Amber Heard was accused of editing photos of her bruises during her defamation trial. Unsealed documents show her team accused Johnny Depp of the same thing.
Forensic expert Julian Ackert, who was hired by Amber Heard's team, reviewed Johnny Depp's photos and questioned their authenticity.
news.yahoo.comAmber Heard to appeal $10M judgment in Johnny Depp defamation case
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial: What you need to know Depp sued Heard for libel over a 2018 article she wrote in The Washington Post. (NCD)Amber Heard is appealing the defamation verdict she lost almost two months ago to ex-husband Johnny Depp. Attorneys representing Heard filed a notice of appeal on Thursday in Fairfax County, Virginia. The opinion piece claimed Heard was a victim of domestic abuse, although it did not name Depp as her alleged abuser. The jury ordered Heard to pay Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages.
wftv.comHeard to appeal $10M judgment in Depp defamation case
The judge in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial made a jury's award official Friday with a written order for Heard to pay Depp $10.35 million for damaging his reputation by describing herself as a domestic abuse victim in an op-ed piece she wrote. (AP Photo) (Uncredited)RICHMOND, Va. — (AP) — Amber Heard notified a Virginia court Thursday that she will appeal the $10.35 million judgment she was ordered to pay ex-husband Johnny Depp during a high-profile defamation trial that exposed the inner workings of their troubled marriage. Heard's lawyers filed a notice of appeal in Fairfax County Circuit Court, where a six-week trial featured riveting testimony from both Heard and Depp. The jury ordered Heard to pay Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. Much of the testimony during the six-week trial focused on Heard’s claims that she had been physically and sexually abused by Depp at least a dozen times.
wftv.comJudge rejects Amber Heard's request to set aside Depp win
Earlier this month, Heard filed a motion seeking to have Depp’s verdict set aside, or have a mistrial declared. Earlier this month, Heard's lawyers filed a 51-page motion asking Judge Penney Azcarate to set aside the jury's verdict, which gave $10 million to Depp and $2 million to Heard on competing defamation claims. Heard's lawyers say Virginia law is strict about juror identities, and the case of mistaken identity is grounds for a mistrial. It could have been an intentional attempt to serve on the jury of a high-profile case,” Heard's lawyers wrote. ___An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Depp sued for $25 million and that Heard's counterclaim sought $50 million.
wftv.comHeard faces high legal hurdles seeking to reverse Depp win
The jury awarded $15 million to Depp and $2 million to Heard on her counterclaim. The $15 million judgment was reduced to $10.35 million because Virginia law caps punitive damages at $350,000. “INCONSISTENT AND IRRECONCILABLE”Heard's lawyers argue that the verdicts for Depp on one hand and Heard on the other are fundamentally nonsensical. Depp's lawyers, though, say the verdict form used by jurors allowed them to express with specificity exactly which statements they found defamatory. Heard's lawyers say Virginia law is strict about juror identities, and the case of mistaken identity is grounds for a mistrial.
wftv.comDepp's lawyers urge judge to leave jury verdict intact
In court papers filed Monday, Depp's lawyers dispute arguments from Heard's team that the jury's verdict was nonsensical and unfounded. Heard's lawyers filed motions earlier this month asking the judge to toss out the verdicts on a variety of legal theories. On Monday, Depp's lawyers filed their response. They said the jury verdict form allowed jurors to be very specific about which statements were libelous, and that the verdict makes sense when you look at the specific statements cited by the jury. As for the confusion over the juror's identity, Depp's lawyers say it's too late for Heard's team to object.
wftv.comJohnny Depp settles case with film location manager who accused the actor of punching him in the ribs and firing him for refusing to stay silent
The film location manager Gregg Rocky Brooks claimed in his lawsuit that he was fired for refusing to stay silent after he alleged Depp assaulted him.
news.yahoo.comJohnny Depp's fights back against Amber Heard's mistrial request, arguing she knew about the wrong juror all along but didn't complain until she lost
Heard's legal team previously argued that a mistrial was necessary because a person who hadn't been called for jury duty ended up on the jury.
news.yahoo.comHeard attorneys say juror served improperly, seek mistrial
Depp Heard Trial FILE - Actors Amber Heard and Johnny Depp watch as the jury leaves the courtroom for a lunch break at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Va., Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool, File) (Steve Helber)FAIRFAX, Va. — (AP) — One of the jurors in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial served improperly, an attorney for Heard alleged in a recent filing that asked the court to declare a mistrial and order a new trial. 15 in the six-week trial was not the individual summoned in April to serve in the case, Heard's attorney wrote in a five-page memo filed Friday in Virginia's Fairfax Circuit Court. “The individual who appeared for jury duty with this name was obviously the younger one. Thus, the 52-year-old ... sitting on the jury for six weeks was never summoned for jury duty on April 11,” violating Heard's due process rights, the filing said.
wftv.comAmber Heard looking to throw out $10 million verdict in Depp defamation trial
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial: What you need to know Depp sued Heard for libel over a 2018 article she wrote in The Washington Post. (NCD)Amber Heard’s lawyer says the actress is seeking to have a judge throw out the $10.35 million verdict in the defamation trial with ex-husband Johnny Depp, according to The Associated Press. Depp sued Heard for libel over an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post. The opinion piece claimed Heard was a victim of domestic abuse, although it did not name Depp as her alleged abuser. Heard was awarded $2 million in her counterclaim against Depp.
