During this summer's US court case against Amber Heard, Johnny Depp and his London lawyer girlfriend Joelle Rich were dating, according to sources close to the couple, although they aren't exclusive.
They stated that Schilling's attorney Rich had no part in his defense and had to leave for professional reasons, but Johnny Depp is not now searching for a committed relationship.
Johnny Depp Has a New Girlfriend
Amber Heard's 2018 piece for The Washington Post, in which she claimed to be a victim of domestic abuse, was the subject of a defamation lawsuit against the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor, 59, which he won in June.
Amber Heard, 36, was ordered to compensate Johnny Depp for damages totaling over $8 million. According to sources who spoke to TMZ, Depp dated his former lawyer Joelle Rich during the court proceedings this summer, and the two were'very much' dating.
The most recent information appears to substantiate earlier rumors that the two were there together throughout the summer trial. They claimed that Joelle, a 37-year-old mother of two, abandoned her family in the UK while backing Johnny Depp in his legal battle in Virginia.
She wasn't there in a professional role because she wasn't a member of the US team handling the investigation, a source previously told The Mail. Joelle's friends claimed that when she abruptly left London in June, she fell off the radar.
Many were surprised by the move because Rich and her banker husband Jonathan Rich had just lived in her north London property for approximately a year. According to acquaintances, everything in their world appeared secure, and they had even started making home upgrades. According to reports, Rich and her husband Jonathan are currently divorcing.
Rich, a partner at renowned London privacy lawyers Schillings, whose clients include Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle, was a member of Depp's legal team in the High Court. In pictures from a High Court libel case more than two years ago, they can be seen conversing and grinning as they arrive at court, as per Daily Mail.
Who is Joelle Rich?
The source tells PEOPLE that despite being married, Depp's new love is currently estranged from her spouse. Rich is also a mother who has two kids with her estranged spouse. She shares that characteristic with Johnny Depp, a parent of two children, son Jack Depp and daughter Lily-Rose Depp, whom he has with his ex-girlfriend Vanessa Paradis.
Rich participated in the Virginia defamation trial against Heard earlier this year in support of Depp even though she wasn't a member of his defense team. She attended many court hearings. Rich was spotted in the courtroom on May 16 cuddling Depp's attorney Camille Vasquez. Rich was observed exiting the building with Depp and his employees on May 19.
In order to work for Schillings, Rich studied law at the University of Birmingham in Birmingham, England, from 2003 to 2006. According to her LinkedIn profile, she later attended the BPP Law School in London from 2006 to 2007, where she studied a legal practice course..
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