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Inside Amber Heard’s Next Legal Nightmare

While she appeals the $10 million she has been ordered to pay Johnny Depp, Heard faces yet another courtroom drama over who’s on the hook for her astronomical legal bills. At the center of the $15 million dispute is a secret power struggle among some of the country’s most elite lawyers over who actually represented her, anyway.

Amber Heard
Actress Amber Heard. Photo: Shawn Thew/AFP
Eriq Gardner
September 26, 2022

This week, Fox’s Tubi streaming service will premiere Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial, a reenactment of last summer’s heavily-watched Johnny Depp–Amber Heard spectacle. Even by B-movie standards, this is a pretty rushed and exploitative feat—especially because the story isn’t over. For real insight into what went wrong for Heard, skip this sure-to-be-awful TV adaptation and wait for the next trial. Yes, less than four months after the conclusion of the Depp-Heard showdown, we’re headed for yet another round of litigation—one that promises to reveal even more of the jockeying and power plays inside Heard’s camp.