wftv.comHeard seeks to throw out verdict in Depp defamation trial
The judge in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial made a jury's award official Friday with a written order for Heard to pay Depp $10.35 million for damaging his reputation by describing herself as a domestic abuse victim in an op-ed piece she wrote. Immediately after the verdict, the judge reduced the compensatory damages to $350,000 under a state cap. Depp had to prove that he never assaulted Heard, that her op-ed piece defamed him and that she wrote the article with actual malice. “Instead, the evidence overwhelmingly supported Ms. Heard believed she was the victim of abuse at the hands of Mr. Depp,” Heard's lawyers say in their motion. “This discrepancy raises the question whether Juror 15 actually received a summons for jury duty and was properly vetted by the Court to serve on the jury,” Heard's lawyers said in their motion.
wftv.comJudge makes jury's $10.3M award official in Depp-Heard trial
The judge in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial made a jury's award official Friday with a written order for Heard to pay Depp $10.35 million for damaging his reputation by describing herself as a domestic abuse victim in an op-ed piece she wrote. Judge Penney Azcarate entered a judgment order into the court record after a brief hearing in Fairfax County Circuit Court. She also ordered Depp to pay Heard $2 million, the jury's award on her counterclaim that Heard was defamed by one of Depp's lawyers. The jury found Depp should receive $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, but the judge reduced the punitive damages award to $350,000 under a state cap. During Friday's hearing, the judge said that if if Heard appeals, she must post a bond for the full amount of the $10.35 million award while the appeal is pending — a common practice.
wftv.comLawyers for Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are meeting in court one more time, giving them one last chance to settle their case before the verdict is final
Amber Heard may not be able to afford the $8 million she owes to Johnny Depp, but her lawyer said she plans to appeal the verdict against her.
news.yahoo.comAmber Heard questioned the likelihood of other women involved with Johnny Depp coming forward about abuse: 'Look what happened to me. Would you?'
His lawyers argued "not one woman has come forward and said he physically hit them. You were the only one," Savannah Guthrie told Heard in an interview.
news.yahoo.comSavannah Guthrie’s Appalling Amber Heard Interview
NBCOn Wednesday, Today aired part two of an exclusive interview with actress Amber Heard—her first televised sit-down after losing an explosive defamation trial against her ex-husband, actor Johnny Depp. Among other revelations, the 36-year-old claimed that she still “loved” Depp and denied wanting to “cancel” him in her op-ed at the center of the case.During the West Virginia trial, which concluded on June 1, a jury ruled that Heard defamed Depp when The Washington Post published a 2018 op-ed u
news.yahoo.comAmber Heard says she stands by 'every word' of her testimony
Depp Heard Lawsuit This combination of two separate photos shows actors Johnny Depp, left, and Amber Heard in the courtroom for closing arguments at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Va., on Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photos/Steve Helber, Pool) (Steve Helber)NEW YORK — (AP) — Amber Heard says she stands by the testimony she gave during a contentious six-week libel trial against former husband Johnny Depp, saying she has "always told the truth.”"That's all I spoke. Though the jury sided with Depp, Heard was also awarded $2 million over her claim that one of Depp’s attorneys defamed her. ”To my dying day, I’ll stand by every word of my testimony,” Heard told NBC's “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, in an interview airing Tuesday and Wednesday. The Heard interview will also be featured in Friday's “Dateline” episode.
wftv.comAmber Heard says she doesn't blame jury in Depp libel case
(NBC News via AP) (Uncredited)NEW YORK — (AP) — Amber Heard says she doesn't blame the jury that awarded Johnny Depp more than $10 million after a contentious six-week libel trial in her first post-verdict interview. "I don't blame them," Heard told "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie in an interview clip aired Monday on NBC. Depp, who has not yet done a formal interview about the case, has said the verdict "gave me my life back." I don’t presume the average person should know those things, and so I don’t take it personally,” Heard told Guthrie. The Heard interview will also be featured in Friday's “Dateline” episode.
wftv.comAmber Heard says she doesn't blame jury in Depp libel case
Heard says she doesn’t blame the jury that awarded Depp more than $10 million after a contentious six-week libel trial in her first post-verdict interview. "I don't blame them," Heard told "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie in an interview clip aired Monday on NBC. Depp, who has not yet done a formal interview about the case, has said the verdict "gave me my life back." I don’t presume the average person should know those things, and so I don’t take it personally,” Heard told Guthrie. The Heard interview will also be featured in Friday's “Dateline” episode.
wftv.comDepp's agent calls Heard op-ed piece on abuse 'catastrophic'
Johnny Depp’s agent says that ex-wife Amber Heard's 2018 op-ed piece in The Washington Post describing herself as a victim of domestic abuse was “catastrophic” to Depp's career and coincided with the loss of a $23 million deal for a “Pirates of the Caribbean” sequel.
UK court rejects Depp bid to appeal 'wife beater' ruling
Appeal judges said the Hollywood star cannot challenge the High Courts rejection of his libel lawsuit against publisher of The Sun newspaper for labeling him a wife beater in an article. High Court Justice Andrew Nicol ruled in November that allegations against Depp, made in a April 2018 article, were substantially true. AdLawyers for Depp argued at a court hearing last week that Depp hadn't received a fair hearing and that Heard was an unreliable witness. Depp and Heard met on the set of the 2011 comedy “The Rum Diary” and married in Los Angeles in February 2015. AdThe High Court ruling came after a headline-grabbing three-week trial in July, in which Depp and Heard gave conflicting accounts of their brief, tempestuous marriage, with each accusing the other of being controlling, violent and deceitful.