<mediadc-video-embed data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1655388447335,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"0000017d-8cce-d87c-af7f-ddce9ca80000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1655388447335,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"0000017d-8cce-d87c-af7f-ddce9ca80000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"rawHtml":"
var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ "div": "Brid_55138482", "obj": {"id":"27789","width":"16","height":"9","video":"1031741"} }); ","_id":"00000181-6cd7-ddb6-a5eb-6cf71d240000","_type":"2f5a8339-a89a-3738-9cd2-3ddf0c8da574"}”>Video EmbedJohnny Depp will be represented by Camille Vasquez for a second time.
The surprise star attorney, who successfully argued Depp’s defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard, will return to the courtroom with Depp for a lawsuit brought by Gregg “Rocky” Brooks, a former colleague of the actor.
Brooks filed a personal injury lawsuit in 2018, alleging that Depp punched him in the ribs while working on the film set of City of Lies in 2017. Brooks also claims that the Pirates of the Caribbean star asked him to return the punches with one to his face for a payment of $100,000, according to court documents.
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Vasquez, who will be joined by fellow Brown Rudnick partner Randall Smith in representing Depp, has reportedly argued that Brooks’s injuries were due to “self-defense/defense of others,” saying the injuries were “provoked” by Brooks himself.
Depp Heard Lawsuit
The trial is set to begin on July 25 in Los Angeles, with Judge Holly Fujie presiding over the case.
Brooks’s representation is listed as Arbella Azizian from the Baker, Olson, LeCroy & Danielian law firm.
Vasquez made a name for herself as she cross-examined Amber Heard and issued closing arguments in the Depp v. Heard defamation trial.
Depp Heard Lawsuit
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On June 1, a Fairfax, Virginia, jury found that Heard defamed Depp, ordering her to pay the actor damages amounting to $15 million. In addition to awarding Depp compensatory and punitive damages, the jury also found that Depp defamed Heard regarding a statement made by his former lawyer, Adam Waldman.
