ohnny Depp has filed an enchantment in opposition to Amber Heard’s “misguided” counterclaim win, which got here following their multi-million greenback defamation trial.
Attorneys on behalf of the Hollywood actor stated the judgement within the Aquaman star’s favour was “fatally flawed”, however that these in Mr Depp’s favour ought to nonetheless stand.
Ms Heard was awarded $2 million (£1.8 million) in damages following her counterclaim, which alleged that she had been defamed by one in every of Mr Depp’s attorneys, Adam Waldman.
The counterclaim said that the actor was “vicariously liable” for the feedback by Mr Waldman, made to the Day by day Mail in 2020, which had described Ms Heard’s abuse allegations as a “hoax”.
“Mr Depp doesn’t enchantment the decision on his declare, nor does he enchantment the decision in his favor on two of the three Waldman Statements,” the paperwork, obtained by the PA information company, said.
“His enchantment relates solely to the Waldman Assertion on which Ms Heard prevailed, an announcement in a Day by day Mail article dated April 27, 2020 (‘April 27 Waldman Assertion’).
“The judgment in Ms Heard’s favor on that lone assertion is misguided.”
It continued: “Ms Heard’s declare was fatally flawed and the trial courtroom ought to have granted Mr Depp’s movement for abstract judgment and his movement to strike the proof.
“Even when the Courtroom had been to conclude that Mr Depp may very well be held answerable for Mr Waldman’s allegedly tortious conduct, the trial courtroom nonetheless erred in denying Mr Depp’s Movement for Abstract Judgment and Movement to Strike as a result of Ms Heard did not current proof to ascertain one of many required parts of defamation.”
The actor sued his former accomplice over a 2018 article she wrote for the Washington Put up about her experiences as a survivor of home abuse, which his attorneys stated falsely accused him of being an abuser.
In June this yr a jury at Fairfax County Courtroom returned a verdict in his favour and he was awarded 10.3 million {dollars} (£8.43 million) for injury to his status.
“This Courtroom ought to reverse the judgment on Ms Heard’s Counterclaim as to the April 27 Waldman Assertion, however ought to in any other case affirm the judgment in Mr Depp’s favor,” the submitting concluded.
Because the trial’s conclusion Mr Depp has begun a comeback within the leisure business.
In August it was introduced that he could be directing his first characteristic movie in 25 years: Modi, in regards to the Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani.
He later made a sequence of unusual, shock appearances on the 2022 MTV VMAs because the channel’s well-known mascot, the Moon Man.
Late final month it was additionally introduced that he’ll embark on a UK tour together with his band the Hollywood Vampires subsequent summer time.
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