Johnny Depp's Lawyers Rip Amber Heard As She Tries To Dismiss His $50 Million Defamation Battle, Her Attorney Reveals Former Couple Have Spent Millions Fighting
May 29 2021, Published 4:15 p.m. ET
Johnny Depp is going in on his ex-wife Amber Heard after she tries to dismiss his massive lawsuit where he accuses her of committing perjury over claims she donated $7 million to charity.
According to a court transcript obtained by Breaking Celebrity News, on Friday, Depp and Heard’s lawyers were fighting in Virginia Court for a hearing in the actor’s lawsuit.
The actor is suing Heard over an op-ed in the Washington Post. The article, which never mentioned Depp by name, spoke about sexual violence. In the piece, Heard wrote, “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change”
Depp claims the article tarnished his reputation and cost him work.
Earlier this year, the Pirates of the Caribbean star lost a separate lawsuit against a UK tabloid that labeled him a “wifebeater.” The court ruled Depp didn’t have a case because 12 of the 14 alleged incidents of violence against Heard “had been proven to a civil standard.”
Heard’s lawyer asked the court to allow them to amend their motion to dismiss. They also wanted a stay of discovery in the case. She argued the ruling in the UK court should cause the current case to be dismissed. Her lawyer argued the court determined the tabloid had the right to use the word “wifebeater.” Heard argues she had the right to write the article about the same topic.
Depp’s lawyers fired back arguing the UK case has nothing to do with the Virginia case. The actor’s a