Amber Heard’s attorneys filed a notice of appeal in Virginia on Thursday (July 21st), telling the court they intended to appeal the jury trial verdict and all post-trial motions that were not not supportive of their client in the civil case with Johnny Depp.
If he won a great victory during his defamation trial in the United States, Johnny Depp does not intend to be fooled by his ex-wife who decided to appeal the court’s decision, because she could not pay the $10 million sum she was ordered to pay, as reported by AFP.
Actress Amber Heard has appealed the verdict following the highly publicized defamation trial that pitted her in the United States against her former husband Johnny Depp
She considers that the jurors were influenced by the celebrity of the ex-star of Disney and by social networks. “We realize this appeal will inflame Twitter, but it is a necessary step to ensure justice is served,” spokespersons said in a statement.
While Johnny Depp’s team had already answered the call, the former star of Pirates of the Caribbean has now taken action. Despite wanting to ‘move on’, Johnny Depp is filing his own appeal, for very specific reasons now revealed by his legal team. Johnny Depp filed a notice of appeal on Friday challenging a Virginia jury’s decision to award ex-wife Amber Heard $2 million in damages, the latest development in the years-long legal saga of the ex at war.
The latest filing comes a day after the Aquaman actress filed a notice of appeal in Fairfax County Circuit Court, the first step in trying to overturn a verdict that ordered her to pay Johnny Depp $10 million in damages.
Johnny Depp, 59, accused Amber Heard, 36, of defaming him by falsely labeling himself a victim of domestic violence in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed, and the jury ruled in his favor on all his claims on June 1, 2022, the date of the verdict of the media trial of the year.
After the sensational six-week trial, the jury found in favor of Amber Heard on a single claim and awarded her $2 million, a judgment the Pirates of the Caribbean star is now appealing, according to the case.
A representative for Team Depp released a statement last July 22 to the L.A. Times that voiced this, further reinforcing the notion. However, when it comes to filing this appeal, Johnny Depp’s Representation cited the following reasons why he decided to do so: “The verdict speaks for itself and Mr. Depp thinks it’s time for both parties to move on with their lives and heal. But if Ms Heard is determined to pursue litigation by appealing the verdict, Mr Depp is filing a concurrent appeal to ensure that the full case and all legal issues are considered by the Court of Appeal.
Johnny Depp’s concurrent appeal challenges the one-time award of $2 million in compensatory damages Amber Heard received. Following the Depp/Heard trial verdict, the Aquaman star made it clear that she would be appealing the outcome. Losing all but one claim, she must pay $15 million in combined damages awarded to her ex-husband. While she and her team attempted to overturn the verdict, their efforts were unsuccessful, leaving an appeal as the next course of action.
This sort of checkmate today is just the latest legal interaction between the Rum Express co-stars since their short-lived marriage fell apart in 2016 amid allegations of abuse, a temporary restraining order against Depp and a media frenzy.
