Johnny Depp needs whole victory over Amber Heard, and he is simply filed an enchantment making an attempt to get it … claiming the jury obtained it mistaken when it dominated in favor of his ex-wife on a single rely of defamation.
You may recall, Johnny was the large winner, by far, when the jury got here again of their landmark trial, saying Amber had defamed him and needed to cough up $10.35 million {dollars} — however it additionally dominated Amber was defamed, and awarded her $2 mil.
6/1/22
In docs filed Wednesday within the Virginia Court docket of Appeals, Johnny says the jury had erroneously dominated in favor of Amber … when it stated one in every of Johnny’s attorneys, Adam Waldman, defamed Amber by telling a media outlet she had lied whereas describing a blowout struggle that ended their marriage.
Waldman stated, “So Amber and her associates spilled slightly wine and roughed the place up, obtained their tales straight beneath the route of a lawyer and publicist, after which positioned a second name to 911.”
Within the enchantment, Johnny makes the purpose that his lawyer stated that, not him, and he should not be held answerable for Waldman’s remarks. He additionally says Amber’s workforce did not show Waldman made these feedback with malice … a requirement to win a defamation declare.
Johnny needs the courtroom to overturn the jury on that single rely. Bear in mind, Amber has additionally filed an enchantment of the counts she misplaced.
So, scoreboard overview: Amber’s $10.35 mil verify to Johnny is on maintain and, likewise, his $2 mil verify to her is on maintain.
