Amber Heard has fired her lawyer Elaine Bredehoft who represented her throughout defamation case against her husband Johnny Depp.
In June, actor Amber Heard misplaced the defamation case against her ex-husband Johnny Depp. The trial went on for six weeks and Amber was ordered to pay $10.35 million to Johnny. Now, Amber has fired the lawyers who represented her in the course of the trial and employed a new set of attornies as she appeals the decision within the excessive profile case. Also Read: Amber Heard to appeal against $10.35 million verdict in favour of ex-husband Johnny Depp: ‘We believe court made errors’
According to a information report, earlier this week, Amber’s spokesperson introduced that the actor has employed David L Axelrod and Jay Ward Brown of Ballard Spahr to steer, with Ben Rottenborn persevering with as co-counsel. Elaine Bredehoft, who represented Amber within the defamation case will probably be stepping down from her place.
As per People, the spokesperson stated in a press release, “When it comes to protecting the fundamental right of Freedom of Speech, we look at the jury’s decision — to paraphrase a famous quote — not ‘as the beginning of the end, but merely the end of the beginning.’ A different court warrants different representation, particularly as so much new evidence is now coming to light.”
Johnny Depp’s witness, an ex-TMZ worker, Morgan Tremaine, not too long ago took a dig at Elaine Bredehoft on social media. Morgan had tweeted, “So bestie got fired and replaced with lawyers from the same firm that failed to stop me from testifying. Do I have that right?”
Johnny and Amber married in a secret ceremony at their Los Angeles dwelling in 2015, after courting for practically three years. In May 2016, Amber filed for divorce from Johnny and secured a brief restraining order against him. She stated Johnny had bodily abused her throughout their relationship, and that it occurred most frequently, whereas he was excessive on medicine or alcohol.
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