Johnny Depp has armed himself with a major weapon in his epic legal battle against ex-wife Amber Heard.
Prominent “Making A Murderer” attorney Kathleen Zellner, who has famously worked to overturn wrongful convictions, has joined Depp’s legal team.
Zellner has confirmed she has joined Depp’s legal team for his US battle against Heard, and exclusively told Page Six in a statement, “I have spent the last 30 plus years defending individuals who have been falsely accused of wrongdoing.
“I welcome adding Johnny Depp to that list and joining his dream team who share this view and have so effectively been advocating for him.”
Zellner joins Depp’s team – which includes Adam Waldman and Benjamin Chew – as the actor wages a $50 million libel suit against Heard in the United States.
Notable clients Zellner has represented include Steven Avery, who was the subject of the 2015 and 2018 Netflix series “Making a Murderer”.
Zellner also represented Kevin Fox, who was falsely accused of murdering his daughter Riley, and exonerated by DNA evidence she sent to a private lab with more sophisticated technology.
She also won a $15.5 million verdict for the violation of Fox’s civil rights in 2007.
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