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Johnny Depp has long been linked with Joelle Rich, his London-based attorney who represented him in his 2020 libel case against Sun newspaper. While Rich did not attend Johnny’s Virginia defamation trial against Amber Heard for defamation against himself and was not part of Depp’s deposition team in court against Amber Heard herself, she provided support at court by offering comfort with an embrace during a break in proceedings.
Joelle Rich is a London-based attorney currently in a relationship with Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp, representing him in his libel suit against British tabloid The Sun. Additionally, as a partner at Schillings Law firm she assists clients protect their privacy and reputation both inside and outside of court proceedings. At 37 years old and mother to two daughters she remains active as an advocate.
Joelle was speculated to be dating Johnny Depp following his high-profile trial against Amber Heard. They were often seen together during trial proceedings and there were rumors they had begun dating; however, Heard denied these rumors by asserting she only cares for her children and their financial stability.
Joelle Rich was not part of Depp’s legal team in his defamation trial against Heard; however, according to Page Six she did appear in courtroom “for support”.
Depp was successful in winning his case and regaining his status as a Hollywood star, while Heard was unable to regain her role as an actress and lost her job, in addition to failing to win any domestic violence claims that she made against her former spouse.
Although their legal battle was heated, the couple now appear content. According to reports by TMZ and sources close to them, it appears they are dating and spending lots of time together. They reportedly seem very committed and committed. They plan to grow their business jointly. They’re creating a company that will assist celebrities and others maintain their privacy by hiring security guards to guard assets, hiring security for public events and protecting reputations online and offline media outlets. Furthermore, they will work closely with clients to develop comprehensive legal plans, such as social media policies or crisis management plans that protect from libelous accusations against their clients.
Joelle Rich has long been at the center of legal controversies. The London-based lawyer represented Johnny Depp in his libel suit against The Sun newspaper over allegations made by Amber Heard against Depp of domestic abuse; Depp ultimately lost, with attempts at overturning verdict failing; both were seen together at court and people speculated they might be dating; Heard herself dismissed those speculations as being “sexist.”
Rich was not part of Depp’s legal team for his US defamation trial against Heard earlier this year, yet she reportedly still remains close to him and attended his Virginia trial to show her support and even kiss and cuddle him!
Sources indicate that Rich and Jones have been intimately involved for over a year, according to an Economic Times report. Rich is an international partner at Schillings with extensive experience helping clients in the public eye protect their reputation and privacy; she also works in media law with many high profile clients in the entertainment industry.
According to sources, the couple is “very content.” According to these same sources, the couple have fallen deeply in love and are spending quality time together at private and secret locations. Additionally, they reportedly go out for dinner together frequently as well as discuss plans for their relationship’s future.
Joelle Rich and Johnny Depp first met through mutual friends and began meeting up discreetly in hotels over recent months. While working on the libel case against The Sun together, they were often seen together outside work environments. Now no longer co-counseling together but apparently involved romantically have continued meeting at private locations.
Fans were shocked and saddened at this news, especially after only recently celebrating his return. Furthermore, it appeared his relationship with Joelle Rich remained strong as they had often been seen together and reports spread of them dating. Unfortunately, according to recent reports it appears as if they have decided not to continue as planned.
Joelle Rich served on Depp’s legal team during his libel case against The Sun newspaper in the UK, which he ultimately lost. Depp sued them for labeling him a wife-beater; however, the court ultimately upheld their allegations as being “substantially true,” making his attempt at overturning this verdict unsuccessful.
While it remains unknown exactly what caused their split, it’s worth noting that Rich and the 59-year-old actor were never exclusive; they began dating around his trial against former wife Amber Heard and could often be found together public places despite this; somehow managing to keep their casual fling a secret for some time was truly impressive.
Rich is an attorney with her own practice who was married at the time she began dating Depp – having given birth in that timeframe as well.
Though their relationship may have ended, both parties involved clearly enjoyed an outstanding working partnership. They managed to keep their casual fling a secret for an extended period, and both were extremely professional during Heard’s defamation trial.
Depp has been keeping busy since his split with Heard. Among others, he is filming an Amedeo Modigliani biopic, and making public appearances, including at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards and Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show Vol 4.
As well as these projects, he has also been playing rock music with Joe Perry and Alice Cooper before debuting as Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming reboot.
Johnny Depp has broken up with Joelle Rich, his lawyer from a libel suit against The Sun Newspaper. Rich represented Depp but wasn’t involved with his US defamation trial after marrying Amber Heard; their casual fling occurred off camera; but that didn’t prevent speculation of their relationship from spreading online.
At first, sources told PEOPLE that Heard and Depp were dating but it wasn’t serious; later, these same sources reported they no longer saw each other. Their high-profile divorce case in 2021 brought Depp into controversy due to her allegations of domestic violence against him; Heard claimed her ex-husband hit her multiple times while once even slapping her after laughing at his “wino” tattoo; Heard filed for divorce in 2017 and received a restraining order against Depp as soon as the year after filing.
Depp retained Rich to assist him during his court battle with Heard, fighting both her restraining order and Sun newspaper’s libel allegations of domestic violence in both cases. Depp eventually won in one, yet lost on both counts.
Depp was photographed hugging Rich after his American trial and she appeared excited to work together again, yet things may have not worked out romantically between them. Following the verdict announcement in Virginia trial, photographer asked Vasquez about dating Depp; when asked by her photographer a photographer inquired further she shrugged it off as being part of being female lawyer’s territory.
Rich did not respond to Page Six’s request for comment regarding their reported breakup, however. Meanwhile, Depp has been busy with numerous projects, such as appearing in Dark Phoenix (an X-Men movie) and playing Alice in Wonderland in a reboot movie.