EXCLUSIVE: Camille Vasquez landed case after Depp's legal team decided against his first choice
Johnny Depp attorney Camille Vasquez has stolen the show at the actor's $50million defamation trial, with her fierce cross-examination of Amber Heard. But DailyMail.com can reveal how the associate lawyer got a leading role in the Fairfax, Virginia trial after Depp's team axed plans to bring on a TV 'super lawyer'. Depp, 58, had his sights set on Kathleen Zellner to grill his ex-wife after watching the high powered attorney on Netflix hit series Making a Murderer.
Zellner is known for her work in overturning wrongful convictions, and her battle to clear convicted killer Steven Avery was featured on the show. 'The plan was always to have a female attorney cross-examine Amber and that was why Zellner was brought into the case, she had the star power,' a source said. However, the insider said, the decision to bring Zellner into such a complex case was made 'way too late' and ultimately shut down by Depp attorney Ben Chew.
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