Johnny Depp fights Amber Heard's countersuit claiming she was 'targeted by reporters'

Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard's case has been taking twists and turns. y both have filed defamation lawsuits against each or for different reasons. Recently, Johnny Depp's lawyer Benjamin Chew of Brown Rudnick argued that accusations me by Heard are t actionable. Johnny Depp's original defamation lawsuit will go before judge next year in May because of delays in court due to  COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Johnny Depp trying to fight Amber Heard's countersuit 

According to Courthouse News, Amber Heard in August filed a counterclaim against Johnny that claims that she was being targeted for a smear campaign where she was repeatedly called out by reporters who accused her of being a liar and a hoax artist. y also accused her of crime of perjury. Johnny Depp's lawyer, Benjamin Chew of Brown Rudnick said that accusing anyone of perpetrating a hoax or lying is just a statement of opinion and action can be taken against an opinion. He asked judge toss out  $100 million defamation case filed by Amber. 

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Her complaints also mentioned a few texts Johnny sent to his friend which re, "Let's burn Amber". To this, his lawyer argued that those texts were sent to a friend privately. However, Amber's lawyer said that charges were about someone calling her a liar far more generically. lawyer also claimed that Depp wanted Amber removed from pivotal role in DC film Aquaman and to t work with L'Oreal anymore. She also claimed that Johnny and his team used various social media accounts to harras her and interfere with her business contracts.

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What was Johnny Depp's defamation case against Amber all about?

In March 2019, Depp h filed a defamation case against Amber and asked her to pay him $50 million in dams. She h written an op-ed in which she called herself a public figure who represented domestic abuse. However, op-ed did t mention his name. It was published in Washington Post. He received a lot of flak after that from public and thus, took an action against her. 

couple h been married for more than a year but lawsuit has been getting extended for 18 months w. case has been delayed until May 2021 because of pandemic. Depp has also asked to appear in Virginia for deposition for three days in vember.

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