The attorney in the next case speaks as Johnny Depp prepares to return to court on assault charges

Johnny Depp has long been involved in court cases. More recently, the Pirates of the Caribbean star got entangled in a (television) six weeks of libel suit with his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Definitely, the verdict of the jury fell in Depp’s favor, as Heard was found guilty of three counts of defamation and now has to pay your ex millions of dollars . Although Depp has apparently closed the book on this situation, he now faces a lawsuit related to an assault from a former colleague. And the prosecutor’s attorney speaks before the trial.

The plaintiff in this court case is Gregg “Rocky” Brooks, who worked as a stage manager at Johnny Depp’s Tupac crime drama city ​​of lies . Brooks filed a lawsuit in 2018, claiming that the star hit him twice in the rib cage. The crew member states that by committing the alleged act, Depp “was causing him emotional distress.” Brooks also said that after the star punched him, she laughed at him, before Depp offered the manager $ 100,000 to punch him in the face.

To say this latest process comes at an interesting time would be an understatement. Given his proximity to the libel case involving Amber Heard, The sun asked Gregg Brooks’ attorney, Pat Harris, his opinion on the verdict in this situation. Harris, however, does not seem to believe that this court ruling means anything about his client’s situation:

Gregg Brooks’ lawsuit further states that after the reported incident, Johnny Depp continued smoking before being led out of the area by his bodyguards, while claiming that his breath tasted of alcohol. After the 2018 presentation, Depp responded to the lawsuit. , arguing that Brooks “caused” the actions that caused his injuries and which were sustained in “self-defense / defense of others”. Depp also said the stage manager made him feel insecure. At present, the damages Brooks is suing for has not been publicly specified.

However, the damage the Oscar winner received from the recent libel case was. According to the jury, the actor will receive $ 10 million in compensation, as well as an additional $ 5 million in punitive damages. Although Amber Heard also received $ 2 million in damages. In his response to the verdict Heard expressed her “disappointment”, while her ex-husband said he felt “at peace”.

Pat Harris is right that these are two different situations, so at this point it is not possible to say for sure how the jury might decide this case. The trial for assaulting Johnny Depp and Gregg Brooks is expected to begin on July 25.