Johnny Depp is reportedly dating a lawyer named Joelle Rich.
According to Fox News Digital, Johnny Depp is dating Joelle Rich, the soon-to-be-divorced attorney who defended him in his defamation case against a British tabloid in the United Kingdom. She attended a portion of the six-week Virginia trial, which ended in June, despite not being a member of the legal team that represented Depp in his Virginia defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard.
However, when social media rumors circulated that Depp was dating Camilla Vasquez during his defamation case, the attorney shut down the rumors, claiming that the internet produced a "disappointing" story. "I guess it's just part of being a woman doing her job," she said in June 2022. "It's disappointing that certain outlets kind of ran with it or said that my interactions with Johnny—who is a friend and I've known and represented for four and a half years now—that my interactions in any way were inappropriate or unprofessional."
Vasquez added that the rumors regarding her relationship with Depp were "sexist." "It's also an unethical charge being made," the lawyer continued. "It's unfortunate and disappointing, but at the same time, it kind of comes with the territory.” “I can't say I was all that surprised."
Who is Joelle Rich?
In her bio, Joelle states that she "assists individuals and families in the public eye to protect their privacy and reputations, both in and outside of the courtroom." Joelle is a partner at the London law firm Schillings. She protects individuals' privacy from unwarranted intrusion and media attention and defends people's reputations against "false and defamatory allegations in print, online, and on social media."
The 37-year-old attended BPP Law School in London and earned a law degree from the University of Birmingham in 2006. She now has more than ten years of experience in media law, is knowledgeable about libel, privacy, and copyright disputes, and was recognized with "Future Leader Initiative of the Year" in 2021 at the Citywealth Future Leaders Awards. According to a source who spoke to Fox News Digital, Joelle Rich from London has separated from her husband and is in the process of getting a divorce. According to reports, Rich and her ex have two kids together. It's unclear when her relationship with Depp started or how serious it is.
Rich appears to lead a private life despite taking on high-profile celebrity cases. With well over 1,200 posts, her Instagram account is set to “private” for her 208 followers. The social media bio of the attorney featured five flower emojis.
How educated is Joelle Rich?
Rich received her education at the North London Collegiate School, a prestigious independent day school for girls aged 4 to 18. A source of pride for The North London Collegiate School is its "tradition of producing independent-minded young women with the drive to make the most of opportunities and make a difference in the world," their website claims.
From 2003 to 2006, the London-based attorney continued her education at the University of Birmingham in the UK. Rich then pursued further education at the BPP Law School, where, according to her LinkedIn profile, she took legal practice courses in media and entertainment, intellectual property, and commercial and private acquisitions.
In brief, what is Johnny Depp's dating history?
During the years 1983–1985, Depp was married to makeup artist Lori Anne Allison. He got engaged to Sherilyn Fenn and Jennifer Grey in the late 1980s as well. He started dating Winona Ryder, his co-star in the 1990 film Edward Scissorhands, when she was 17 and he was 26, a year earlier. They broke up in 1993, and Depp later changed the tattoo on his right arm that read "Winona Forever" to read "Wino Forever." He was romantically involved with English model Kate Moss from 1994 to 1998.
Depp started dating Vanessa Paradis, a French singer and actress he met in 1998 while filming The Ninth Gate in France. Lily-Rose Melody Depp, his daughter, was born in 1999, and Jack, his son, was born to them in 2002. Depp claimed that having kids has improved his ability to build "a real foundation, a real strong place to stand in life, at work, in everything... You cannot plan the kind of deep love that results in children.” “Fatherhood was not a conscious decision.” “It was part of the wonderful ride I was on; it was destiny.” In June 2012, Depp and Paradis made their separation public.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard wed in February 2015, having first met in 2009. In May 2016, when their divorce was still pending, Heard accused Depp of physically abusing her. Depp denied the allegations. In a separate 2018 libel case in England, the presiding judge found against Depp, stating that "the great majority of the alleged assaults by Mr. Depp have been proved to the civil standard."
Depp's allegations in the Virginia trial were in reference to Heard's op-ed that appeared in The Washington Post in December 2018. Depp claimed that Heard's claims that she had spoken out against "sexual violence" and that "two years ago, [she] became a public figure representing domestic abuse" had caused new harm to his reputation and career. Throughout the trial, Depp's defense team worked to refute Heard's claims of abuse and show that she had initiated the violence against Depp rather than been the victim.
A jury ruled that Heard's references to "domestic violence" and "sexual violence" in her op-ed were false and intentionally defamatory; also, $5 million in punitive damages and $10 million in compensatory damages were to be given to Depp. Both parties reached a settlement after the trial concluded in December 2022, with Depp's attorneys announcing that Depp would receive $1 million.
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