Johnny Depp Is ‘Pleased’ After Judge Rejects Amber Heard’s Request to Toss Out His Defamation Case

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Moving forward as planned. Johnny Depp is happy that his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard will continue after a judge denied the actress’ plea for dismissal on Tuesday, May 3.“We are pleased at Chief Judge Azcarate’s ruling to continue with the trial after Mr.

Rottenborn failed to convince the court that there was reason to dismiss the case,” a spokesperson for Depp, 58, told Us Weekly in a statement on Tuesday. “We stand confident in the future of the case and for the truth to be continued to be shared.”The Charlie and the Chocolate Factory star’s team expressed joy with the way the trial has been going thus far after Depp himself finished his multi-day testimony last week.“Over the last three and a half weeks, we’ve seen and heard from nearly 30 witnesses who have attested to and supported Mr.

Depp’s claims that Ms. Heard defamed him in her 2018 op-ed,” the statement continued. “Ms. Heard’s reckless op-ed, in turn, caused him to lose a $22.5 million deal with Disney for Pirates of the Caribbean 6, resulting in an overall loss of earnings of over $40 million since December 18, 2018.”Depp’s spokesperson added: “Numerous witnesses have testified that Ms.

Heard engaged in psychological, verbal and physical abuse toward Mr. Depp.”Hours earlier, news broke that Judge Penny Azcarate, who is presiding over the case, rejected the 36-year-old actress’ request to toss out the lawsuit.Azcarate ruled that Depp’s attorneys presented sufficient evidence to keep the trial going, according to Deadline, after lawyers from both sides presented arguments on Tuesday without the jury present.Earlier this month, the Lone Ranger actor’s trial against his ex-wife, whom he was married to from 2015 to 2017, began in Virginia.