The Amber Heard trial against Johnny Depp was like a mud fight. Heard’s lawyers now wanted to have the verdict overturned, but came up against granite.
Fairfax – US actress Amber Heard (36) was disappointed with the verdict of the jury after the trial of her ex-husband Johnny Depp. In the defamation trial, the jury found both sides guilty. The Hollywood star Johnny Depp (58) still emerged as the winner. According to the verdict, Heard has to pay Depp $ 8.35 million (almost 8 million euros).
Amber Heard fails again in Johnny Depp trial
The 36-year-old wanted to have the verdict overturned in the defamation process. Heard’s attorneys argued a possible procedural error. At the trial in Fairfax, Virginia, according to Heard’s lawyers, a man sat on the jury, although his father had actually been summoned to serve on the jury. Both have the same name and live at the same address.
But Judge Penney Azcarate on Wednesday dismissed a request for a new trial by Heard’s attorneys despite a mix-up in one of the seven jurors.
Judge Azcarate said the mix-up did not harm Heard. “There is no evidence of fraud or wrongdoing.” Both parties to the conflict accepted the jury. Azcarate said that all jurors honored their oath and the court’s instructions.
Process Johnny Depp against Amber Heard: Heavy mud fight in court
At the internationally acclaimed civil trial in Fairfax near the US capital Washington, the jury largely sided with Depp at the beginning of June: They sentenced Heard to pay more than ten million dollars in damages to the star of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films. Depp was sentenced to only two million dollars in damages to the actress known from films such as “Aquaman” and “The Danish Girl”.
Depp sued Heard, to whom he was married between 2015 and 2017, for $50 million in damages. Reason was a contribution for the Heard Washington Post from 2018, in which the actress described herself as a victim of domestic violence. The 36-year-old did not name her ex-husband; However, Depp argued that the allegation was clearly aimed at him and had seriously damaged his career. Heard responded with a counterclaim against the 59-year-old. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard provided many intimate details in the process, some of which sounded very disturbing to the audience. (afp/ml)
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