Johnny Depp's Trial For Alleged Assault On 'City Of Lies' Staffer Pushed To 2022, Two Months Before He's Set To Face Ex-Wife Amber Heard In $50 Million War
Sept. 14 2021, Published 7:09 p.m. ET
Johnny Depp is going to have a busy 2022 in court. Breaking Celebrity News has learned his trial for the alleged assault on a City of Lies staffer has been moved to February, two months before he's set to face off with Amber Heard in their defamation war.
According to legal documents obtained by Breaking Celebrity News, Depp's assault trial — originally scheduled for October 25, 2021 — will now take place in February 2022.
The judge has officially signed off on the decision, sighting "an attorney participating in Plaintiff's representation is on maternity leave and will not be returning" until the second month of next year.
Furthermore, the documents state, "the parties have not completed an MSC within 90 days of the trial date as required by Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor’s April 1, 2021 order regarding civil jury trials."
In 2019, Depp was sued by Gregg “Rocky” Brooks, who claimed the actor punched him while he was working as a location manager on the set of City of Lies.
Brooks claims