Lawyer Camille Vasquez has denied rumours she and Johnny Depp are courting.
Vasquez was certainly one of Depp’s lead attorneys throughout his six-week defamation trial in opposition to Amber Heard over an op-ed printed by The Washington Submit in 2018.
Heard was discovered by a jury in Fairfax, Virginia, to have defamed her ex-husband with the article by which she claimed she was a sufferer of home abuse, with Depp receiving $15 million in damages, whereas she acquired $2 million in compensatory damages after the court docket upheld her declare she she was defamed by Depp.
In the course of the trial, there was social media hypothesis suggesting Vasquez was courting her Hollywood shopper, which she has now addressed.
‘I assume it comes with the territory of being a lady simply doing her job,’ she advised Individuals as she denied claims.
‘It’s disappointing that sure retailers sort of ran with it or stated that my interactions with Johnny — who's a pal and I’ve identified and represented for four-and-a-half years now — that my interactions in any manner have been inappropriate or unprofessional. That’s disappointing to listen to.’
The lawyer famous she cares ‘very deeply’ about her purchasers and insisted the ‘total staff’ turned nearer through the proceedings.
‘And, I’m Cuban and Colombian. I’m tactile. What would you like me to say? I hug everybody. And I’m not ashamed about that,’ she added.
In the meantime, she stated it ‘broke [her] coronary heart’ to see Depp ‘combating for his life’ and listening to ‘essentially the most horrific allegations being made in opposition to him’.
She continued: ‘If I might present any little bit of consolation, then after all I'd try this, whether or not it’s holding his hand or letting him know that we have been there and we have been going to struggle for him as a result of he deserved it.’
Vasquez has a boyfriend and stated she’s ‘very pleased’ in her relationship, whereas noting it’s ‘unethical for us to this point our purchasers’.
She added: ‘It’s additionally an unethical cost being made. It’s sexist. It’s unlucky and it’s disappointing, however on the identical time it sort of comes with the territory. I can’t say I used to be all that stunned.’
Heard’s authorized staff have since launched a press release saying ‘girls’s rights are shifting backwards’ as Depp continues to rebuild his repute following the trial.
‘The decision’s message to victims of home violence is … be afraid to face up and converse out,’ they stated.
In response, Vasquez beforehand stated: ‘It’s disappointing. We’re solely talking about what occurred on this case and the info on this case have been overwhelming optimistic for Johnny. The decision speaks for itself.’
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