12 h, jan 4, 2021 y - COURTHOUSE NEWS
Judge Advances Some
of AH Defamation
Fight Against JD
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FAIRFAX, Va. (CN) — A Virginia judge on Monday pared actress Amber Heard’s $100 million defamation case against her ex-husband Johnny Depp — though some of the defamation claims themselves stand, at least for now.
Fairfax County Judge Bruce White tossed Heard's request to be declared immune from civil liability stemming from an op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post. In the piece, published two years ago, Heard described the repercussions she faced after coming out as a victim of domestic abuse. She has contended the op-ed regarded "matters of public concern" protected under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
But while White found Heard can’t dodge Depp’s case on anti-SLAPP grounds, he advanced her defamation counterclaims based on remarks Depp, 57, reportedly made about the 34-year-old actress.
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