Johnny Depp is reportedly in a “serious” relationship with a London lawyer who represented him in his 2020 defamation trial against British newspaper The Sun.
Joelle Rich, 37, is a partner at international law firm Schillings – who also represent Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – and is currently going through a divorce from the father of her two children, who she was married to when she worked with Depp . 59, four years ago.
However, UsWeekly reports that Rich and her husband, Jonathan, a director at corporate finance group Bluebox whom she married in 2011, are in the midst of a divorce, with a source telling the publication that their relationship the lawyer with depp is “serious”. .
“Their chemistry is off the charts,” the source said. ‘It’s serious between them. They are the real deal.
Although Rich represented Depp in his trial against The Sun, which he lost in a verdict his lawyers called “perverse” and “puzzling”, she was not part of the legal team in his recent defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.
But the source said that while Rich had “no professional obligations” during the trial, he was present in the courtroom to offer “support” to the Pirates of the Caribbean star, noting that the case was ” personal” to her.
Johnny Depp is in a “serious” relationship with London lawyer Joelle Rich, who represented him in his 2020 defamation trial against British newspaper The Sun. They are being represented together in his recent defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard, with a source claiming that Rich attended the case to offer “support” to the actor.
Rich, who is partnered with Schillings, who also represents Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, is going through a divorce from her husband, Jonathan (right), with whom she shares two children. She married him when she worked with Depp on his trial in 2020 in London=
DailyMail.com has contacted Johnny’s spokesperson for comment.
Rich is not to be confused with another beautiful brunette lawyer Depp has worked with, Camille Vasquez, 38, who was part of his team for Heard’s defamation trial, during which the rumors that she was enjoying a romance with the actor. .
Vasquez denied all speculation of a romance with the star, and DailyMail.com later revealed that she was in fact in a relationship with British WeWork executive Edward Owen.
Depp and Heard split in 2017 after marrying in 2015.
According to Us Weekly , Depp’s alleged relationship with Rich began “quietly,” with the outlet’s insider claiming the pair would meet in hotels during the early days of their romance.
Rich is currently still married to her husband, but the couple are understood to be formally separated.
The brunette beauty is in the process of getting a divorce, TMZ added. She and her estranged husband share two children.
Jonathan and Joelle tied the knot in a ceremony in Tuscany in July 2011, according to a bridal photo shoot the then-fiancée did for Brides magazine along with her mother Ava.
Reports of Rich and Depp’s alleged romance come after she faced months of furious speculation that she was dating another lawyer – Camille Vasquez (pictured), who was part of the legal team that represented him in his recent defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.
According to UsWeekly, Depp (seen in 2017) and Rich began their romance “quietly” with an insider claiming they would meet in hotels during the early days of their relationship.
Bad ending: Depp and Heard split in 2017. Seen here at the 2014 Met Gala in New York
Rich was raised in London, where he attended North London Collegiate School, a private school that currently charges £22,308 ($25,146) per year, before earning a law degree at the University of Birmingham.
Before taking a job at Schillings, just a month after her wedding, Rich was an intern at DLA Piper in London, where she focused on intellectual property, media and sports litigation.
According to his biography on the website of Schillings, an international firm that specializes in reputation management and represents the likes of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and actress Emma Watson, Rich works to advocate [clients’] reputation against false and defamatory allegations in print, online and social media.”
Their goal is to protect their customers’ “privacy from unwarranted intrusions and media attention.”
News of Depp’s alleged relationship with Rich comes after she faced rampant speculation that she was enjoying a romance with lawyer Vasquez, although she quickly called the rumors “sexist”.
“It’s also an unethical position,” Vasquez told People in June.
‘It’s unfortunate and disappointing, but at the same time it comes with the territory. I can’t say I was that surprised.
She’s a Celebrity Now: Attorney Camille Vasquez was spotted on September 10 in Beverly Hills
Depp filed two separate lawsuits regarding his relationship with Heard.
One was in June 2018 against The Sun. The publication called him a ‘wife beater’ as they took information from Heard.
The trial was in July 2020, but four months later, the UK High Court ruled that The Sun’s article was not defamatory.
Rich said he “seriously questioned” the UK judge’s decision and there were plans to appeal.
Depp then sued Heard over a 2018 op-ed he wrote for The Washington Post in which he claimed to be a victim of domestic violence.
In June, the jury found in favor of Depp, and Heard was ordered to pay him $10.35 million in damages.
Depp claimed to have lost film roles following Heard’s allegations that he abused her. But after winning the defamation case, he had a career resurgence.
Her return to popularity was cemented when she appeared at the 2022 MTV VMAs in a moon dress.
Moonman: Depp claimed to have lost film roles after Heard’s allegations that he abused her. But after winning the defamation case, he had a career resurgence. Her return to popularity was cemented when she appeared at the 2022 MTV VMAs in a moon dress