Attempting to turn the tide on his legal battles on both sides of the Atlantic, Johnny Depp has come up short once again and it may end up costing the former Pirates of the Caribbean star up to $100 million.As Depp waits on whether his bid for new libel trial in the UK will be granted, a Virginia judge has refused the Oscar nominee’s desire to see Amber Heard’s big bucks counterclaims thrown out of court.
Hoping to take advantage of a new-ish anti-SLAPP law in the Old Dominion, Depp sought to see a slew of statements made by himself and at least one of his lawyers over the truthfulness or “hoax” of Heard’s long held claims of abuse during the couple’s short-lived marriage erased from the case.No way, says Fairfax County Judge Bruce White.De
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