Amber Heard allegedly has problems with her insurance company: She probably doesn’t want to pay for the millions from the Depp trial…
Amber Heard (36) could face another legal battle – this time with her insurance company. The company filed a lawsuit against the “Aquaman” actress in a California court on Friday, according to the Los Angeles Times. The insurance company therefore wants to obtain a decision on whether Heard is entitled to money from her insurance after the defamation lawsuit by her ex-husband Johnny Depp (59). It’s said to be about a million dollars. Apparently the company sees no obligation to pay.
The new possible lawsuit comes for Heard just weeks after the lost Virginia lawsuit that Johnny Depp brought against her. A 2018 op-ed by the actress in The Washington Post about her experiences with domestic violence, which didn’t credit Depp, ruined his reputation, the actor said. As a result, he suffered losses.
Did Heard act “intentionally”?
The jury found Amber Heard guilty of defamation in the June trial. The penalty was $15 million (about €14 million), but due to Virginia law, Heard is only fined $10.35 million (about €9.66 million). Depp was also fined $2 million. The jury found that a former lawyer for Depp slandered the actress.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Heard’s insurance company now claims in the court documents that it is not obliged to pay Heard. The reason: California law provides that “an insurer is not liable for a loss caused by an intentional act of the insured,” the lawsuit says. And that’s what the jury found in the defamation trial…
