Heard’s Aussie lawyer no stranger to Depp trolls

After a US jury found Amber Heard guilty of defaming her ex-husband Johnny Depp in an article where had she claimed she was a victim of domestic abuse, online trolls have taken it upon themselves to hit out at anyone who has publicly stood up for Heard.

The Hollywood stars, who divorced in 2017, presented conflicting versions of their doomed relationship in the trial.

It’s been more than two years since Australian human rights barrister Jennifer Robinson represented Heard during Depp’s 2020 libel case against The Sun newspaper in London. However, Robinson continues to be inundated with vile messages and even death threats from Depp mega-fans and internet trolls – and those messages amped up after the US Depp-Heard case concluded last week.

The Southern Highlands-raised lawyer has been calling out the trolls who slide into her Instagram messages on a daily basis, naming and shaming them on her stories.

“Jen Robinson is an accomplished and brilliant lawyer. She is being unfairly subjected to gendered abuse for simply doing her job,” explains friend and fellow barrister Rebekah Giles.

Robinson is no stranger to public harassment, in the past 10 years her professional involvement with client Julian Assange has led to death threats, surveillance and an attempt to stop her boarding a plane at Heathrow Airport.

In the UK, Robinson is known as the go-to barrister for the rich and famous and been described by You Magazine as “fast making a name for herself as one of the world’s hottest lawyers”. She’s certainly not short of high-profile friends who include fellow barrister Amal Clooney and author Kathy Lette.

Last week jurors awarded Depp – who denied abusing Ms Heard – $15 million (USD) in compensatory and punitive damages while Heard won one of three counter-claims against Depp, and was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages.

Double wedded bliss for Sydney ‘IT’ girls

As an arctic chill blew into Sydney last week, the city’s social set were busy laying out their beach club attire and packing their Louis luggage for their delayed jaunt to Europe. Racing royalty Kate Waterhouse and rugby league great husband Luke Ricketson are set to celebrate their wedding anniversary in Italy where they tied the knot 10 years ago.

“We are going to celebrate our wedding anniversary by taking the kids back to where we got married,” Kate told Emerald City last week.

“On our wedding anniversary date we are going to visit the church where we got married and then we have booked lunch at the Hotel Timeo (where we had our reception) for some family and friends who are also visiting Taormina (Sicily) at the same time,” she added.

But before the couple kick up their heels in Italy they will be celebrating alongside a number of Sydney pals as fashion influencer Nadia Fairfax-Wayne and husband Michael Wayne celebrate their nuptials a second time – with 40 odd friends.

Queen bees Deborah Symond O’Neil and Montarna Pitt will be there on their “matemoon” after both welcoming their second child and a number of pals from the Fairfax-Wayne inner circle will be joining the European celebration in Turkey.

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These include stylist Caroline Tran and fiance James, AJE designer Adrian Norris and newly married glamour couple Andy El-Bayeh and his Vogue Bride-featured bride Harriet Williams, who Emerald City hears once dated Wayne prior to marrying Fairfax. Oh my!

The social set are understood to be staying at the majestic Macakizi hotel in Bodrum where the luxury resort is managed by Andrew Jacobs, godfather to the bride.

One lucky couple got out of the Harbour City well ahead of the cold snap. Former Married At First Sight couple Martha Kalifadtidis and Michael Brunelli left for Italy in April after experiencing a mould plague in their Bondi rental.