• Amber Heard’s lawyers filed a motion to overturn Johnny Depp’s $10.35 million defamation verdict.
• Heard said the ruling had poor legal reasoning, an improperly vetted jury, and excessive damages.
• Depp denied the abuse allegations and won the verdict, so he owes her damages.

Amber Heard seeks to overturn Johnny Depp’s defamation verdict. The high-profile case dominated the news in May. Depp sued the Aquaman actress for $50 million over an opinion piece she wrote in 2018—an op-ed that alleged actor abuse.

JD denied the abuse allegations and won the verdict, so she owes him $10.35 million in damages. The counterclaim won her $2 million. Heard was disappointed by Depp’s win.

The actress’s lawyers have filed a motion to overturn Johnny Depp’s $10.35 million defamation verdict. The court received a 43-page document.

Amber Heard said the ruling had poor legal reasoning, an improperly vetted jury, and excessive damages. She investigated improper jury service. The motion states that Johnny Depp “presented no evidence that Ms. Heard did not believe she was abused.”

“Therefore, Mr. Depp did not meet the legal requirements for actual malice, and the verdict should be set aside,” it continues. Ben Chew, Depp’s attorney, commented on Heard’s motion to overturn the verdict. “Just longer, more substantive,” he said.

Before this, a jury had given the actress a court order telling her to pay Johnny Depp $10.35 million in damages. She has an overall net worth of $8 million and is unable to make the payment. It’s been suggested that she might have to declare bankruptcy.

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