Actor Amber Heard is not giving up yet. Yeah…the actress is reportedly planning to appeal against her ex-husband; Johnny Depp after losing a defamation case on domestic abuse charges.
Juries in a Virginia court ruled in favor of Depp’s defamation claim in three cases, awarding the Pirates of the Caribbean actor a $15m (£12m) award, which was later reduced to $10.35m by a judge.
Heard spokesman Alafire Hall said the Aquaman actor plans to appeal the decision, According to the New York Times.
Heard sought $100 million in a countersuit against Depp in which he said he had been defamed by his press agent, who described his allegations as “a hoax of abuse” aimed at capitalizing on the #MeToo movement. . She only succeeded on one count and was awarded $2m.
Depp’s lawyers reassured the jury that he did not assault Heard and that his allegations of domestic abuse in the Washington Post article defame Depp and did so “with malice” or knowing that the claim was false.
In a later statement, which made no mention of the reported appeal, Hurd expressed his dismay. She added: “I’m even more disappointed at what this decision means to other women.”
Hurd said: “It’s a shock. It sets back a time when a woman who spoke and spoke could be publicly shamed and humiliated. It leaves behind the idea that violence against women should be taken seriously.”
The jurors’ unanimous decision ended a seven-week trial in which dozens of witnesses and experts looked into whether Depp abused Heard during their 15-month marriage.
Lisa Bloom, a high-profile US attorney who represented the women whose s*xual harassment claims led to the sacking of Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly, predicted that the Heard-Depp case would be decided. will be done on appeal.
Speaking to BBC Two’s Newsnight, she said: “I want to emphasize that this is not the end as most defamation cases are actually decided on appeal.”