As Johnny Depp files an appeal of the $2 million verdict given to Amber Heard during the trial, the internet reacted with the phrase “She fired the first shot.”
According to reports, Johnny Depp has appealed the $2 million defamation judgement handed down to his ex-wife Amber Heard. The action was taken when Heard submitted her own appeal notice to the Virginia Court of Appeals challenging the case’s final ruling, which favoured Depp.
Depp’s reps provided an official statement to E! News in which they announced the news:
“Mr. Depp received an overwhelmingly favourable verdict. Mr. Depp thinks that it is the right moment for all parties to go on with their lives and heal because the verdict speaks for itself.
The insider went on to say:
However, Mr. Depp is submitting a concurrent appeal to make sure that the complete record and all pertinent legal concerns are taken into account by the Court of Appeal if Ms. Heard is determined to continue the action by appealing the judgement.
Depp’s most recent appeal quickly gained significant attention on social media. Depp’s supporters pointed out that Heard “fired the first shots” by launching her own appeal to reverse the ruling, while Heard’s supporters criticised the latter for appealing despite winning the case:
The actress and her legal team chose to continue forward with the appeal, according to a spokesman for Heard who told People on Thursday, because they think “the court made errors that prohibited a reasonable and fair finding compatible with the First Amendment.”
The representative added further:
While we are aware that today’s filing will set Twitter ablaze, there are steps we must follow to ensure justice and fairness.
Another Depp representative responded to the claim by telling Deadline that the actor and his team are confident in their cause and that the judgement will stand:
The jury deliberated for six weeks, heard the substantial evidence, and reached a unanimous decision that the defendant had repeatedly slandered Mr. Depp. We continue to believe that our case will succeed and that the ruling will prevail.
Judge Penney Azcarate denied Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s most recent request for a mistrial prior to their current appeal.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard
Tweets in response to Johnny Depp’s defence of Amber Heard
Since the highly-publicized Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard defamation trial started in the Fairfax County court in April 2022, it has received a tonne of attention on social media. Internet users have long participated in the legal dispute, devoting hours to defending their preferred party.
Several online users reacted to the most recent news on Twitter as Depp and Heard have filed for their respective appeals against the ruling:
It is unclear if the court will uphold the jury’s decision or if the verdict will be overturned in Johnny Depp’s or Amber Heard’s favour as comments continue to flood the internet.
A seven-person jury in Virginia’s Fairfax Court awarded Johnny Depp victory in his protracted case against Amber Heard on June 1. The jury determined that Heard’s 2018 Washington Post op-ed, in which she identified herself as a “domestic abuse survivor,” defamed Depp.
The Aquaman actor was subsequently required to pay Depp $5 million in punitive penalties and $10 million in compensatory damages. The greatest amount permitted by Virginia statute for punitive charges is $350,000; however, this amount was later reduced.
Heard was also given $2 million by the court when she prevailed in one of her defamation lawsuits against Depp’s former lawyer Adam Waldman for telling the media that the actress had constructed a “abuse fake” against her ex-husband.
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