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