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Who is Adam Waldman? Johnny Depp's former lawyer blamed for negative hashtag #amberheardisanabuser

Apart from getting thrown off the case by Judge Bruce White, Adam Waldman was also mocked by Amber Heard way back in 2020

Johnny Depp’s former lawyer Adam Waldman was brought in as the witness at the ongoing defamation trial against Amber Heard on Thursday, May 19. Waldman made headlines way back in 2020 when he was dropped from Depp’s legal team after he leaked confidential information concerned with Amber Heard.
 
Social media expert Ron Schnell claimed that move apparently led to a spike in the use of hashtags like ‘#Justiceforjohnnydepp’ and ‘#amberheardisanabuser’ in the same year. Apart from getting thrown off the case by Judge Bruce White, Adam Waldman was also mocked by Amber Heard. Johnny Depp’s former lawyer once again picked up the heat on the Internet after he was grilled by Amber’s lawyers. In the latest, Adam Waldman claimed that 29 eyewitnesses could 'disprove' Heard's claims.
 
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Who is Adam Waldman?

Adam Waldman is an attorney who also actively works as a lobbyist. He reportedly has ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin's inner circle. Adam is the former chairman and president of Endeavor Group and was previously a part of the ongoing case pro hac vice (for Depp’s case only) from September 2019. Adam Waldman got the attention of the Internet after he was thrown off from Depp’s case.
 
Adam Waldman has also made news for his apparent ties to Putin's inner circle. As per the reports of Insider, Waldman filed paperwork with the U.S. Department of Justice in May 2009, dropping a hint that he would be working with Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. He reportedly provided "legal advice on issues involving his U.S. visa as well as commercial transactions." In 2010, Adam Waldman indicated that he would be working be Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, "gathering information and providing advice and analysis as it relates to the U.S. policy towards the visa status of Oleg Deripaska." Waldman also raised eyebrows when he reportedly met Julian Assange nine times at the Ecuadorian embassy in London in 2017.
 

‘Amber Heard pretends Adam Waldman is connected’

Social media users rushed to Twitter as soon as Adam Waldman’s name got circulated on the Internet. “They are trying to prove that Adam Waldman contributed to affecting Amber's career through these Hastags. I keep laughing each time Johnny's lawyer says "Amber Turd" in court”, said one user as another posted, “Amber Heard pretends Adam Waldman, the lawyer of Johnny Depp, is “connected” with the hashtags, but in reality she herself started it.”
 
The next one posted, “Omg.. idk what ambers lawyers thought they were gonna get out of having Adam waldman testify.. lmao "again I would instruct you not to answer" too fkn funny they got like a total of 15 answers from him... god her lawyers suckkk!” One added, “Absolutely hilarious to me that Elaine, a lawyer, spent so much time asking questions of Adam Waldman, a lawyer, that he cannot answer because of attorney/client privilege. Waste of time.” One user concluded, “The social media expert was terrible and really did a lot of damage to her case. If you're referring to the lawyer Adam Waldman that was also an unmitigated disaster.”

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