Aquaman actor Amber Heard will appeal a jury’s determination that she defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp when she claimed she was a survivor of sexual violence, her lawyer stated on Thursday (June 2).
A seven-person jury in Virginia dominated on Wednesday that Heard defamed the Pirates Of The Caribbean star and awarded him US$10.35mil in damages.
The jury additionally decided that Heard was defamed, awarding her US$2mil.
Elaine Charlson Bredehoft, one among Heard’s attorneys, stated on NBC’s Today present that Depp’s group was “ready to suppress an unlimited quantity of proof” that was allowed in a libel case in Britain, which Depp misplaced.
Depp sued British tabloid The Sun for calling him a “spouse beater.”
A London High Court choose discovered Depp abused Heard a minimum of a dozen occasions, however Heard’s legal professionals weren’t allowed to inform the jury that within the Virginia case, Bredehoft stated.
“So what did Depp’s group study from this? Demonise Amber, and suppress the proof,” Bredehoft stated.
“She was demonised right here,” Bredehoft added.
“Quite a lot of issues had been allowed on this court docket that shouldn’t have been allowed, and it prompted the jury to be confused.”
During the trial, Depp stated he by no means hit or sexually abused Heard and argued that she was one who turned violent throughout their relationship. Heard stated she slapped Depp however solely in protection of herself or her sister. – Reuters
