Amber Heard is speaking out about the allegation by Johnny Depp’s legal team that she did not donate the divorce settlement money to charities, as she promised she would in 2016.
According to a new The Daily Mail published on Thursday, January 7, the Pirates of the Caribbean the actor’s lawyers say they intend to use the prosecution as part of their efforts to appeal to the British Supreme Court judge Andrew NicholDepp’s decision in the case of defamation against The sun. In this case, Nichol sided The sun, arguing in his decision: “The donation of $ 7 million to charity is hardly the act that would be expected of a gold digger.”
In a statement to E! News, the Aquaman actress attorney Elaine Bredehoft confirms that her client has not yet fulfilled her $ 7 million pledge she made to Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles and the American Civil Liberties Union, citing financial reasons.
“Amber has already been responsible for seven figures in donations to charitable causes and intends to continue to contribute and, eventually, fulfill her promise”, explains Bredehoft. “However, Amber was late on that goal because Mr. Depp filed a lawsuit against her and, consequently, she was forced to spend millions of dollars defending Mr. Depp’s false accusations against her.”
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In a statement to E! News, a spokesman for Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles said: “Due to the circumstances of the dispute, CHLA is legally prevented from sharing details about the case publicly.”
ACLU did not return requests for comment.
Bredehoft also claims that Depp’s legal representatives are purposely speculating about the status of Heard’s donation to deflect focus on the actor’s ongoing legal problems.
She states: “Mr. Depp’s effort to spread stories in the media criticizing Amber for not having fulfilled all the donations she promised to charity is yet another desperate attempt to divert attention from the UK Court’s findings regarding allegations of Mr. Depp committing domestic abuse and violence. “
Following Judge Nichol’s decision, Depp was asked to leave his role as Grindelwald in the film Fantastic animals. Although he is no longer in the Warner Bros. film, The Hollywood Reporter wrote at the time that Depp will still receive the full salary for the project.
Mads Mikkelsen is now set to evaluate the role in the third installment of the film, which is based on J.K. Rowlingbooks.
Meanwhile, Depp is suing Heard for defamation in the British Supreme Court, arguing that the actress’s allegations of domestic violence in The Washington Post they were all part of an “elaborate hoax”. Because of the alleged damage her accusations have done to her career, Depp is suing Heard for defamation and seeking damages in excess of $ 50 million. Amber denied the charges, with her lawyer claiming E! News that Depp was trying to “silence her”.
AND! The news reached Depp’s representative and legal team for comment. We had no answer.