Amber Heard loses bid to overturn Johnny Depp verdict on bad juror

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Amber Heard lost his bid to have the verdict in his trial es with ex-husband Johnny Depp expelled because a juror served in his father's place, in a case of mistaken identity. and hold a new one.

Heard said the US libel suit was flawed because a jury summons intended for a man was completed by his son, who shares the same name and address.

Judge Penney Azcarate said there was "no evidence of fraud or 'wrongdoing'.

The latest ruling comes six weeks after a jury in Fairfax, Va., ruled that Heard defamed Depp, the star of the films Pirates of the Caribbean, when she wrote an article saying she had been the victim of domestic violence.

He was awarded $10.35m (£8.2m) in damages.

The Aquaman actress won the e of her counterclaims against him, awarding him $2m (£1.5m).

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Judge Azcarate said the anonymous juror who served "met the legal requirements for service" and had been interviewed and approved by both parties in advance.

"The juror was examined, sat for the full jury, deliberated and returned a verdict," she said.