[340] Information retrieved from https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title18.2/chapter9/section18.2-417/.

[341] Heard’s counterclaim against Depp included six statements made by Adam Waldman, one of Depp’s lawyers, to different outlets, and whom the actress accused of being one of Depp’s agents. Waldman’s statements were published on April 12, 2019 by Page Six (accused Heard of committing ‘defamation, perjury and filing and receiving a fraudulent temporary restraining order demand with the court’ back in 2016), on June 2019 by the Blast (‘Ms Heard continues to defraud her abused hoax victim Mr Depp, the #metoo movement she masquerades as the leader of, and other real abuse victims worldwide’), on July 2, 2019 again by the Blast (in this occasion the lawyer asseverated that Heard ‘went to the court with painted on “bruises” to obtain a temporary restraining order’), on April 8, 2020, by the Daily Mail (‘Amber Heard and her friends in the media use fake sexual violence allegations as both a sword and shield, depending on their needs. They have selected some of her sexual violence hoax “facts” as the sword, inflicting them on the public and Mr Depp’), on April 27, 2020, again by the Daily Mail (‘quite simply this was an ambush, a hoax. They set Mr Depp up calling the cops but the first attempt didn’t do the trick. The officers came to the penthouses, thoroughly searched and interviewed, and left after seeing no damage to face or property. So Amber and her friends spilled a little wine and roughed the place up, got their stories straight under the direction of a lawyer and a publicist, and then placed a second call to 911,’ and on June 24, 2020, by the Daily Mail again, in which Waldman accused Heard of committing an ‘abuse hoax’ against Depp. 

[342] The US Amendments to the Constitution form what is known as the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment says, ‘Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.’

[343] SLAPP stands for Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, and anti-SLAPP laws provide defendants with a way to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them that alleges a violation of their First Amendment rights. 

[344] Heard’s lawyer’s declarations were reported by several media outlets, for example, BBC News. lhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54779430.

[345] Heard’s attempts to dismiss the trial were reported in several media outlets, for instance, https://www.courthousenews.com/heard-attorneys-make-third-attempt-to-toss-out-johnny-depps-defamation-case/.

[346] Plea in Bar filed by Eric George, Heard’s lawyer at the time, on April 11, 2019. 

[347] Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss filed on May 20, 2019.

[348] Judge Bruce D. While Opinion Letter, July 25, 2019.

[349] Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendant’s Demurrer and Plea in Bar Seeking Dismissal of All Claims, filed on September 5, 2019, by Roberta Kaplan.

[350] Plaintiff’s Opposition to Memorandum on Law filed on December 12, 2019.

[351] Memorandum in Support of Supplemental Plea in Bar filed by Elaine Bredehoft, June 14, 2021.

[352] Plaintiff’s Opposition to Defendant’s Supplemental Plea in Bar, June 28, 2021

[353] Motion to Set Aside the Verdict filed by Elaine Bredehoft on July 1, 2022.

[354] Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant’s Post-Trial Motion, July 11, 2022.

[355] Judge Azcarate Order of July 13, 2022.

[356] The juror asked to have his name not used for privacy, https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/juror-johnny-depp-amber-heard-defamation-trial-speaks/story?id=85432281.