Her legal team informed the court in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Thursday, the industry publication Deadline.com reported, citing court documents. As the actress’ spokesperson said in a statement to the Internet portal “TMZ.com”, the court made a mistake and thus prevented a “fair” verdict.
After a six-week defamation trial, in which the ex-husbands accused themselves of domestic violence, the jury largely sided with Depp at the beginning of June – but also agreed with Heard on some points. She has to pay Depp more than $10 million in damages for defamation. Depp owes her two million dollars for statements by his ex-lawyer that are said to have damaged Heard’s reputation, according to the jury’s decision.
At the heart of the civil lawsuit filed by Depp was a comment published by the Washington Post in 2018 in which Heard described himself as a victim of domestic violence.
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