Amber Heard Asks for Mistrial in Johnny Depp Defamation Case After an Alleged Juror Mix-Up

Amber Heardalleges the wrong juror showed up toJohnny Depp’sdefamation trial against her and wants it to be declared a mistrial.

The documents claim the person who was selected for the jury was 77 years old at the time, and shares the same last name and address as someone who was 52. (Fairfax County’s selected jurors are registered voters in the area and both individuals' details such as their names, birthdays, and address, are included in voter registration information)

Johnny Depp; Amber Heard.JIM WATSON/POOL/AFP via Getty (2)

Heard’s legal team alleges it was actually the younger person, not the older one who was actually summoned, who served as a juror in the six-week trial.

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“It is deeply troubling for an individual not summoned for jury duty nonetheless to appear for jury duty and serve on a jury, especially in a such as this,” the filing says, noting the “high-profile” status of the trial “where the fact and date of the jury trial were highly publicized prior to and after the issuance of the juror summonses.”

The actress' lawyers say she was not given the proper “due process,” so she’s asking for a mistrial ‘and a new trial ordered.”

The request comes one week after Heard’s counsel asked for the verdictto be thrown outaltogether.

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In one claim, Heard’s lawyers argue that it was incorrect for Depp, 59, to claim that he lost his role in thePirates of the Caribbeanfilm series because of aWashington Postop-ed, where Heard, 36, wrote that she was abused but did not name the abuser.

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