After hiring a new Lawyer team, 4 days ago Heard asks again to dismiss the case (again......) :
https://theblast.com/c/johnny-depp-amber-heard-lawsuit-times-up-irony/amp?__twitter_impression=true
Heard is asking the judge in Virginia to dismiss Depp's $50 million lawsuit.
Heard further points out that the text never actually mentions Johnny Depp by name, and she feels he should not be legally allowed to sue for the comments she made.
Adam Waldman has a different take on the ironic situation in the defamation case.
"Here is irony: Amber Heard, a self appointed leader of the #MeToo movement, has been previously arrested and jailed for violent domestic abuse. And now a leader of the #Timesup movement represents her, tweeting, helping her hide the evidence and evade litigation of the truth with a lie about a lie: that the Washington Post op-ed, the tip of a defamation iceberg stemming from a disproven hoax, wasn’t actually about Johnny Depp, it was about 'men.'"
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Yesterday the judge has denied Heard's request for a protective order:
https://theblast.com/c/johnny-depp-amber-heard-lawsuit-personal-diary-defamation
Amber Heard made a surprise appearance in a Virginia courtroom for a hearing in the defamation lawsuit filed by her ex-husband Johnny Depp. But the 'Pirates' actor is claiming victory after the judge allowed a majority of the information in the case to remain public.
Amber's attorney made the argument, Johnny had objected to producing medical records and information in other legal cases on privacy concerns.
the judge didn't go for it, and only granted part of what Heard's team was asking to kept confidential.
We're told Amber's team has now cancelled scheduled depositions in the case, seemingly to figure out their next move.
Depp's attorney Adam Waldman said in statement following the decision, "Amber Heard hired Harvey Weinstein’s abuse-specializing #Timesup lawyer Roberta Kaplan. Knowing it was a hail mary, today Amber Heard appeared herself in Virginia court to watch her new lawyer’s lose her attempt to hide all the evidence of Heard’s abuse hoax from the public. Chief Judge White rejected Kaplan’s arguments, and ruled that only medical records, personal information like social security numbers, and Ms. Heard’s personal diary (which oddly was not turned over during divorce discovery 3 years ago) will be sealed. Realizing the evidence including eyewitness testimony will all now be public, Kaplan immediately cancelled all her scheduled depositions of eyewitnesses. Amber Heard’s deposition is September 27, unless she tries to run from it."