His lawyers have hinted that Johnny Depp will not charge the $ 14.4 million he owes his ex-wife Amber Heard.
One of the leading lawyers for the Hollywood star, Ben Chew, told Good Morning America (GMA) that Depp was happy to erase his name and that the defamation track was never about money.
“Obviously we can’t disclose the communications between the lawyer and the client, but as Mr. Depp stated … this was never about money for Mr. Depp,” Chew said when asked about the financial impacts of the Heard trial.
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“It simply came to our notice then.
“It was a total victory for Johnny.”
Camera Icon “It was a total victory for Johnny.” Credit: Craig Hudson / AP
Depp’s lawyers are “very confident” that there were no “errors” in defaming him and Amber Heard in justifying a “successful appeal”.
A jury in Fairfax, Virginia, found that she had defamed her ex-husband with an article stating that she was a victim of domestic abuse, and her lawyer Elaine Bredehoft has since said she has “some excellent reasons.” to appeal. .
But in a separate interview, Chew questioned an appeal.
Speaking on ‘Today’, he said: “We are very confident that there are no errors that justify any successful appeal.”
Depp received $ 15 million in damages: $ 10 million in compensatory damages and $ 5 million in punitive damages, but the latter figure was reduced by Judge Penney Azcarate to $ 350,000 due to the state’s statutory limit. Virginia, while Heard received $ 2 million in compensatory damages after she sued for $ 100 million.
When asked last week if Heard “can afford a $ 10.4 million lawsuit?” Bredehoft said, “Oh, no, absolutely not.”