Johnny Depp and Amber Heard could be again within the courtroom. A report hinted that there could be a 3rd lawsuit between the previous couple, following Amber’s newest interview, the place she mentioned Johnny.
A jury discovered each Amber and Johnny chargeable for defamation of their lawsuits in opposition to one another. In its verdict on June 1, the jury discovered that Amber defamed Johnny in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed, and awarded considerably extra damages to him. The jury awarded him $10 million in compensatory damages and about $5 million {dollars} in punitive damages, whereas Amber was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages. Many noticed this as a victory for Johnny and vindication for his stance.
In her post-trial interview with NBC, snippets of which had been launched on Monday, Amber stated she didn’t remorse her testimony within the defamation trial. When the host requested Amber that if Johnny saying in court docket that he by no means hit her, was a lie, the actor stated, “Yes, it is.”
A New York-based lawyer stated in an interview on Tuesday that Amber could be again in a courtroom due to the feedback in her newest interview. “Yes. This interview could count as a new ‘publication’ under the law, which could spur a third lawsuit,” lawyer Nicole Haff advised Daily Mail, when requested if Johnny could sue Amber again.
However, the lawyer added that Johnny shouldn’t pursue a 3rd trial in opposition to Amber, saying, “Heard’s lawyers have already stated that she cannot pay the original judgment.”
In her interview, Amber additionally spoke in regards to the ‘hate and vitriol’ she obtained on-line throughout her trial in opposition to Johnny Depp. “You can’t inform me that you just assume that this has been truthful,” she stated.