Actress Amber Heard’s new lawyers have officially appealed the results of the defamation case against her ex-husband Johnny Depp. Heard’s team is now asking that the jury’s verdict be overturned in the trial between Heard and Depp in the summer of 2022, arguing that the trial was allegedly held in the wrong state (Virginia) and that certain evidence withheld during the trial was biased. the result. That evidence includes notes and more extensive notes from therapists who allegedly support Depp’s abuse allegations.
Amber Heard’s legal team also filed a detailed statement on the appeal. In that statement, they also cite the potentially damaging social impact of “Depp v. I have heard that “if allowed, it will undoubtedly have a deterrent effect on other women who want to report abuse by powerful men.”
Other arguments are made against the fact that the trial took place. Depp and Heard have fought in public opinion courts and tribunals since their split and have been divorced since 2017. One of the biggest twists in this ongoing stalemate came in 2018 when British newspaper The Sun published a thinly veiled account of the abuse by Heard. She suffered from an “anonymous” ex-lover who was clearly a jerk. Depp sued for defamation, citing the use of the word “wife beater” in the press, which allegedly tarnished his reputation and career. However, Depp lost the lawsuit and Heard was accused of suffering enough to let the lawsuit go to the press. That decision nearly destroyed Depp’s legal momentum and reputation ahead of the 2022 trial, in which he won the vast majority of the lawsuits against Heard and $15 million in damages, while Heard won only one of three counterclaims against Depp and $15 million in damages. 2. million received. 🇧🇷
“After Depp took this case, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom [the High Court of England and Wales sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice] in a separate defamation suit filed by Depp, claimed that Heard’s allegations of abuse were true,” Heard’s team argued.
It will be interesting to see how this feature makes its way through the legal system. If it really gains popularity, it’s probably because of the above arguments, which could undoubtedly be very problematic for Depp’s legal team when considered. The Sun’s libel verdict remains the biggest gap in Johnny Depp’s legal armor, and it seems Heard’s team knows it.
Johnny Depp, in turn, has also appealed the verdicts Heard won at the 2022 trial. So far, Deep’s win looks set to revive his stagnant Hollywood career; Heard said he’s had a much harder time since the trial.
“We appreciate the opportunity to address Ms. C. Heard on this appeal, as this is a case with significant First Amendment implications for all Americans,” Heard’s new legal team said in an earlier statement. “We are confident that the Court of Appeals will properly apply the law regardless of popularity, overturn the verdict against Ms. Heard and reaffirm the basic principles of free speech.”
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