{"id":21481,"date":"2022-07-21T18:20:52","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T18:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/amber-heard-files-notice-of-appeal-of-10-million-defamation-verdict\/"},"modified":"2022-07-21T18:20:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T18:20:52","slug":"amber-heard-files-notice-of-appeal-of-10-million-defamation-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/amber-heard-files-notice-of-appeal-of-10-million-defamation-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"Amber Heard Files Notice of Appeal of $10 Million Defamation Verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amber Heard filed a notice of appeal on Thursday of the $10 million defamation verdict that a Virginia jury awarded to her ex-husband, Johnny Depp.<\/p>\n

Heard’s lawyers had announced they would appeal immediately after the jury found on June 1 that she had defamed Depp by publishing an op-ed in the Washington Post in which she described as a \u201cpublic figure representing domestic abuse.\u201d The jury held that the statement was false and was made with \u201cactual malice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe believe the court made errors that prevented a just and fair verdict consistent with the First Amendment,\u201d Heard’s spokesperson said on Thursday. \u201cWe are therefore appealing the verdict. While we realize today’s filing will ignite the Twitter bonfires, there are steps we need to take to ensure both fairness and justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two-paragraph notice does not spell out the grounds for Heard’s appeal.<\/p>\n

In response, Depp’s representative said his team remains confident the verdict will be upheld.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe jury listened to the extensive evidence presented during the six-week trial and came to a clear and unanimous verdict that the defendant herself defended Mr. Depp, in multiple instances,\u201d his spokesperson said. \u201cWe remain confident in our case and that this verdict will stand.\u201d<\/p>\n

The jury found that three statements in the op-ed were defensive, and awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. The punitive damages award was then lowered to $350,000 to comply with Virginia’s statutory cap.<\/p>\n

The jury also found Depp liable for a statement made by his attorney, Adam Waldman, in which he accused Heard of fabricating a \u201choax.\u201d The jury ordered Depp to pay $2 million for that statement.<\/p>\n