Whether Camille Vasquez would write a book about the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard trial is another question she answers for PEOPLE. One of Johnny Depp’s solicitors during the case against Amber Heard, Camille Vasquez, still keeps in touch with the actor.
One year after the Virginia defamation trial’s verdict largely favored her client Depp, Vasquez tells PEOPLE that she and other members of their legal team, including Benjamin Chew, still text Depp, 59, “often.”
A few of us regularly text and email him to express our congratulations on his achievements over the previous year. He is approaching a significant birthday, so I’m sure he will be enjoying himself. However, as you have probably seen reported in the news, our guy unfortunately sustained a fracture in what I believe to be his ankle.
Vasquez adds that she and her trial coworkers also intend to attend a Boston stop on Depp’s Hollywood Vampires tour later this summer.
She claims that as a nod to Depp’s Pirates of the Caribbean days, the team called itself “The Black Pearl” during the trial and still uses that name in group chats today. I’m so proud of the work we accomplished, and it wasn’t just me; this amazing team, made up primarily of associates, toiled tirelessly to complete the task, says Vasquez. We used to work as such a team, and we still are, and we genuinely care about one another.
Depp’s ex-wife Heard, 37, disclosed they reached a settlement and both decided to forgo their appeals in December. Regarding that “very difficult” choice, she stated: “I have made no admission. This is not a concession in any way. Moving forward, there are no limitations or gags on my voice. She paid Depp $1 million as part of the agreement, which his team promised he would donate to charity.
Mr. Depp was compensated by Ms. Heard, not the other way around. Vasquez declares, “I want to be absolutely clear about that.” The verdict is still valid. It will always be valid for the foreseeable future. The cash Ms. Heard paid to settle the appeal will also be given to a number of charitable organisations by Mr. Depp.
Case closed, and we couldn’t be happier for him in any way, she adds, adding that there are no other unresolved issues in the matter. And once more, it was crucial for both him and us that the judgement stand. Since the Depp trial a year ago, Vasquez has worked on a number of high-profile cases and landed a job as a legal analyst at NBC News. She is currently working on cases involving Gloria Trevi, a Latin pop singer, and Sacramento Kings NBA player Richaun Holmes. She and Q’orianka Kilcher, the star of the movie Yellowstone, prevailed in court in February. Additionally, she claims to be close to adding a renowned heavyweight champion as a client.
Looking back, she claims, I knew my life had changed, but I never could have imagined it would be this amazing, that I would have the opportunity to represent some of the most fascinating, wonderful clients that I have the privilege of representing.
Has she ever considered penning a book about the widely covered Depp v. Heard trial? Never say never, even if “nothing is in the works right now.”
We have given it some thought. Ben and I have jokingly suggested that we should collaborate on a book, perhaps about the trial. I think my story is only partially finished. There seems to be a tonne of work still to be done.
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