Who Is Joelle Rich? 5 Things to Know About the Married Lawyer Dating Johnny Depp After Working on His U.K. Libel Trial

usmagazine.com:

An unexpected connection. Johnny Depp and Joelle Rich turned their professional relationship into something more after the attorney represented him in court.Us Weekly broke the news of the Pirates of the Caribbean star’s romance with Rich on September 22.

Prior to Depp’s relationship with his lawyer, the actor was married to Amber Heard from 2015 to 2017. Following 15 months of marriage, the actress filed for divorce and obtained a temporary restraining order after she accused the Kentucky native of domestic violence.The Nightmare on Elm Street star, who has denied the claims, ended up in several lengthy court battles after the U.K.

newspaper The Sun referred to him as a “wife beater” in a 2018 article. At the time, Depp hired Rich to represent him in the libel lawsuit.

The Oscar nominee ultimately lost his overseas case two years later.In 2018, Depp also took action against his ex-wife after she penned a Washington Post op-ed.