After a six-week trial in Virginia, the jury found in favour of Johnny Depp - now, Amber Heard is appealing the decision. Depp had sued Heard over a Washington Post article she wrote in 2018, in which she described herself as a victim of domestic abuse - but did not name her ex-husband.
Lawyers for the actress argue that Depp and the case have"no meaningful connection" to Virginia and that it was"wholly inconvenient" for him to sue there rather than California - where"both parties lived and where Depp claimed to have suffered reputational harm".
They said Fairfax County Court, where the trial took place, was"mistaken" in its conclusion that Depp's claims arose in the state because the Washington Post's servers are located there.
Heard's lawyers also say that there were"evidentiary errors that severely prejudiced" the actress during the US trial.After six weeks of testimony, the Depp v Heard court case came to an end on 1 June, with the jury finding that a 2018 article Heard wrote for the Washington Post, about her alleged experiences as a survivor of domestic abuse, was defamatory towards Depp.
Heard won on one count of her counter-suit, successfully arguing that one of Depp's attorneys defamed her by claiming her allegations were"an abuse hoax" aimed at capitalising on the #MeToo movement.
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