Amber Heard v. Johnny Depp: The actor wants to appeal the court decision

On June 1, the Amber Heard trial against Johnny Depp announced the verdict after a 6-week debate that became headlines.

Actress Johnny Depp has been convicted of defamation and her ex-husband will have to pay $ 15 million.

This amount was eventually reduced to 10.35 million (due to local law limiting punitive damages).

The actor was also tried for defamation. He will have to pay $ 2 million in compensation to his ex-wife.

Judge Penny Azkarat, who was in charge of this defamation suit, upheld the jury’s decision in a written order. This ended during a hearing at Fairfax, without the presence of two interested parties.

according to Deadline, The case is not over yet. Amber Heard has announced that she intends to appeal this decision if she manages to pay a large deposit.

Elaine Bradhot, Amber Heard’s attorney, said her client wanted to appeal. The judge told him that in order to formally file a complaint, he would have to file a petition in court and be required to send a bond worth $ 8.35 million, at a rate of 6% per annum.

Amber Heard’s attorneys have 21 days to complete the appeal documents. Recall that when the verdict was announced, Amber Heard’s lawyer said the actor could not “Absolutely not” To pay Johnny Depp 10 million in damages.

Possible solutions were then the payment of salaries, the declaration of personal bankruptcy and the appeal.

The legal battle between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, therefore, is not over yet.