According to sources with knowledge of the information, Judge Penney S. Azcarate of Fairfax County granted a request from the 35-year-old actress to allow her to amend her motion to dismiss. It will be the third motion by Heard, as her others have been shut down. Azcarate said during Friday morning's hearing that the third attempt at dismissal will likely prove "futile."

While Amber was granted leave to amend, the judge held that she is required to file a hefty briefing with the court by June 14. Azcarate warned that if Heard is found to have wasted the court's time, there will be legal repercussions for her in the form of sanctions.

Their next hearing will take place on July 22.

Neither Heard nor Depp were present for the hearing, but Friday was considered a win for Johnny and his team.

In March 2019, the 57-year-old actor filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife in response to a Washington Post op-ed she had penned in December of the year before. It was titled, I spoke up against sexual violence – and faced our culture's wrath. That has to change.

The Washington Post's printing presses are located in Virginia.

In the column, Heard did not mention Depp by name, but the piece was widely interpreted to be about him. The actress even wrote that she "became a public