my dying day, I will stand by every word in my testimony,” Heard, 46, told the “Today” show in an interview teaser that aired early Tuesday.Still, the actress admitted that the wild testimony that led to her brutal courtroom loss also painted her and her superstar ex in the worst possible light.“I would not blame the average person for looking at this and how it’s been covered and not think that it is Hollywood brats at their worst,” she conceded to Savannah Guthrie.Her comments came on the second day of footage from a “wide-ranging sitdown” to air in full Friday at 8 p.m. ET.On Monday, clips showed her also saying that she was not surprised that the Virginia jury ruled against her — because they fell for the “fantstic actor.”“How could they not come to that conclusion? They had sat in those seats and heard over three weeks of nonstop relentless testimony from paid employees and — towards the end of the trial — randos,” Heard told Savannah Guthrie with a nervous chuckle.“I don’t blame them.
Despite his recent win in Virginia, Johnny Depp's legal journey is not over yet. The actor is due back in court in July and will be represented by his now-famous lawyer, Camille Vasquez. Depp is wrapped up in a 2018 assault-related lawsuit from a former colleague that is now slated to go to trial.
Speaking up. Amber Heard gave her first interview since a verdict was reached in ex Johnny Depp‘s defamation trial against her — and she didn’t hold back.
K.J. Yossman Amber Heard has given her first sit-down interview following the verdict in her latest legal battle with ex-husband Johnny Depp.Last month a jury in Virginia ruled she had defamed Depp in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed published under her byline. In the op-ed, she spoke about being a victim of domestic violence.
Camille Vasquez is shutting down romance rumors surrounding Johnny Depp. The high-profiled six-week defamation trial ended last week with the jury siding with the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor against his ex-wife Amber Heard.The star was awarded more than $10 million, vindicating his allegations that Heard lied about Depp abusing her before and during their brief marriage. Vasquez, one of the movie star’s lead attorneys, quickly became a social media sensation during the televised trial.
Decades of Depp! Since the 1980s, Johnny Depp has made a name for himself as a leading man.
Camille Vasquez‘s star quality just keeps growing.Vasquez, 37, and her associate Benjamin G. Chew — who both helped lead Depp, 58, to victory on June 1 at his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard — are set to star in a new docuseries about the case.Discovery+ U.K. has commissioned a second series about the court case, which will feature testimonies and interviews with the lawyers and representatives from both Depp and Heard’s sides.The two-part documentary is a follow-up to the first “Johnny vs. Amber” series that debuted in December 2021.The first show looked into the “Dark Shadows” actor’s 2020 libel trial in the U.K.
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.
defamation trial served as a source of entertainment for millions of people around the world — and even catapulted a relatively unknown lawyer from San Francisco to the world stage.Camille Vasquez, 37, has now admitted that her newfound fame is a “bit overwhelming” for the lawyer. “But if I can be an inspiration to young women that want to go to law school and study and work hard, then it was all worth it,” she said Wednesday while appearing with beside fellow Depp attorney Benjamin Chew on “Good Morning America.”The winning duo also stopped by the “TODAY Show” Wednesday, and Vasquez gave a nearly identical statement on the public’s fascination.
Brown Rudnick, the international law firm that represented Johnny Depp. Her promotion came just days after the jury awarded Depp a stunning $15 million victory over ex-wife Amber Heard.“It’s been surreal,” Vasquez said Wednesday on “Good Morning America.” “If I’m being honest, a bit overwhelming.
A representative for Amber Heard is speaking out regarding Johnny Depp’s attorneys holding interviews following the defamation trial. Camille Vasquez and Ben Chew, Depp’s attorneys, will conduct interviews on "Good Morning America" and the "Today" show on Wednesday, and a spokesperson for Heard has called the recent appearances a "victory lap." "It is as unseemly as it is unprofessional that Johnny Depp's legal team has chosen to do a victory lap for setting back decades of how women can be treated in the courtroom. What’s next? A movie deal and merchandising?" the spokesperson shared with Fox News Digital.
Johnny Depp’s victory over Amber Heard in his multi-million trial last week has proven a win for more than the former Pirates of the Caribbean actor.
Amber Heard has been keeping a low profile since the outcome of the defamation trial against Johnny Depp was announced last week.MORE: Amber Heard reveals the 'real' Johnny Depp following defamation trial resultsHowever, on Sunday, her sister Whitney Heard took to Instagram to share a defiant message in support of her.Whitney shared a picture with the hashtag 'I stand with Amber Heard' and wrote a lengthy tribute alongside it.VIDEO: Amber Heard speaks out in defamation trial It read: "I still stand with you, sissy. Yesterday, today and tomorrow I will always be proud of you for standing up for yourself, for testifying both here in Virginia and in the UK, and for being the voice of so many who can't speak to the things that happen behind closed doors.MORE: Johnny Depp seen for first time since winning Amber Heard defamation trialMORE: Lily-Rose Depp breaks silence amid Johnny Depp trial"We knew that this was going to be an uphill battle and that the cards were stacked against us.
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.