After six weeks of an intense trial in which both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard revealed some of the most complicated moments of their relationship and a verdict in favor of the actor, the story continues.
Depp’s legal team has recently insisted that Heard’s $2 million defamation award was only appealed against, because the actress went ahead and appealed the verdict.
The protagonist of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, of 59 years, presented the legal documents last week after his ex-wife officially filed the appeal of his case of defamation against Depp.
Despite the fact that Depp received $10 million dollars in damages and $5 million dollars in punitive damages after her six-week trial against the ‘Aquaman’ star, her too received $2 million dollars in compensation ion.
A source close to Depp told Entertainment Tonight that “this was an overwhelmingly positive verdict for Mr. Depp” and that the “result speaks for itself.”
In a new television interview with Gayle King for ‘CBS Mornings’, which aired on Thursday 28 July, Depp’s lawyer, Camille Vasquez, assured that have a plan to fight the appeal.
“We did it. Mr. Depp ended up filing his own appeal so the court could have the full file. He insists on continuing to litigate this matter and we have to protect the interests of our client”.
Vásquez added: “We only hope that the court confirms the verdict, which we believe was the correct one and allows both parties to move forward”.
The lawyer insists that Depp only filed his own appeal to “protect his interests”.
“This was never about the money for Mr. Depp. But to protect his interests, as his representative, we have to respond to the appeal with his own recourse“, he explained.
The source had said that Depp “believes that this is a moment for both parties move on with your lives.”
But they added: “If Ms. Heard is determined to continue litigating by appealing the verdict, Mr. Depp will file a concurrent appeal to ensure that the entire file and all the relevant legal issues are considered by the Court of Appeal”.
Following Heard’s notice of appeal, a spokesperson for the actress said: “We believe the court made errors that prevented a fair and equitable verdict consistent with the First Amendment. Therefore, we are appealing the verdict.”
He added: “Although we are aware that today’s presentation will light the fires of Twitter, there are measures that we must take to guarantee both fairness and integrity. justice.”
Heard’s appeal came despite the fact that her request for a new trial was denied. Meanwhile, Depp’s representatives are confident that the sentence he must pay will not be revoked.
During an interview in June on ‘Good Morning America’, a lawyer for Depp suggested that the actor might be willing to waive the multi-million dollar damages if Heard accepted not go ahead with the appeal.
The actress’s lawyers lost the opportunity during a hearing held on 24 June, when they They refused to reach that agreement and Judge Penny Azcarate finalized the verdict, leaving the appeal as the only way forward for Heard.