TheAuer for the actress Amber Hurd She filed for a new trial after being defeated in a defamation lawsuit against her ex-husband Johnny Depp In June this year. According to the New York Times on Thursday, they claim that the previous trial was held in a flawed state and criticize the judge’s decision to ignore evidence in Heard’s favor.
The petition was filed by the artist’s representatives last week. Among the evidence rejected in the case that would help Heard prove that she was a victim of violence were documents signed by doctors attesting to abuse by Depp.
“The court improperly prevented the jury from considering several separate cases in which Heard reported Depp’s abuse of a medical professional,” the lawyers say.
Amber was found guilty of statements made in an article she wrote in the Washington Post, in which she accused Depp of abuse. In the decision, the jury decided that the actress would have to compensate her ex-husband in the amount of $15 million. But Amber will be paid just over $8 million USD.
The trailer for the new Hot take, a film about Johnny Depp’s trial against Amber Heard
Heard’s appeal also criticizes the court’s ruling that the trial could be held in Virginia, based on Depp’s attorney’s argument that the Washington Post’s computer servers are located there. Heard’s attorneys wanted to move the case to California, where the two actors live.
The jury divided the damages into: $10 million as compensatory measures for defamation of Depp and another $5 million in punitive measures. The latter amount was reduced at the end of the judgment reading by Judge Benny Azcaret. After the state’s punitive damages cap, the amount dropped to $350,000.
In addition to, deb He was also ordered to pay $2 million for defaming Amber Heard. Thus, that $15 million was reduced to $8.35 million. In connection with the case of Heard v. Depp, the actor was found guilty on one of three counts. The star of “Pirates of the Caribbean” will have to pay two million dollars in moral compensation to his ex-wife. Amber sought $100 million in damages.
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