Amber Heard is challenging the verdict of her lawsuit against Johnny Depp

“We believe the court made mistakes that prevented a fair and equitable verdict in accordance with the First Amendment. “

It is with these words that Amber Heard’s lawyers justify their decision to appeal, two months after the verdict of the trial that opposed the actress to her ex-husband Johnny Depp. As a reminder, she was ordered to pay him $ 10 million and he was ordered to pay him $ 2 million on June 1.

Johnny Depp sued Amber Heard for defamation, believing that his ex-wife damaged his reputation by publishing a column in 2018 on the Washington Post. He talked about the domestic violence he had suffered, never mentioning the actor’s name.

On July 13, Amber Heard’s lawyers’ request for a retrial was rejected. The request was based on a procedural error made during the composition of the jury, where one of the members was detained while he was named her father. The two men had the same surname and resided in the same place.

Risk of relaunching attacks against Amber Heard?

“We are aware that this request will ignite Twitter again, but we will follow the steps to ensure fairness and justice.”informed Deadline a representative of Amber Heard.

It is obvious that this appeal risks revive the terrible harassment suffered by the actress during the weeks that the trial lasted. Mocked in viral videos, mocked or discredited, Amber Heard underwent an extraordinary campaign of slander, which no man accused of sexist and sexual violence has ever had to suffer.

Many feminists fear it other similar cases are handled by the courts, but also by the media, alike. According to a report by Bot Sentinel, this is the worst case of recorded online cyberstalking and stalking, adding that Twitter hasn’t done enough to moderate and stop targeted harassment.

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