Amber Heard to appeal verdict in Johnny Depp defamation trial after 'heartbreaking' result
02.06.2022 - 10:53
/ ok.co.uk
Amber Heard is planning to appeal the verdict in her defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp.The jury in Fairfax County, Virginia courthouse found the Aquaman actress guilty of defamation on all three counts in yesterday's verdict reading. She has been ordered to pay $10m in damages to her ex.
Amber, 36, was awarded $2million in damages for one count in her countersuit against the Pirates of the Caribbean star. Immediately downcast at the result, Amber left the court room following the verdict and her lawyers, Elaine Bredehoft and Benjamin Rottenborn, released a statement from the star minutes later saying she was "heartbroken" by the result.
Hours after that, the actress's representative Alafair Hall confirmed to The New York Times that she will appeal the decision. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .
But while time will tell if the star is successful in her bid, experts have reportedly claimed that in order to appeal the jury's verdict she would have to post a bond for the full $10million judgement, plus interest, according to The Mirror. Johnny took Amber to court after she wrote an op-ed article for The Washington Post called: "I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath.That has to change." Johnny's lawyers said the article, which was published in 2018, falsely implied the actor physically and sexually abused Amber during their relationship, though it didn't mention him by name.
Following the judgement, Amber said she was “heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway" of her ex-husband. Conversely, Johnny released his own statement
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