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’How do you move on?’: Camille Vasquez says Johnny Depp won’t have appealed if Amber Heard hadn’t

'We just hope that the court will uphold the verdict which we think was the right verdict and allow both parties to move on,' said Camille Vasquez

After a highly publicized court trial involving Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard, fans were glad to know that Depp was now focusing on moving on with his life and focusing on the next chapter of his life, i.e., healing. But Heard was not in a mood to rest. After clarifying that she was in no condition of paying her ex-husband the court-mandated $$10.35 million, she filed an appeal contesting the overall verdict. Depp and his legal team wasted no time in filing a counter-appeal. Now the question is - Is Johnny Depp not able to move on?

Depp's lawyer Camille Vasquez clarified the same during her interview with CBS Mornings on Thursday, July 28. Host Gayle King asked Vasquez, "So is it safe to say that if she hadn't appealed you all would not have appealed either, you would've moved on?" Vasquez replied, "Yes - that's a very fair statement." King asked the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor's lawyer, who is now a partner in her firm, about Depp's decision to move and heal. "It was expected. I mean she's indicated since the day she lost the trial that she was going to appeal." She then clarified that the legal team has a plan to "protect" their "client's interests" when the litigation moves forward. 

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The 67-year-old host asked the 38-year-old attorney about Ben Chow's closing statements which highlighted Depp's intention to simply move on. She says, "We've heard that it's not about the money, it's time for healing, and time to move on - which is the message that he sent - but how do you heal and move on when both sides are still in court arguing?" Vasquez replies, "It's pretty standard legal procedure. We just hope that the court will uphold the verdict which we think was the right verdict and allow both parties to move on." Amber Heard has also clarified that she is broke and cannot pay back her ex-husband the damages that he is awarded by the court. Her legal team has also argued that the jury was faulty but her claims were brutally knocked out by Judge Penney Azcarate.

Why did Johnny Depp choose Camille Vasquez?

Host King could not wait to ask Vasquez about Depp's decision to choose her and represent him. She asked, "I find this interesting. You know, how Johnny Depp decided to put the team together that represented him. And it's been reported that he specifically wanted you. Why do you think he wanted you on his team?" Vasquez starts explaining, "I've had the pleasure of working for Johnny for four and a half years now. So I've worked on all his litigation matters before. This case obviously was the most personal to him. It was important to have a woman on the team." King asked, "Why?" She replied, "This case called for a woman's perspective. And I was the lucky person chosen to do this job, and I took it..." King interrupted, "Do you feel lucky? Is lucky the word?"

Vasquez has represented Depp for 4.5 years, as she shared, but she explained why she felt lucky when she was chosen to represent her client in this high-profile defamation case. She replied, "I think so - yeah. I mean, I think hard work and luck, you can't underestimate, there was a combination there, right? Of course, it's a tremendous amount of hours, but it's also a little bit of luck. And I didn't, it's not a job that I took lightly. This was his name. This was his life. It was important." Depp, 59, received $15 million, including $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages.