After Amber Heard, it's Johnny Depp's turn to appeal the court decision in their defamation lawsuit.
The Aquaman
actress
announced late last week that she was officially initiating proceedings, while whether or not she will be able to pay the more than $8 million required for second instance review is still up in the air.
Johnny Depp had largely "won" the lawsuit, since the justice had decided that he should receive 15 million dollars in damages, reduced to 10.35 million dollars by the law of Virginia, where the trial took place .
But that does not prevent him from appealing, as his lawyers explained to Deadline.
“This is an extremely positive verdict for Mr. Depp.
The verdict speaks for itself and Mr Depp believes it is time for both parties to move on with their lives and heal.
But if Ms. Heard is determined to continue the litigation by appealing the verdict, Mr. Depp is filing a concurrent appeal to ensure that the full case and all relevant legal issues are considered by the Court of Appeal,” said said an anonymous source close to the Depp camp.
Totally bleached
If Johnny Depp can't win much in this appeal trial, why did he ask for a new judicial review?
In fact, if he imposed himself as the great “winner” of the initial trial in the eyes of the public, he was nevertheless also convicted of defamation against his ex-wife.
If he only received $2 million in damages, the Pirate of the Caribbean can seek to be fully exonerated, while ensuring that Amber Heard remains condemned.
No date has yet been announced for the resumption of the procedure.
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