Speaking to Today on NBC, Elaine Charlson Bredehoft said Amber Heard 'absolutely' plans to appeal the verdict in the libel trial she lost against ex-husband Johnny Depp, and said the actress can 'absolutely not' pay the $10.4m judgement. Read more:
Amber Heard's lawyer has said social media posts"influenced" the jury in Johnny Depp's lawsuit against his former wife, adding that her client cannot afford the $10m awarded in damages.against his ex-wife, with the court awarding the actor $10m in compensatory damages.
She said she believes the jury could not escape the intense and"lopsided" social media frenzy surrounding the trial. "How can you not? They went home every night. They have families. The families are on social media," she told NBC. "We had a 10-day break in the middle because of the judicial conference. There's no way they couldn't have been influenced by it," she said.When asked if her client would be able to pay the $10m in compensatory damages, Ms Bredehoft replied:"Oh no, absolutely not."
Ms Bredehoft described the social media coverage as"horrible", adding that she opposed having cameras in the courtroom.
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