Johnny Depp and Joelle Rich's relationship 'not exclusive', star allegedly spotted with another woman
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: While rumor has it that the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star Johnny Depp is dating his lawyer Joelle Rich, the latest buzz is that the duo has no plans to be an 'exclusive' couple. If reports are to be believed then the star and his former lawyer were very much dating during his nasty defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard in June. Joelle had even spent two months away from her children and her former husband in the UK as she traveled to Virginia to support Johnny.
A source told TMZ that Johnny and Joelle are "not exclusive." In fact, the source with ties to Johnny's upcoming film claims that he was recently seen getting cozy with a new woman on set while filming in France.
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Just two days ago, reports said that Johnny and Joelle have been dating for a while now and things are "quite serious," according to US Weekly. "It’s serious between them. They are the real deal. Their chemistry is off the charts." shared an insider. Even though not being a part of the legal team that defended Johnny in his defamation case against Amber, Joelle was involved in the 2018 libel lawsuit the actor brought against The Sun publication. Joelle's appearance in the Virginia courtroom to support Johnny was the subject of widespread rumors. She was photographed by paparazzi on May 3 outside the courtroom and was seen hugging Camille Vasquez, Johnny's lawyer, after he won one of the defamation cases against Heard. A source told US magazine, "There was no professional obligation for her being there. It was personal." And added that the pair had been "discreetly" seeing each other in hotels when their affair began.
The TMZ insider also revealed that Joelle desires a more serious relationship than Johnny does as another source stated, "He's f**king Johnny Depp" and he isn't going to settle down with one partner at least not yet." Sources close to Johnny and Joelle also told that Joelle's appearance in court was solely for pleasure and had nothing to do with Johnny's legal defense here in the US and no business.
The 'Edward Scissorhands' actor had previously been linked to his lawyer Vasquez, but she refuted the claims. She referred to these accusations as "sexist" in an interview with People magazine.
Joelle is a London-based lawyer, who had worked on many high-profile cases, including representing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, involving a lawsuit against publishers of the Mail on Sunday. The 37-year-old lawyer has two children and has been separated from her husband Jonathan Rich. The couple is yet to finalize their divorce.