Johnny Depp & Amber Heard Play Appeal Table Tennis

By JJ FlowersOn Jul 23, 2022

Johnny Depp filed an appeal against a conviction for defamation against Amber Heard. Meanwhile, she also filed for her conviction to be overturned. Recall, that she owes her ex loads of money as she lost the dramatic case that took place in Virginia. Table Tennis appeals seem to be the order of the day in the ongoing drama.

Johnny Depp Didn’t Win Everything In Defamation case

While it might seem like Amber’s ex won all the way, he didn’t. Riding high after the court decided that Amber was in the wrong, he went on with his career. In fact, he arranged a European tour with the Hollywood Vampires band. Additionally, he’s been working on a new album. However, it clearly bugs him that he ended up convicted of a single case of defamation.

Not accepting that Johnny Depp should get off lightly, Amber Heard’s legal team protested that at least one juror shouldn’t have passed the selection. On July 8, they proposed that Amber hoped for a younger one that didn’t show up. Reportedly, the subpoena for jury notice went to an address where two people with the same name resided. Well, the older one went along, and no doubt, his ears burned.

Johnny Depp & Amber Heard Hearings & Appeal

On July 17, the appeal for a mistrial was debated. For a start, they felt that the settlement amount of $10.35 million was way too much. Anyway, she lost, and according to The Daily Mail UK, “[Johynny’s legal team filed the appeal in Fairfax County, Virginia on Friday – just one day after Heard filed her notice to appeal the three defamation charges she was convicted of.”

In a nutshell, Johnny Depp’s attorney Adam Waldman described her side of the story as a “hoax.” Thus, she felt defamed and the court agreed. So, Depp has to fork out a cool two million. But, he has now appealed that. Well, why would he do that? Surely he can afford to just pay it and bury the whole ugly episode in his left.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Play Appeal Table Tennis — New York Post / Twitter

When the New York Post shared the story on Twitter, plenty of people speculated about Johnny’s appeal.

Why Not Just Let It Go?

@AAk47722104 asked, “Why doesn’t [Johnny Depp] move on? I thought he moved on? Why is he so obsessed with Amber?”

72 replies arrived under the question, and one of them showed a screenshot of what Johnny’s reasons were according to a source. It said, “if Ms. Heard is determined to pursue further litigation by appealing the verdict, Mr. Depp is filing a concurrent appeal to ensure that the full record and all relevant legal issues are considered by the Court of Appeal.”

Meanwhile, @redlikejungle mentioned, “The 1st thing she did after the trial was go on national TV to defame him again & slander the jury. Her friends are doing the same all over Twitter. She appealed 1st & he is responding to ensure ALL the legal details are covered by the appellate court.”

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