Amber Heard Hasn't Given Up, Asks Johnny Depp's Win To Be Revoked Because He Believes The Jury Is Illegal

Amber Heard (Foto: IG @amberheard)

JAKARTA - Lawyer Amber Heard has filed an application to the court to revoke Johnny Depp's victory in the defamation case. The request was submitted based on a difference in the data of one of the jurors in court.

In the trial, seven jurors gave Depp compensation of USD 10.35 million (Rp 154 billion). Meanwhile, Heard was declared defeated on three lawsuits and only received compensation of USD2 million (Rp29.8 billion). The compensation value was also considered inconsistent and unfair to Heard.

Amber Heard's team of lawyers filed a request to cancel Depp's victory on Friday, July 1 local time. The 43-page filing was sent to the Fairax County Circuit court, saying the ruling was not supported by sufficient evidence.

"Mrs Heard respectfully requests this Court to override the jury's decision in favor of Depp and against Mrs Heard in its entirety, reject the Complaint, or alternatively, order a new trial," the filing reads.

In addition, Heard's legal team also argued that the 15th Juror on the panel was most likely illegally selected. This refers to a date of birth that is different from the existing data. Where the actual year of birth of the 15th jury was 1970, not 1945.

Due to these differences, the Aquaman star cast doubt on the involvement of the 15 jury during the trial. He also asked the court to conduct a new examination and trial.

"This discrepancy raises the question of whether Juror 15 actually received a summons to jury duty and was properly examined by the court to serve on a jury."

"Depending on the outcome of the investigation, this may justify overriding the ruling in its entirety and setting the matter for a new trial."

In response to a submission by Heard's team, Ben Chew, who leads Depp's legal team, told Courthouse News that the appeal was "what we expected, just longer, not more substantive".

Amber Heard previously called the court ruling a "setback" for women. She also told Today's Savannah Guthrie that she was "afraid" her defeat could silence other survivors seeking justice.