Amber Heard did not donate all of the $ 7 million in its divorce settlement with Johnny Depp, but his promise to do so gave him credibility and made Depp lose his defamation case … that’s his new legal argument, anyway.
Depp’s lawyers are trying to appeal the decision in his defamation case in the United Kingdom, in which he sued The Sun for defamation over a 2018 article that labeled him a “women beater” … but he got the L in November, when the judge ruled that there was evidence that he abused Amber.
Amber was from The Sun star witness and took the testimony to expose his allegations of domestic violence by Depp during the wedding.
But, Johnny’s lawyer, Andrew Caldecott, claimed in court on Thursday that Heard’s testimony was unfair because his promise to donate the $ 7 million divorce settlement gave “a considerable boost to his credibility as a person” and “tipped the balance against Depp from the start . “
Translation: Depp’s lawyer thinks the judge believed Amber because of her donation requests, but she did not donate all the money. In fact, he says she donated only $ 100,000 … so he thinks it gives him the right to a retrial.
But here’s the deal … Heard’s lawyer responded to those claims earlier this year. The lawyer, Elaine Bredehoft, admitted that Amber has not yet fully fulfilled her $ 7 million pledge she made to the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital and the ACLU … but says that this is only because Depp continues to sue her.
Bredehoft said: “Amber has already been responsible for seven figures in donations to charitable causes and intends to continue to contribute and, eventually, fulfill her promise.”
She adds … “However, Amber was late in 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.”
The judge has yet to rule on Depp’s offer for a retrial.