It argued that the identity of its source should be protected under the journalist's privilege in Virginia law.
Johnny Depp's team has indicated that it will call a former TMZ field assignment manager as a witness. Photo: Reuters
In the motion, the celebrity news site said it was seeking to protect a confidential source who had provided the outlet with a video of Depp yelling at ex-wife Amber Heard and slamming cabinets.Depp's team has indicated that it will call Morgan Tremaine, a former TMZ field assignment manager, as a witness on Wednesday.Amber Heard has denied that she tipped off news outlets to the fact that she obtained a temporary restraining order after filing for divorce from Johnny Depp in 2016.
The outlet also argued that Tremaine's testimony would be irrelevant to the question of whether Depp and Heard defamed each other. Heard said she was"shocked" that photographers showed up, and suggested that it was in fact Depp's divorce lawyer, Laura Wasser, who had close connections with TMZ.
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