Johnny Depp and Amber Heard may not be over just yet.After Heard’s loss in the defamation trial against ex-husband Depp, a spokesperson for the Aquaman actor told The New York Times that she is planning to appeal the Virginia verdict.
Several other entertainment publications also confirmed her purported appeal.On Wednesday, a jury in Fairfax, Va., ruled in favour of Depp, 58, deciding he had in fact been defamed by Heard, 36, on three counts, awarding him USD$15-million in damages.
This amount was later reduced by the judge to $10.35 million.Heard was also awarded a partial win, receiving $2-million on a claim that Depp’s former lawyer and press agent defamed her when he called her domestic abuse allegations against the Pirates of the Caribbean actor “an abuse hoax” designed to capitalize on the #MeToo movement.
Jury returns verdict in favour of Johnny Depp in defamation trial with Amber Heard The lawsuit put forward by Depp revolved around a December 2018 op-ed Heard wrote in The Washington Post describing herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.”His lawyers say Depp’s life and career were devastated by the article, which didn’t say his name.Depp sued Heard for $50-million, while she filed a counterclaim for $100-million.In their verdict, the Fairfax County Circuit Court jury sided with Depp, believing he did not abuse Heard.