Actor Johnny Depp has filed an appeal against a judgement which awarded his ex-wife, Amber Heard $2m during the trial he also emerged victorious in.
Recall that the jury had in their landmark judgment, said that Amber defamed Johnny and has to pay him $10.35 million. They also ruled that Amber was defamed, and awarded her $2 million.
In legal documents filed before a Virginia Court of Appeals, Johnny said the jury erroneously ruled in favor of Amber when it said one of his lawyers, Adam Waldman, defamed Amber by telling a media outlet she had lied while describing a blowout fight that ended their marriage.
Waldman had said;
“So Amber and her friends spilled a little wine and roughed the place up, got their stories straight under the direction of a lawyer and publicist, and then placed a second call to 911.”
Johnny stressed that his lawyer should be held accountable for his statement and not him. He also said Amber’s team failed to prove Waldman made…
Source: Linda Ikeji
