The lawsuit between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard was called the “trial of the decade” for a reason. Its progress was followed in the media by almost the entire world. The jury, after weeks of pushback from the former couple, reached a verdict in which the actress was found guilty of defaming the Hollywood star.
Consequently, she is obliged to pay him more than $10 million in reparations. However, it appears that all those who were hoping that this would end the war between the two may be greatly mistaken, because Amber Heard is not going to give up so easily.
According to reports in The Guardian, the actress’ lawyers, filed a motion on behalf of their client to overturn the court ruling that was favorable to Depp. Their interpellation is justified by the fact that “juror No. 15″ has allegedly used a false identity.
This is because the man who was physically present in the courtroom at all times was not listed in the system. Furthermore, a significantly older witness born in 1945 was to appear in his place.
Thus, Ms. Heard is allowed to invoke basic protections, according to the Code of Virginia, which states that jurors in this trial will only be persons who were actually called for jury duty… In this case, it seems that juror No. 15 was not, in fact, the same person who was named in the lineup.
Therefore, Ms. Heard’s rights were violated. “In these circumstances, the court case should be declared null and void and a new trial ordered,” according to a statement from the artist’s lawyers.
For the moment, we do not know what the Fairfax County District Court‘s response to the said motion will be. However, what is certain is that it will be a long time before Amber Heard and Johhny Depp let us forget about each other.
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