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Amber Heard Moves Court to Dismiss Defamation Case, Says Depp Claim Have No Evidence

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Amber Heard Moves Court to Dismiss Defamation Case: Amber Heard’s legal professionals have moved the Fairfax court docket to put aside the defamation trial verdict towards her after she misplaced the case towards ex-husband Johnny Depp. Amber’s authorized crew has moved court docket to order a contemporary trial and claimed there may be ‘no evidence’ to substantiate the $10 million in damages the Aquaman actor has been ordered to pay Johnny. Amber’s legal professionals have argued within the transient submitted on the court docket that Johnny’s crew “proceeded solely on a defamation by implication theory, abandoning any claims that Ms Heard’s statements were actually false,” based on Court House News. Amber was unaware of the headline of her 2018 article based on Amber’s legal professionals. Amber’s authorized crew additionally claimed within the transient that, “Ms Heard never even became aware of the headline until Mr. Depp filed the lawsuit against her.”Also Read – Amber Heard Spotted Shopping At Discount Department Store Post Defamation Verdict, Pics Viral

Amber Heard’s Team Moves Court

Amber’s crew has moved the movement within the Fairfax court docket questioning the damages awarded within the case, stating that the quantity is extreme. Amber was ordered to pay $10 million and $5 million in compensatory and punitive damages respectively. The choose, nonetheless, diminished it to the statutory most of $350,000. Johnny, however, was ordered to pay $2 million general to Amber. Johnny’s authorized crew dismissed the enchantment as per Court House News. Johnny’s lawyer, Ben Chew, in an electronic mail referred to as it “what we expected, just longer, no more substantive.” Also Read – Amber Heard Says She ‘Still Loves’ Johnny Depp, Days After Losing The Defamation Trail

Amber Had Called Herself a Domestic Abuse Survivor

Amber had written an article for Washington Post claiming herself to be a survivor of home abuse in 2018. Johnny had sued her for a similar whereas Amber countersued him claiming that he defamed her, when he referred to as her a liar. Amber and Johnny, each alleged to have suffered home abuse throughout their two-year marriage.  Amber was discovered responsible of defamation on all three counts within the trial, which lasted six weeks. Johnny was exonerated on two counts however was discovered responsible on one rely. Also Read – Better Than That Old Man…: Amber Heard Receives Marriage Proposal From Saudi Man After Losing Against Johnny Depp

Johnny Lost Case in UK Court

Amber and Johnny began relationship whereas filming The Rum Diaries in 2010 and acquired married in 2015 solely to half methods within the following 12 months. Amber and Johnny’s divorce was finalised in 2017 whereas the latter had earlier misplaced a libel case within the UK when he sued a publication for calling him a ‘wife-beater’. The court docket had discovered the allegations considerably true.

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