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Amber Heard appeals Johnny Depp defamation verdict six months after trial

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WASHINGTON: Hollywood actor Amber Heard has appealed the USD 10 million Johnny Depp defamation verdict within the Virginia courtroom, not up to a month after the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actor filed his personal enchantment.

In step with Time limit, a web based leisure information web site, Amber has changed maximum of her felony group and the brand new group is flying the flag of the First Modification and taking trial courtroom Pass judgement on Penney Azcarate to process six months after a jury dominated that Heard was once liable of defaming her ex-husband.

In paperwork bought by way of E! Information, a USA-based leisure information outlet, Heard said that the decision “unquestionably can have a chilling impact on different ladies who want to discuss abuse involving tough males.”

The report additionally famous that “even though this Court docket had been to disagree with all the foregoing, the jury’s award to Depp of USD 10 million in compensatory damages and USD 5 million in punitive damages (statutorily lowered to USD 350,000) obviously is over the top given the slim time frame for which Depp may get better.”

Depp’s 2020 libel case towards The Solar was once additionally referenced in Heard’s enchantment. He had sued the British tabloid newspaper over an editorial by which he was once labelled a “spouse beater.”

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The ‘Aquaman’ actor states that their defamation case must’ve by no means made it to the court as a result of a Prime Court docket pass judgement on dominated towards Depp.

“Every other courtroom had already concluded that Depp abused Heard on a couple of events… After Depp filed this example, the UK Prime Court docket of Justice dominated in a separate defamation motion introduced by way of Depp that Heard’s abuse allegations had been true,” the report learn, reported E! Information.

The United States lawsuit happened in a court in Fairfax, Virginia, all over the process April and Might of 2022. It was once in response to the allegation that Heard had defamed Depp by way of relating to herself as a “public determine representing home abuse” in a 2018 op-ed for the Washington Submit.

Even supposing the op-ed didn’t particularly check with Depp, the actor claimed it harmed his popularity and wrecked his occupation. Heard and Depp separated a 12 months earlier than the op-ed was once printed, following two years of marriage, with Heard mentioning that Depp had subjected her to emotional, bodily, and sexual abuse all over their courting.

Heard’s legal professionals had prior to now requested Pass judgement on Penney Azcarate to put aside america trial’s verdict for a number of causes, together with the allegation that one of the vital jurors confirmed as much as the trial regardless of by no means receiving a summons, reported Selection. That request were denied by way of the pass judgement on.

WASHINGTON: Hollywood actor Amber Heard has appealed the USD 10 million Johnny Depp defamation verdict within the Virginia courtroom, not up to a month after the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actor filed his personal enchantment.

In step with Time limit, a web based leisure information web site, Amber has changed maximum of her felony group and the brand new group is flying the flag of the First Modification and taking trial courtroom Pass judgement on Penney Azcarate to process six months after a jury dominated that Heard was once liable of defaming her ex-husband.

In paperwork bought by way of E! Information, a USA-based leisure information outlet, Heard said that the decision “unquestionably can have a chilling impact on different ladies who want to discuss abuse involving tough males.”

The report additionally famous that “even though this Court docket had been to disagree with all the foregoing, the jury’s award to Depp of USD 10 million in compensatory damages and USD 5 million in punitive damages (statutorily lowered to USD 350,000) obviously is over the top given the slim time frame for which Depp may get better.”

Depp’s 2020 libel case towards The Solar was once additionally referenced in Heard’s enchantment. He had sued the British tabloid newspaper over an editorial by which he was once labelled a “spouse beater.”

ALSO READ | Mistaken juror became up at Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial?

The ‘Aquaman’ actor states that their defamation case must’ve by no means made it to the court as a result of a Prime Court docket pass judgement on dominated towards Depp.

“Every other courtroom had already concluded that Depp abused Heard on a couple of events… After Depp filed this example, the UK Prime Court docket of Justice dominated in a separate defamation motion introduced by way of Depp that Heard’s abuse allegations had been true,” the report learn, reported E! Information.

The United States lawsuit happened in a court in Fairfax, Virginia, all over the process April and Might of 2022. It was once in response to the allegation that Heard had defamed Depp by way of relating to herself as a “public determine representing home abuse” in a 2018 op-ed for the Washington Submit.

Even supposing the op-ed didn’t particularly check with Depp, the actor claimed it harmed his popularity and wrecked his occupation. Heard and Depp separated a 12 months earlier than the op-ed was once printed, following two years of marriage, with Heard mentioning that Depp had subjected her to emotional, bodily, and sexual abuse all over their courting.

Heard’s legal professionals had prior to now requested Pass judgement on Penney Azcarate to put aside america trial’s verdict for a number of causes, together with the allegation that one of the vital jurors confirmed as much as the trial regardless of by no means receiving a summons, reported Selection. That request were denied by way of the pass judgement on.