Amber Heard asks court to toss $10M verdict in Johnny Depp defamation case
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Amber Heard asked a Virginia court Friday to throw out the $10 million judgment against her – arguing that her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, failed to prove his case.
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"The verdict is excessive as a matter of law in light of the evidence and law, and should be set aside," they wrote.
A jury awarded Depp a $10.35 million finding that his 36-year-old ex-wife had defamed him and caused him to lose business opportunities by penning a 2018 op-ed in the Washington Post calling herself a "public figure representing domestic abuse."
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