Amber Heard Receives Bad News From Legal Experts Regarding Her Appeal

Amber Heard is ready to battle again after it was announced that she intends to appeal the latest judgement in Johnny Depp's defamation case. 

The high-profile six-week trial ended only last week, and the majority of the jurors thought Heard defamedher ex spouse. 

This all originated from an op-ed Heard penned for the Washington Post in 2018. The piece, which was fewer than 1,000 words long, advocated for additional help for women who had experienced domestic abuse. 

Though the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor was not named in the story, the actress said she became a "public figure" representing "domestic violence" two years ago, at the same time she filed for divorce from Depp and secured a restraining order against him. 

Now, Heard's lawyer has indicated that she will appeal, but legal experts are divided on what their entire team should or will do in appealing the decision. 

Experts have previously concluded that appeal courts may be hesitant to revisit the jury's credibility decision because the panel appeared to find Depp's tale more believable. 

"Anyone appealing has an uphill battle," said Rebekah Sullivan to Time magazine.

According to attorneys who talked to the magazine, the "Aquaman" actress' lawyers will claim that there was a legal error during the trial and may even try to overturn the decision since the jury was affected by what they saw and heard outside the courthouse. 

David Ring also told the magazine that the court would almost certainly not rule, and that it will be a "long, expensive process." 

He and other experts predicted that the appeal would take at least two years to resolve. 

Other attorneys who talked with Time estimate it will cost Amber Heard millions of dollars in addition to the millions she has already spent on legal costs. 

"But when you're facing a $15 million judgment, you have to definitely pursue that," Ring stated. 

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It is also likely that when the appeals process begins, Heard or her insurance company will be required to post a bond demonstrating that she has or can obtain the money owed to the "Edward Scissorhands" star. 

Given that the blonde beauty and her attorneys have stated that the trial has already been a financial hardship for her, her capacity to post the bail remains in doubt. 

There will be no cameras and no possibility for Amber Heard's testimony to be torn apart, manipulated, and misrepresented on social medi a during the appeal, according to the experts. 

The Virginia Court of Appeals' three appeal judges will decide the matter largely by examining every document prepared by Depp and Heard's legal teams.

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