Amber Heard appeals ruling that she defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp

Amber Heard is appealing the jury verdict in the multi-million dollar defamation case she lost to her former husband, Johnny Depp. Photos: AFP

Amber Heard on Thursday (July 21) filed to appeal a Virginia jury's decision last month that she defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp when she claimed in a newspaper opinion piece that she was a survivor of sexual violence, according to court documents.

Heard's legal team submitted the appeal notice to the Virginia Court of Appeals seeking to overturn a lower court's June 1 ruling.