Johnny Depp's lawyers have denied that the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor paid for a social media campaign to support him and smear Amber Heard during his defamation case against his ex-wife.
Last week, Depp was awarded $15 million in damages after a jury found that Heard defamed him when she described herself as a victim of domestic violence in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed. The six-week trial, which was streamed online, was a big topic on social media, with celebrities and fans of both actors sharing their opinions on the proceedings.
On Wednesday, Depp's attorneys Camille Vasquez and Ben Chew were asked in an interview on the "Today" show about claims that an online campaign had been orchestrated in support of Depp.
"That is utterly baseless," Chew said. "In fact, early in the case, the prior chief judge White had thrown out account and counterclaims that related to that. It was absolutely absurd and baseless."
Vasquez then said it was "categorically false" that Depp or his agents tried to pay for or orchestrate an online campaign in support of the actor.
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