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US judge rejects Amber Heard's demand for new Depp trial

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Actor Amber Heard waits before the jury" s="" verdict="" in="" the="" Depp="" v.="" Heard="" civil="" defamation="" trial="" at="" Fairfax="" County="" Circuit="" Courthouse="" June="" The="" jury="" found="" that="" US="" actor="" Johnny="" was="" defamed="" by="" his="" Amber="" million="" dollar="" lawsuit="" against="" her="" and="" awarded="" him="" with="" dollars.="" also="" through="" former="" Adam="" two="" EPA-EFE="" EVELYN="" HOCKSTEIN="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/entertainment/06/02/20220602-amber.jpg"/><figcaption>Actor Amber Heard waits before the jury&#x27;s verdict in the Depp v. Heard civil defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, 01 June 2022. The jury found that US actor Johnny Depp was defamed by his ex-wife, US actor Amber Heard, in his 50 million US dollar defamation lawsuit against her and awarded him with 15 million US dollars. The jury also found that Heard was defamed by Depp through his former attorney, Adam Waldman, and awarded her with two million US dollars. <em>EPA-EFE/EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / POOL</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>WASHINGTON, United States - A Virginia judge on Wednesday rejected actress Amber Heard&#x27;s demand for a new trial in the defamation case she lost to her former husband Johnny Depp.</p><p>Heard&#x27;s lawyers had asked Judge Penney Azcarate to set aside the jury verdict awarding $10 million to Depp and declare a mistrial, but the judge denied the request.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/27/22/amber-heard-says-she-received-death-threats-during-defamation-trial">Amber Heard says she received death threats during defamation trial</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/14/22/heard-online-hate-vitriol-during-trial-not-fair">Amber Heard: Online ‘hate, vitriol’ during Depp trial not ‘fair’</a></li></ul><p>Heard had asked for a new trial because one of the seven jurors was not the man summoned for jury service but his son in a case of mistaken identity.</p><p>&quot;There is no evidence of fraud or wrongdoing,&quot; Azcarate said, and the juror &quot;met the statutory requirements for service.&quot;</p><p>&quot;The juror was vetted, sat for the entire jury, deliberated, and reached a verdict,&quot; the judge said.</p><p>The jury in June found Depp and Heard liable for defamation -- but sided more strongly with the &quot;Pirates of the Caribbean&quot; star following an intense six-week trial riding on bitterly contested allegations of domestic abuse.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2061638" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>The case, live-streamed to millions, featured lurid and intimate details about the Hollywood celebrities&#x27; private lives.</p><p>The jury awarded $10 million in damages to Depp after finding that a 2018 newspaper article penned by Heard on her experience of &quot;sexual violence&quot; was defamatory.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/02/22/can-depps-career-bounce-back-with-defamation-verdict">Can Johnny Depp&#x27;s career bounce back with defamation verdict?</a></li></ul><p>The 59-year-old Depp sued Heard over a Washington Post op-ed in which she did not name him, but described herself as a &quot;public figure representing domestic abuse.&quot;</p><p>The 36-year-old Heard, who had counter-sued, was awarded $2 million.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/27/22/amber-heard-says-she-received-death-threats-during-defamation-trial">Amber Heard says she received death threats during defamation trial</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/21/22/johnny-depp-claims-amber-heard-severed-tip-of-his-finger">Johnny Depp claims Amber Heard &#x27;frequently violent&#x27;, severed tip of his finger</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/27/22/amber-heard-has-personality-disorders-psychologist">Amber Heard has twin personality disorders, psychologist testifies</a></li></ul><div><strong>cl/md</strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

A Virginia judge on Wednesday rejected actress Amber Heard's demand for a new trial in the defamation case she lost to her former husband Johnny Depp.