Amber Heard Announces appeal against decision of defamation lawsuit
Amber Heard appeals defamation suit, A judge ruled in favor of Johnny Depp, who is "Aquaman" star Amber Heard's ex-husband and the man she accused of physical abuse.
The legal team of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard met on Friday in a Fairfax, Virginia courtroom. The meeting was to finalize a settlement after the defamation trial last month but it turned out to be unsuccessful. Heard’s lawyer said that they would gather more evidence before submitting official paperwork in order to appeal the outcome.
On Friday, the legal teams of Heard and ex-husband Johnny Depp (who is also involved in the defamation trial as a plaintiff) met in a Fairfax, VA courtroom with Judge Penney Azcarate. The purpose was to decide on an out-of-court settlement agreement exchanging the final determination of costs incurred during the six-week trial which had resulted in an unexpected jury verdict.
A Heard spokesperson said, “As you may remember from yesterday’s congressional hearings, you don’t ask for a pardon if you are innocent. And you don’t decline to appeal if you think you are right. "
The meeting comes just weeks after a trial concluded recently. The jury awarded Depp $15 million in damages, eventually downsized to slightly less than $10 million per Virginia’s statutory limit, and $2 million to Heard.
According to Deadline, Azcarate revealed that Heard had to pay an $8.35-million bond and 6% yearly interest for her appeal to proceed. Bredehoft confirmed the news but stated he has no ability to afford it which means that these costs should not be necessary, to begin with. The fact that those were taken into consideration casts doubt on whether or not an appeal will take place at all.
Heard has continued pleading her case following the June 1 ruling. In her first post-trial interview with NBC’s “Dateline” and Savannah Guthrie, the actor presented more evidence to prove that the court decision went against her. She presented a binder of notes from her therapist claiming that previous domestic violence incidents provided context for Depp’s actions.
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