JOHNNY DEPP IS NOW DATING HIS AMBER HEARD TRIAL LAWYER

According to Fox News Digital, Johnny Depp is dating Joelle Rich, a married lawyer who represented him in his U.K. defamation trial against a British tabloid for calling him a "wife-beater."

According to a source, Rich has separated from her husband and is divorcing him. She was not a member of Depp's legal team in his Virginia defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard, but she was present for part of the six-week trial, which concluded in June.

The London-based mother of two was seen chatting with the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star on several occasions during smoke breaks outside the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse.

Another source said she dined with Depp and his team on several occasions at The Palm, an upscale steakhouse next door to the five-star hotel, and stayed with him at the Ritz-Carlton in McLean, Virginia, where he was holed up for the trial.

According to the source, Rich was married when she met Depp, but she is now divorcing him. She and her ex-husband have two children.