Amber heard has reportedly had all of her post-trial claims dismissed by a judge following her loss to Johnny Depp in the defamation lawsuit.
Earlier this month, Heard’s lawyers claimed that the verdict she defamed Depp was not supported by evidence and that the wrong juror was on the jury during the trial.
Court documents obtained by MailOnline show that Judge Penny Azcarate on Wednesday dismissed all motions after Heard’s trial.
In the documents, Heard’s attorneys claimed that Depp “acted solely on a theory of defamation by implication, abandoning all claims that Ms. Heard’s statements were factually false.”
Depp’s attorney Ben Chew responded in a statement to Courthouse News, saying, “What we expected, just longer, no more substance.”
Last month, the 36-year-old Aquaman star was found by a unanimous seven-member jury in Fairfax, Virginia, for slandering her Pirates Of The Caribbean actor ex-husband in a Washington Post article in which she claimed to be a victim of domestic violence.
Although Depp, 59, is not mentioned in the article, his lawyers argued that the piece was defamatory against the actor and the court awarded him $15 million (£12 million) in compensatory and punitive damages.
Heard won one count from her counterpart of $100 million (£83 million) and was awarded $2 million (£1.6 million) in damages, meaning she paid the 59-year-old $8 million (£6.6 million) must pay.
Heard’s Lawyers requested a mistrial — but Depp hits back.
Documents obtained by Deadline reads: “After a six-week jury trial, a jury of Ms. Heard’s colleagues ruled against her in virtually every way.
“While she was understandably dissatisfied with the outcome of the trial, Ms Heard has found no legitimate basis for overriding the jury’s decision in any way.
“Virginia law is clear that a verdict cannot be set aside unless it is ‘clearly false or without evidence to support it.'”
It continues: ‘Here the verdict was well supported by the overwhelming evidence, in accordance with the law, and should not be overruled.
“Mr. Depp respectfully states that the court should dismiss the motions after Ms. Heard’s trial, which appear to be frivolous.”
Metro.co.uk has reached out to representatives for Amber Heard for comment.
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