Heard’s attorneys moved to have the actress’ sentence overturned. This emerges from a document from Friday, which the US media reported on Sunday. In the process, the ex-husbands had accused each other of domestic violence. Heard Depp has been fined more than $10 million for defamation. After the six-week defamation process, the jury mostly sided with Depp at the beginning of June – but also agreed with Heard on some points. Depp owes her $2 million for statements by his ex-lawyer that allegedly damaged Heard’s reputation, according to the jury’s decision.
Lawsuit for $50 million
At the heart of the civil lawsuit filed by Depp was a 2018 comment published by the Washington Post in which Heard described himself as a victim of domestic violence. She didn’t name Depp, but the Pirates of the Caribbean star saw herself as a victim of false testimony and is suing for $50 million in defamation damages.
In addition to substantive arguments, Heard’s lawyers are now also accusing the court of not having checked the identity of a juror. “It is unclear whether Juror No. 15 was actually ever called to serve on a jury or was qualified to serve on the panel.”
Source: Nachrichten
