Amber Heard appeal – latest: No settlement as actor hints at Johnny Depp ruling challenge
Actors will decide whether to drag their legal battle further or settle
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Your support makes all the difference.Judge Penney Azcarate on Friday (24 June) filed a judgement order reflecting the verdict previously reached in the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard trial.
On 1 June, a Virginia jury ruled Ms Heard defamed former husband Mr Depp, bringing to an end a widely watched six-week trial.
It also ruled in favour of Ms Heard in some aspects of her countersuit against Mr Depp. The jury awarded Mr Depp $15m in damages after finding that he proved all three claims against Ms Heard. The amount was reduced to $10.35m because of limits set by state law.
The actors weren’t required to be present in the courtroom for the hearing, which begin at 11am ET on Friday and wrapped up in about an hour.
Amber Heard discusses ‘barricades’ and ‘protected entrance’ she used to enter courthouse
Amber Heard has opened up about the protective measures that were implemented for her during the recent defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp.
The Aquaman star sat down with NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie for an interview and recounted her experience.
“Every single day I passed city blocks lined with people holding signs saying things that I couldn’t repeat on television,” she explained.
Amber Heard discusses ‘barricades’ and ‘protected entrance’ used to enter courthouse
‘Every single day I passed city blocks lined with people holding signs saying things that I couldn’t repeat on television,’ actor explained
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: A timeline of their relationship, allegations, and court battles
The trial in Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard drew to a close with a civil jury handing an overwhelming victory to Johnny Depp.
After a six-week trial in Fairfax, Virginia, the jury returned a verdict on 1 June after deliberabating for around two-and-a-half days.
Here is a timeline of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s relationship, separation, and court battles, from when they are said to have started dating to the latest trial:
A timeline of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s relationship and court battles
Following Depp’s $50m defamation lawsuit in Virginia, Clémence Michallon looks at the former couple’s legal history
How Johnny Depp’s fandom turned its focus to his lawyer
In the weeks after the trial began, Camille Vasquez became one of the best-known figures among followers of the case. Depp’s fans turned to her the online attention usually reserved to actors and singers.
There have been celebratory tweets and Instagram fan accounts. While the trial was ongoing, Depp supporters were known to wait outside the courthouse, hoping to catch a glimpse of Vasquez and possibly get their own hug. After Vasquez’s cross-examination of Heard, a meme reimagined the attorney as Thor, the god of thunder portrayed by Chris Hemsworth in Marvel movies.
Vasquez’s star only rose further after a verdict was announced on 1 June largely favoring Depp.
Fan pages and romance rumors: How Depp fans turned focus to lawyer Camille Vasquez
It seems impossible to separate Vasquez’s newfound fame from the overwhelming online culture surrounding the trial, writes Clémence Michallon
What attorneys say about Amber Heard’s options to appeal
After the verdict was announced, The Independent spoke with three attorneys about Ms Heard’s possible grounds for an appeal, or even a new trial: Lisa Bloom of The Bloom Firm, whose clients have included Janice Dickinson, Mischa Barton, and several victims of Jeffrey Epstein; Jesse Weber, a host and attorney at the Law & Crime network, who covered the trial from the courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia; and Mitra Ahouraian, an entertainment attorney in Beverly Hills who represents actors, directors, producers, and musicians.
What attorneys say about Amber Heard’s options to appeal Johnny Depp verdict
Ms Heard’s attorney Elaine Bredehoft has said her client will appeal the verdict, which largely favoured Mr Depp. Clémence Michallon speaks to three attorneys about Ms Heard’s potential avenues
Amber Heard suggests she will appeal Johnny Depp ruling
Amber Heard has suggested she intends to file an appeal in the wake of Johnny Depp’s victory in the defamation trial.
Judge Penney Azcarate entered a judgement on Friday echoing the verdict that was handed down on 1 June.
The legal teams of the actors met in court on Friday, but it remains unclear if they discussed a settlement. Judge Azcarate had given the two parties until Friday to reach a settlement if they wanted to do so.
Amber Heard suggests she will appeal Johnny Depp ruling, no settlement in court
‘As stated in yesterday’s congressional hearings, you don’t ask for a pardon if you are innocent. And, you don’t decline to appeal if you know you are right,’ said Heard’s spokesperson
Amber Heard felt ‘less than human’ during trial
Amber Heard has told Savannah Guthrie of NBC News that she felt “less than human” during her defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp.
“Every single day I passed, for three, four, sometimes six blocks, city blocks with people holding signs saying ‘burn the witch’, ‘death to Amber’. After three and a half weeks, I took the stand and saw just a courtroom packed full of Captain Jack Sparrow fans, who were vocal, energised,” Ms Heard said.
“Can you put into words how that felt?” Ms Guthrie asked.
“This was the most humiliating and horrible thing I’ve ever been through. I have never felt more removed from my own humanity,” Ms Heard said. “I felt less than human.”
Heard felt ‘less than human’ during trial and was in ‘ugly beautiful’ relationship
‘I took the stand and saw just a courtroom packed full of Captain Jack Sparrow fans’
Influencer says Johnny Depp confided in her
Johnny Depp reportedly confided in an influencer who was covering his trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Jessica Reed Kraus, who goes by the username @houseinhabit on Instagram and has more than 900,000 followers, posted daily updates about the six-week defamation trial to her account. On Tuesday, Kraus claimed in a post shared to Substack that she spoke with Depp on the same day that the trial began, on 11 April.
Instagram influencer claims Johnny Depp confided in her during Amber Heard trial
The actor and influencer allegedly spoke on phone for 90 minutes
Notebook sells for $15,000
A notebook purportedly containing never-before-seen details from the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial has been sold for thousands of dollars on eBay.
The notebook was listed by Larry Foreman, a defense attorney from Kentucky who attended the defamation trial in Fairfax, Virginia. The “top secret” notebook includes about 20 pages of jury observations from Foreman, who sat in on the trial on 17 May, and from 23 May to 26 May. Each page contains “never before seen” notes from the juror’s reactions to Dr Hughes and Amber Heard – which were not shown on television – as well as roughly “100+ tweets of top secret information about the jurors”.
Since it was listed on 1 June at $0.99, the notebook received 142 bids before selling on 8 June for $14,969. The eBay listing indicates that the funds will be donated to the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.
Meredith Clark reports:
‘Top secret’ notebook from Depp-Heard trial sells for $15k on eBay
Who would pay this much for a notebook?
Johnny Depp lawyer Camille Vasquez promoted to partner
Camille Vasquez was elevated to partner at her firm Brown Rudnick following the key role she played as a member of Johnny Depp’s legal team during the defamation trial against Amber Heard.
Ms Vasquez became one of several unexpected celebrities at the trial through her tough cross-examination of witnesses and frequent objections to defence counsel questions.
Oliver O’Connell reports:
Johnny Depp lawyer Camille Vasquez promoted to partner after defamation trial success
Vasquez became one of several unexpected stars at trial for tough questioning and frequent objections
Amber Heard discusses ‘barricades’ and ‘protected entrance’ she used to enter courthouse
Amber Heard has opened up about the protective measures that were implemented for her during the recent defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp.
The Aquaman star sat down with NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie for an interview and recounted her experience.
“Every single day I passed city blocks lined with people holding signs saying things that I couldn’t repeat on television,” she explained.
Amber Heard discusses ‘barricades’ and ‘protected entrance’ used to enter courthouse
‘Every single day I passed city blocks lined with people holding signs saying things that I couldn’t repeat on television,’ actor explained
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