Johnny Depp's Lawyers Deny Leading Online Smear Campaign Against Amber Heard: 'Utterly Baseless'

Johnny Depp's attorneys blasted Amber Heard's claim that they are leading an online smear campaign against her.

Attys. Ben Chew and Camille Vasquez, who represented Depp during his $50 million defamation trial against the "Aquaman" actress, described Heard's claim as "utterly baseless" while appearing on "Today" Wednesday.

According to Chew, Chief Judge White had thrown out accounts and counterclaims related to Heard's claim of an online smear campaign "very early in the case." "It was absolutely absurd and baseless," he said.

Chew also refuted accusations by Heard's attorney, Elaine Bredehoft, who accused the jury last week of allowing their verdict to be influenced by social media. "I don't think there's any reason to believe that the jurors violated their oath. And again, that suggestion was disappointing to hear," he explained.

Vasquez pointed out that while social media "is everywhere" during the six-week trial, the jury was "admonished every single night." "They had a tremendous amount of respect for the court and the process, and they were doing the best that they could," she said.

Chew had a similar response to the issue during his joint interview on "Good Morning America," where he maintained that the court battle was "never about money." "Social media played no role whatsoever. This was a decision made by the jury on the evidence presented by both sides, and as Camille said earlier in the interview, it was overwhelmingly in Mr. Depp's favor," he said.

Bredehoft claimed during an interview on "Today" on June 2 that social media had a huge role in the high-profile lawsuit. "How can you not see it? The jury went home every night. They have families. The families are on social media," she said.

"We had a 10-day break in the middle because of the judicial conference. There's no way they couldn't have been influenced by it. And it was horrible. It really, really was lopsided. It’s like the Roman Colosseum," she continued.

A Virginia jury ruled on June 1 that Heard was liable for defaming Depp. Following the verdict, the judge ordered Heard to pay Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages. For her part, Heard was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages for her counterclaim.