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Judge rejects Amber Heard's request to waive Johnny Depp's defamation win

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A Virginia judge has dismissed Amber Heard’s efforts to override the $10 million ($14.8 million) judgment she was given in favor of her ex-husband Johnny Depp. Key points: Earlier this month, Amber Heard filed a motion requesting that Johnny Depp’s ruling be overturned or declared invalid Her lawyer cited a case of mistaken identity with one of the jurors, claiming that it may have been prejudice against Ms Heard Judge says Ms Heard can’t show jury prejudice Depp won a defamation suit against Ms Heard last month in a high-profile civil court. Ms Heard won the smaller, $US2 million judgment on the counterclaim she filed against Depp. Earlier this month, Heard filed a motion asking that Depp’s sentence be overturned, or declared invalid. His lawyer cited several factors, including a case of mistaken identity with one of the jurors. However, on Wednesday in a written order, Judge Penney Azcarate dismissed all of Ms Heard’s claims and said that the jury matter was specifically irrelevant a

Johnny Depp's team speak up after jury Amber Heard claims

Attorney Johnny Depp has responded after Amber Heard called for the verdict in the defamation battle to be thrown amid claims about one jury in the case. In June, a civil jury at Fairfax awarded Depp $10.35 million after they found he was slandered by Heard when he wrote a 2018 opinion piece in Washington Post about domestic violence. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Amber Heard stuns with Johnny Depp’s confession of love For more Celebrity related news and videos, check out Celebrities >> The jury also awarded Heard $2 million for his counterclaim that he was slandered by one of Depp’s attorneys after he called his allegations a hoax. Earlier in July, in a motion filed in Fairfax County Circuit Court and published by Courthouse News Heard’s attorneys asked the court to “dismiss” the complaint and “investigate potential inappropriate jury service”. Among the arguments, Heard’s attorney suggested one jury on the panel might have been selected illegally. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in 2014