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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Sharp

Amber Heard scraps attorney Elaine Bredehoft and hires new legal team to appeal Johnny Depp verdict

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Amber Heard has scrapped longtime attorney Elaine Bredehoft and hired a new legal team to appeal the verdict in her high-stakes defamation case against Johnny Depp.

The Aquaman actor announced on Monday that she has hired high-profile attorneys David L Axelrod and Jay Ward Brown of Ballard Spahr to lead her appeal, where she hopes to overturn the multi-million-dollar verdict and avoid paying her ex-husband $10.35m in damages.

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