Amber Heard's legal team is seeking a mistrial, stating the wrong juror was seated for the defamation trial.
, in which she described herself as a"public figure representing domestic abuse." Depp's lawyers argued that he was defamed by the essay even though it did not mention him by name.
The jury also awarded Heard $2 million in her counterclaim against Depp after concluding that Heard was defamed by one of Depp’s lawyers, who accused her of creating a detailed hoax that included roughing up the couple’s apartment to look worse for police., saying that a juror was not properly vetted. They also asked the court to toss out the verdict, arguing that it was not supported by the evidence.
In the post-trial motions, attorneys for Heard argued that to find she had actual malice when she wrote the essay, Depp would have had to show that she did not believe she had been abused. "Instead, the evidence overwhelmingly supported Ms. Heard believed she was the victim of abuse at the hands of Mr. Depp," Heard’s lawyers said in their motion.
Attorneys for Depp could not immediately be reached for comment on the latest court filing. Heard's legal team declined to comment.
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