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Defamation suit: Amber Heard's lawyers seek an overturn of the verdict

2022-07-04T08:52:21.384Z


Did juror number 15 illegally cheat his way onto the jury? Amber Heard's lawyers assume so and now want to appeal the verdict in the defamation lawsuit against Johnny Depp.


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Amber Heard in court (in April)

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American actress Amber Heard is appealing against the jury's verdict after the trial of her ex-husband Johnny Depp.

Heard's attorneys moved to have the actress' sentence overturned.

This emerges from a document from Friday, which the US media reported on Sunday.

After a six-week defamation trial, in which the ex-husbands accused each other of domestic violence, the jury had largely sided with Depp in early June – but also agreed with Heard on some points.

She has to pay Depp more than ten million US dollars in damages for defamation.

Depp owes her $2 million for statements by his ex-lawyer that allegedly damaged Heard's reputation, according to the jury's decision.

At the core of the civil lawsuit filed by Depp was a 2018 comment published by the Washington Post in which Heard described himself as a victim of domestic violence.

She didn't name Depp, but the Pirates of the Caribbean star saw herself as a victim of false testimony and is suing for $50 million in defamation damages.

In addition to substantive arguments, Heard's lawyers are now also accusing the court of not having checked the identity of a juror.

"It is unclear whether Jury Member No. 15 was actually ever called to serve on a jury or was qualified to serve on the panel."

According to a report by the Internet portal TMZ, the jury appointed by the court and the person who actually appeared are not the same.

This was evident from the significant age difference.

Accordingly, the officially appointed jury was born in 1945, but the man on the jury was significantly younger.

Johnny Depp's team also failed to provide sufficient evidence that the actor had lost roles as a result of Heard's past behavior.

A juror at the trial recently commented on Heard's conduct in court.

In an interview with the US show Good Morning America, he said that Heard seemed unbelievable to him in the process.

One got the impression that the actress could "simply switch her feelings on and off".

She answered a question in tears and was freezing two seconds later.

Some of the jurors spoke of "crocodile tears," says the juror.

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Source: spiegel

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