Amber Heard wants to nullify libel lawsuit against Johnny Depp for ‘wrong juror’

“Mrs. Heard has the right to rely on a basic safeguard, as stated in the Virginia Code, which is that the jurors in this trial have been effectively summoned to perform jury duty,” reads the request submitted Friday by her legal team. was submitted. “In this case, it appears that juror number fifteen was not the same individual as listed on the jury panel. This compromised a fair trial for Ms. Heard. In these circumstances, the trial should be annulled and a new trial ordered.”

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That addition comes after Heard previously submitted a request at the end of June not to have the verdict explained. It appears that the summons to jury duty was sent to an address where two people live – one aged 77, one aged 52 – with the same last name. The call was for eldest, but the other one showed up. It also seems that not only were identification never asked or false papers presented, but also that an online form was accidentally or deliberately entered with the wrong date of birth.

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Heard was convicted on June 1 of defamation and must pay $10 million in damages to her ex-husband. She wrote an opinion piece in 2018 The Washington Post, in which she expressed herself as a victim of domestic violence. Although Depp was not mentioned, according to the Pirates of the Carribeanactor clearly she meant him and suffered damage to his reputation and career.

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