Johnny Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez reveals why she ‘never dated’ the actor

Johnny Depp’s former lawyer Camille Vasquez opened up about why she doesn’t see a romantic connection with the actor in her future.

Nearly two years after she played a crucial role in securing a victory for Depp in his highly publicized $100 million defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard, the 40-year-old lawyer addressed the dating rumors that emerged in 2022.

“I would never do that,” she declared Extra on Friday. ‘Let me just record it here. Never dated Johnny Depp. Would never date Johnny Depp. I think he’s a nice person. He’s not my type,” she added.

Vasquez, who quickly rose to fame for her work on the case, pointed out that her first meetings with Depp revealed their strikingly different perspectives.

‘I remember, maybe after I was thirty [or] When I talked to him for forty minutes, I remember having an out-of-body experience and looking at him and thinking, “He sees the world so differently than I do.”

“He’s definitely using a different part of his brain. He’s such an artist.”

Vasquez revealed that she has yet to see Depp as the iconic Captain Jack Sparrow from the Pirates franchise, saying that “to this day” her only point of reference for him was his role in Chocolat.

Vasquez graduated from the University of Southern California in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in arts, communications and political science. Newsweek reported.

The fluent Spanish speaker attended Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles from 2007 to 2010 and worked at a law firm before joining her current practice, Brown Rudnick LLP, as an associate.

She focuses on “defamation plaintiff matters, with additional experience litigating contract disputes, business-related torts and employment-related claims,” according to her law firm bio. website.

It also states that she has “extensive experience in dealing with parallel reputation management and crisis communications issues arising from these assignments.” She has no public social media profiles.

During the trial, many fans began to wonder if romantic feelings had developed between Depp and Vasquez, after noticing a slew of flirty interactions between the two – including whispering in each other’s ears, giggling together and sharing coy grins with each other .

Rumors of a budding romance were fueled after a video of the Pirates of the Caribbean star helping the lawyer untangle her iPhone charger went viral on TikTok. He was also seen pulling out her chair for her.

However, body language expert Judi James explained exclusively to DailyMail.com at the time that the amorous moments between them were most likely not due to a secret affair, but were instead all part of a plan to make Depp seem like a “romantic hero.” .’

She said that pairing Depp with a “fresh, smart, fragrant and confident-looking woman” would “destroy” Heard’s story about their toxic relationship.

Vasquez was “disappointed” when he heard there was speculation about her relationship with Depp at the time.

‘It is also an unethical accusation. It’s sexist,” she told People in June 2022. ‘It’s unfortunate and disappointing, but at the same time it comes with the territory. I can’t say I was that surprised.’

Vasquez continued at the time, “I care deeply about my clients, and we have definitely become closer.

‘But when I say we, I mean the whole team, and of course that includes Johnny.

“And I’m Cuban and Colombian. I am tactile. What do you want me to say? I hug everyone. And I’m not ashamed of that.’

In addition to her rumored relationship with Depp, Vasquez gained massive attention after cross-examining Heard on the stand, with some fans claiming she had ‘destroyed’ and ‘obliterated’ the star with her fierce questions.

Vasquez told Heard during cross-examination: “Have your lies been exposed to the world multiple times?” to which Heard replied, “I didn’t lie about anything.”

Vasquez pressed Heard on many of her inconsistencies and accusations, and she even became short with Heard when she started talking to the jury at one point.

“There is no outstanding question, so I would appreciate it if you would not make an argument before the jury. It’s inappropriate,” Vasquez snapped at Heard.

Heard was awarded $2 million in damages for her countersuit against Depp, who sought $100 million.

However, she received no compensation.

Although Depp was awarded a total of $15 million, the judge reduced the $5 million in damages to the Virginia limit of $350,000, bringing his total to $8.35 million after deducting the $2 million owed to Heard .