At first, romance rumors regarding Johnny Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez began circulating shortly after he won his defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard was resolved successfully. Since then, however, it has come out that Depp is dating another attorney named Joelle Rich instead.
Rich represented Depp in his unsuccessful 2020 U.K. libel suit against The Sun for their article depicting him as an abusive husband; she did not play a part in his Virginia trial team this time around.
Joelle Rich
Depp has denied dating Camille Vasquez but according to Us Weekly is apparently dating another member of his legal team: Joelle Rich. Rich represented Depp in his U.K. libel suit against The Sun that Depp lost.
Rich did not represent Depp in his Virginia defamation trial against Amber Heard; however, she made at least two appearances at the courthouse as support and was seen chatting with Depp outside and inside of court as well as exchanging hugs with Vasquez and Vasquez hugging back.
Schillings Law Firm in London employs Rich as one of its partners, where she specializes in privacy, copyright and defamation cases. Rich has assisted several celebrities such as Meghan Markle in her battle against Mail on Sunday newspaper last year; and also represented high-profile business leaders and investors. Rich holds both an undergraduate degree from Birmingham University and law degree from BPP Law School.
Defamation Lawyer
Depp has been keeping to himself since winning his defamation case against Heard and is now spending time with model Yulia Vlasova, 28. Depp met Vlasova at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in August 2021 where they met.
Camille Vasquez knows she wouldn’t do anything foolish enough to endanger her legal career by engaging in an illicit affair with one of her clients; should such a scandal break out at work, Camille would likely be fired immediately. Yet in April rumors began spreading that Vasquez may be romantically involved with actor Eddie Redmayne after video footage showed her hugging him and patting him back during Heard’s libel trial against her.
Sources told PEOPLE that they are just friends and that any potential romance between them was “not serious”. Although the trial ended, they have continued spending time together although less frequently as time progresses.
Amber Heard
Johnny Depp may come as a shock to fans when he begins dating Joelle Rich, one of his lawyers in his libel case against British tabloid The Sun. Joelle Rich is a London-based attorney who worked on Depp’s team representing him against The Sun; although Rich wasn’t present during Depp and Heard’s defamation trial in Virginia with Heard, according to reports she provided moral support throughout that trial.
Heard and Rich have reportedly started dating, though have yet to make their relationship public. The two were seen running errands together early 2020 before later holding hands at a supermarket.
Heard has long made headlines for her relationships. In recent years, she’s been linked with Tasya Van Ree and Michael Farrell. Additionally, Heard has been embroiled in high-profile litigation cases, such as her famous case with ex-husband Depp; they married in 2015 but only managed to remain together for 15 months; Depp was later accused of domestic abuse but denied these claims.
Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp seems to have moved forward from his high-profile defamation trial with Amber Heard by focusing on his career and health, dropping weight and receiving a new haircut as part of a “clean living” lifestyle. Additionally, more film projects have come his way as well as sightings with Red Hot Chili Peppers band members.
Joelle Rich was part of Depp’s legal team in his 2020 libel lawsuit against The Sun, but did not represent him during his recent American defamation trial against Heard.
Vlasova and Depp have been seen together both in Prague, where Vlasova owns a makeup and hair studio owned by her, and London, where Depp resides. According to reports, they first met during the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in August 2021 and have been seen together again at concerts held by musicians Jeff Beck and Jeff Scott for whom Depp had performed earlier that month.