Johnny Depp Files Appeal In Defamation Verdict Against Ex Amber Heard

Amber Heard‘s $2 cardinal dollar grant from the infamous Johnny Depp defamation proceedings against her isn’t going to stand, according to her ex-husband. The Pirates of the Caribbean star, 59, reportedly filed an appellate little connected Wednesday, November 2, calling the $2 cardinal dollar judgement against him “erroneous” and wholly calling it into question. HollywoodLife reached retired to the Edward Scissorhands star’s reps and attorneys for remark but had not received a effect by the clip of publication.

Johnny Depp appears during his 2022 defamation proceedings against Amber Heard successful Fairfax, VA. (Shutterstock)

Per Law & Crime, documents elaborate the actor’s reasons for appealing the portion of the judgement that recovered that 1 of his lawyers, Adam Waldman, defamed his stunning ex-wife, 36, connected “one” occasion. It besides stated that the 1 lawsuit is “solely” the crushed for the filing. “The judgement successful Ms. Heard’s favor connected that lone connection is erroneous,” the docs state. They besides assertion that the Pineapple Express actress’s case “was fatally flawed.”

Johnny previously officially filed an entreaty connected Friday, July 22, aft Amber filed an appeal the $15 cardinal defamation judgement against her. The findings were based connected a 2018 sentiment portion she published successful The Washington Times, astir her alleged experiences with domestic violence. The nonfiction successful question ne'er named him. The erstwhile couple’s defamation case, held implicit the months of April and May, gripped the federation and yet ended with the wildly fashionable Johnny winning the lion’s share of judgements against Amber successful a chaotic televised lawsuit from Fairfax, Virginia.

It’s worthy noting that Amber had reportedly antecedently declined a whopping $16 cardinal settlement connection successful her 2016 divorcement from the Charlie & The Chocolate Factory star. According to The Daily Beast, documents unearthed aft the trial, that were notably rejected for the purposes of the 2022 trial, uncover that Amber refused to judge an offered multimillion dollar payout astatine the extremity of her marriage. “Amazingly existent to your word, that this is not astir the money,” an email from her lawyer reportedly read.

Amber Heard appears successful Virginia for tribunal connected Jun 1, 2022. (Shutterstock)

Under California law, she would person been entitled to fractional his net from Pirates Of The Carribbean 5, which was filmed during their marriage. The tribunal docs revealed by The Daily Beast showed estimated net of $33 cardinal for the movie. Johnny antecedently mislaid a 2020 libel lawsuit against the UK Sun, which famously labeled the histrion a “wife beater.” The verdict resulted successful the loss of his role successful the Fantastic Beasts franchise.

On Nov 2, 2020, UK Justice Andrew Nicol ruled that the publisher, News Group, “have shown that what they published … was substantially true. I person recovered that the large bulk of alleged assaults of Ms. Heard by Mr. Depp person been proved to the civilian standard.”