Amber Heard Launches Official Appeal Of Johnny Depp Trial Verdict; ‘Pirates’ Star “Confident” In Outcome

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The court battle between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard looks to be heating up again.Close to two months after a Virginia jury handed the ex-Pirates of the Caribbean star a big win in his multi-million defamation trial against his ex-wife and Rum Diary co-star, Heard today officially informed the court that she plans to appeal the verdict.“Please take notice that Defendant and Counterclaim Plaintiff Amber Laura Heard, pursuant to Rule 5:9 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia, hereby gives Notice of her Appeal to the Virginia Court of Appeals from this Court’s June 24, 2022 Final Judgment Order, the July 13, 2022 Order on Defendant and Counterclaim Plaintiff Amber Laura Beard’s Post-Trial Motions (“Post-Trial Motions Order”), and from all additional Orders and rulings by the Trial Court prior to the entry of the Final Judgment Order and Post-Trial Motions Order,” said the three-page filing Thursday in the Old Dominion (read it here).At this point, Heard has not paid the $8.3 million bond that is required under Virginia law for her to conduct an appeal, as Judge Penney Azcarate curtly informed the actress’ legal team on June 24.

While that fee will need to forthcoming down the line, to begin the appeal process today, Heard had to put up only $500.Soon after the document from Heard head lawyer Elaine Bredehoft was placed in the court docket today, the Aquaman star’s PR team put out a supplementary statement.“We believe the court made errors that prevented a just and fair verdict consistent with the First Amendment,” a spokesperson for Heard told Deadline. “We are therefore appealing the verdict.