Amber Heard isn't ready to let her Johnny Depp trial verdict sit as her lawyer says the actress is preparing to appeal her loss. Heard and Depp first began dating shortly after working together on the adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's The Rum Diary and were married in 2015. Their relationship quickly became the subject of headlines as the following year saw Heard file for divorce and get a restraining order against Depp, levying various abuse allegations at the Oscar nominee, which he firmly denied.

Though the two would come out with a relatively amicable joint statement at the finalization of their divorce, things would once again ramp up between Heard and Depp when the latter brought a libel suit against a UK publication group citing him as a "wife beater," which he would lose. Having also lost out on returning to the Fantastic Beasts franchise, Depp would take to suing Heard herself for an op-ed she published in The Washington Post that, though not explicitly naming him, accused him of a variety of domestic abuses, including sexual assault, which he felt damaged his reputation and career. After just over a month of heated testimonies on both sides, Depp would come out victorious in the trial, though Heard isn't prepared to let that sit.

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On the heels of the heavily publicized trial coming to an end, attorney Elaine Bredehoft sat down with Today to discuss the outcome of the Amber Heard and Johnny Depp defamation trial. The former's lawyer criticized the jury for taking Depp's side in the case and says that Heard will appeal the trial verdict, namely as she can't afford the damages owed to her ex-husband. See what Bredehoft said below:

“She has some excellent grounds for it. She was demonized here. A number of things were allowed in this court that should not have been allowed, and it caused the jury to be confused. The damages are completely skewed. There are no damages. It stopped at November 2, 2020, which is when the judgment came down in the UK. [Can she pay the damages?] Oh no. Absolutely not. Really what happened here is a tale of two trials. It's a horrible message. As I said, it’s a setback. It's a significant setback, because that's exactly what it means. Unless you pull out your phone and you video your spouse or your significant other beating you, effectively you won't be believed."

Amber Heard during defamation trial

Though the jury largely ruled in favor of the star against his ex-wife, Depp was still found liable on one count of defamation against Heard, resulting in the latter being awarded $2 million in damages while Depp was awarded $10 million. Heard herself spoke out about the trial verdict shortly after it was announced, describing feeling "heartbroken" by the decision and believing Depp's lawyers "succeeded" in their alleged efforts to have the jury overlook her First Amendment rights in having penned the op-ed that started the trial. Bredehoft's comments regarding the Depp trial verdict largely fall in line with that of her client's statement, criticizing the outcome as a "setback" for other women who want to publicly address any domestic abuse they've endured in their lives.

Given the amount of money she would have to pay to her ex-husband, it's understandable Amber Heard would want to appeal the Johnny Depp trial verdict. Depp himself appealed the verdict of the first defamation suit against The Sun, accusing Heard of not following through on her pledge to donate to charities with her damages and the judge having been unjustly influenced by the actress, though would lose the appeal on the grounds the donation was not a part of the initial trial. With the latest trial only having just come to a close, only time will tell how Heard will seek to appeal the trial verdict.

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Source: Today