Amber Heard To Challenge The Johnny Depp Trial Verdict After Refusing Settlement

On June 24th, Judge Penney Azcarate filed a judgment order finalizing the jury verdict previously reached in the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard trial.

After failing to negotiate a last-minute agreement on Friday, Johnny Depp's and Amber Heard's attorneys now face the possibility of a long and expensive appeals process.

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To jog your memory, on June 1, a Virginia jury ruled Ms. Heard defamed her former husband, Mr. Depp. The verdict effectively ended a six-week-long, highly-publicized trial.

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Additionally, it made decisions in Ms. Heard's favor in some parts of her countersuit against Mr. Depp.

The jury ruled that Mr. Depp had proven all three allegations against Ms. Heard and awarded him $15 million in damages. Due to state legal limitations, the amount was reduced to $10.35m.

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The hearing took place on Friday at 11 a.m. ET and went for roughly an hour. The actors were not required to be present in the courtroom.

Is this the end of the Depp-Heard feud?

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According to attorney Lisa Bloom, the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard trial is still underway and will probably go to appeal.

Amber Heard will be bound to pay the full $10.35 million judgment against her as a bail along with $480,000 in interest if she chooses to file an appeal.

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Following the verdict in the defamation case, Ms. Bloom spoke to BBC Newsnight on behalf of her clients, who also included Janice Dickinson (in her allegations against Bill Cosby), actor Mischa Barton (in a revenge porn lawsuit), and Harvey Weinstein (for whom Ms. Bloom served as an early advisor before resigning).

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In the case pitting Mr. Depp and Ms. Heard against one another in Fairfax, Virginia, jurors decided on Wednesday (1 June) that they had reached a verdict.

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They concluded that Ms. Heard had slandered Mr. Depp on three occasions and had herself been the victim of defamation is one of the three statements at the center of her countersuit. Mr. Depp was awarded $10.35 million in damages, while Ms. Heard was awarded $2 million.

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"I want to emphasize that this is not the end because most defamation cases are decided on appeal," Ms. Bloom told Newsnight, adding that she sees "a lot of issues on appeal" in the Depp v Heard case.

The Fairfax County Court has published Judge Azcarate's decision, reflecting the verdict made by the Jury on June 1.

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The decision is final. It also includes the complete verdict forms, which the jury used to convey its judgment on June 1st. The document is accessible online here.

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