Johnny Depp lawyer Camille Vasquez speaks out on $2m appeal after Amber Heard countersuit

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Pirates of the Caribbean actor Johnny Depp, 59, has launched a $2 million court appeal against Amber Heard, 36. His lawyer, Camille Vasquez, has insisted that the appeal was only launched as Amber first filed to appeal the $10.4 million judgement in his defamation suit against her.After a high-profile defamation trial that lasted six weeks, a verdict was reached on June 1.

The jury found in Johnny’s favour, with the actor winning all three of his claims against his ex-wife.Meanwhile, Amber won just one of her countersuits and was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages.The defamation trial, which was held in Fairfax, Virginia, followed Amber’s 2018 op-ed in the Washington Post, where she discussed experiencing domestic abuse.Amber has since filed a motion to appeal the trial verdict, but it has now been revealed Johnny has followed suit with his own $2 million appeal.His lawyer Camille spoke to Gayle King on CBS on Thursday about the actor’s decision.

She told Gayle that her team “absolutely” have a plan in place to fight Amber’s appeal.“Mr Depp ended up filing his own appeal so that the court could have the full record,” Camille said. “And she insists on continuing to litigate this matter. “We have to protect our client’s interest,” she added firmly.“We are just hopeful that the court will uphold the verdict, which we think was the right verdict, and allow both parties to move on.”Asked if the Edward Scissorhands actor would have “moved on” if Amber hadn’t filed an appeal, she replied that it was a “very fair statement”.Amber’s legal team submitted a notice last week, claiming that errors made during the trial prevented a “just and fair verdict” being returned.A spokesperson for the Aquaman actress said they "believe.