Johnny Depp is dating his lawyer. But it’s not Camille Vasquez!

The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star has found love again

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Meet Johnny Depp's new girlfriend, who is also a very successful lawyer (Image: Getty Images)
Captain Jack Sparrow seems to have succumbed to the ‘laws’ of attraction.

Johnny Depp has a new woman in his life.

His lady love Joelle Rich, is a lawyer. According to a Page Six report, she had served as a member of his legal team in 2020, when the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star was engaged in a defamation battle against the popular British tabloid The Sun.


The ‘Edward Scissorhands’ star had attempted to sue News Group News, the company publishing The Sun in 2018, for describing him as a ‘wife-beater’.

Earlier Depp was linked with his lawyer Camille Vasquez. Vasquez dismissed the rumours, revealing she was dating Edward Owen, an executive at coworking space startup WeWork.

According to US Weekly, the connection between Rich and Depp is “serious”’. US Weekly quoted a source saying, “Their chemistry is off the charts. It’s serious between them. They are the real deal.”
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Although Rich was not part of the legal team that defended him in his defamation case against former wife Amber Heard, she was nevertheless present in the Virginia courtroom earlier this year. She was photographed at the Fairfax County Courthouse nearly every day of the weeks-long trial that ran from April 11-June 1. “There was no professional obligation for her to be there. It was personal,” the source was quoted as saying to the US Weekly.

Who is Joelle Rich?



  • According to reports, Rich is a London-based lawyer. She is a partner at Schillings, an international law firm. She has expertise in libel, privacy and copyright disputes.

  • She is married, but lives separately from her partner Jonathan Rich. According to entertainment site TMZ, she has two children with her husband. She is reportedly in the process of obtaining a divorce.

  • Her Linkedin profile lists her as an alumni of the University of Birmingham and BPP Law School.
On the work front, Depp is busy with his new project ‘La Favorite’ (The Favorite) a biopic written and directed by Maiwenn. The film stars Depp, Maiwenn, Louis Garrel, Pierre Richard, and Noemie Lvovsky. This will be the first movie where Depp will act in French. The film is slated for a 2023 release.
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It is hard to escape Johnny Depp’s charm. Despite facing charges of domestic violence, the actor has an army of female fans rooting for him in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard which is currently taking place at Fairfax county, in Virginia. Deep had, in his illustrious career, been quite a hopeless romantic, falling in love several times, especially with his co-stars.

Here’s a look back at the actor’s high profile relationships that grabbed news headlines and defined pop culture.

It is hard to escape Johnny Depp’s charm. Despite facing charges of domestic violence, the actor has an army of female fans rooting for him in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard whic..
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Johnny Depp got married for the first time with makeup artist Lori Anne Allison who was instrumental in Depp’s success in Hollywood. The couple tied the knot in 1983 and although they were only married for two years, it was Allison who introduced the star to Nicholas Cage who helped him bag his ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ role. The 1984 horror film was an instant success catapulting Depp to stardom.

Johnny Depp got married for the first time with makeup artist Lori Anne Allison who was instrumental in Depp’s success in Hollywood. The couple tied the knot in 1983 and although they were only marri..
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Johnny Depp reportedly had a massive crush on the ‘Dirty Dancing’ star, and insisted her agent to introduce him to her. The two met on a blind date, and there were instant fireworks. They ran into an hasty engagement, and Grey was absolutely in love with the actor when suddenly Depp switched gears and moved onto Winona Rider.

Johnny Depp reportedly had a massive crush on the ‘Dirty Dancing’ star, and insisted her agent to introduce him to her. The two met on a blind date, and there were instant fireworks. They ran into an..
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One of the most talked about relationships that Depp had been in, was with his ‘Edward Scissorhands’ co-star Winona Ryder. Ryder and Depp were also famous, engaged and so much in love that Depp went ahead and got a tattoo that said, ‘Winona Forever’. Unfortunately for the couple though, their relationship came to an end in 1993, just three years after it began on the sets of a surrealist film. Depp still has the tattoo, but the words have been changed to ‘Wino Forever.’

One of the most talked about relationships that Depp had been in, was with his ‘Edward Scissorhands’ co-star Winona Ryder. Ryder and Depp were also famous, engaged and so much in love that Depp went ..
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The relationship between the famous British model Kate Moss and Johnny Depp began in 1994, when the pair met in a New York restaurant. The couple dated for four years before calling it quits. Reportedly, Moss spent "years of crying" after their romance ended.



However, the model only had good things to say about her ex- love at the recent Amber Heard and Johnny Depp trail. There had been rumours that Depp had pushed Moss down the stairs when they were dating, and Amber Heard had brought this topic up in her testimony but Moss had appeared as a witness for Depp during the recent trial and trashed those rumors as untrue.

The relationship between the famous British model Kate Moss and Johnny Depp began in 1994, when the pair met in a New York restaurant. The couple dated for four years before calling it quits. Reporte..
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Depp had a longer and more stable relationship after failed relationships with Moss and Ryder, with Venessa Paradis. The couple stayed married for 14 years and welcomed two kids Lily-Rose in 1999 and Jack in 2002 during this period.


However, The two split in 2012, and although it wasn’t an easy separation, things did not get bitter between them. It was widely believed that the separation happened due to the couple’s conflicting schedules.

Depp had a longer and more stable relationship after failed relationships with Moss and Ryder, with Venessa Paradis. The couple stayed married for 14 years and welcomed two kids Lily-Rose in 1999 and..
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Johnny Depp met Amber Heard on the sets of ‘The Rum Diary’. However, at the time the two were in relationships with others, so they did not start dating till 2012. The couple dated for a while before tying the knot in 2015. Then ensued their tumultuous marriage which lasted for about two years.



However, after the divorce, Heard wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post in which she claimed that she was a victim of domestic abuse, and without naming Depp insinuated that he was the abuser. That op-ed resulted in Depp being dropped from several films, and finally the actor sued his ex-wife for defamation.

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