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Johnny Depp is present dating Joelle Rich, an lawyer who represented the histrion successful his 2018 libel suit against The Sun. Find retired much astir the actor’s caller romance below.
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Johnny Depp's caller romance is raising eyebrows.
The Pirates of the Caribbean actor, 59, is dating Joelle Rich, a London-based lawyer who represented him successful his U.K. libel lawsuit against The Sun, a root confirmed to E! News.
Rich was portion of Depp's ineligible squad erstwhile helium filed a suit against the British tabloid successful 2018 for labeling him a "wife-beater" successful notation to his erstwhile matrimony to actress Amber Heard, a assertion Depp denied. However, Rich was not a portion of his counsel successful his defamation trial against the Aquaman actress in the U.S. earlier this year.
Though Rich was not connected Depp's astir caller ineligible team, she did amusement her enactment to the Rum Diary actor by making respective tribunal appearances during his trial.
On May 3, she was photographed extracurricular the Virginia courthouse hugging, Camille Vasquez, who was portion of Depp's U.S. ineligible team. And astir 2 weeks later, she was spotted wrong the courtroom.
Depp's caller romance comes 3 months aft rumors circulated on social media that Depp was dating Vasquez during his defamation trial.
However, the lawyer shut down the speculation, telling People that the net created a "disappointing" narrative.
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"I conjecture it comes with the territory of being a pistillate conscionable doing her job," she said successful June. "It's disappointing that definite outlets benignant of ran with it oregon said that my interactions with Johnny—who is simply a person and I've known and represented for four-and-a-half years now—that my interactions successful immoderate mode were inappropriate oregon unprofessional."
Vasquez also said that the rumors astir her dating Depp were "sexist."
"It's besides an unethical complaint being made," the attorney added. "It's unfortunate and it's disappointing, but astatine the aforesaid clip it benignant of comes with the territory. I can't accidental I was each that surprised."
