In the latest twist of the ongoing saga between the couple, Heard’s attorneys have filed court documents claiming that someone who had been originally summoned to serve as a juror in the trial had not appeared and was replaced by someone else.

Juror 15 was apparently born in 1970, but the summons to be a juror was for someone of the same last name born in 1945, court documents dated July 8 said. This meant that the person “was not part of the jury panel and could not have properly served” in the trial.

The documents filed in the circuit court in Fairfax, Virginia, said that “due process was therefore compromised” and as such “a mistrial should be declared, and a new trial ordered.”

It’s unclear if the court was aware of the alleged error prior to the trial and Depp’s attorneys have 30 days to respond to Heard’s motion.

However, the move by Heard’s legal team has angered those online who support Depp, who sued his former partner over a 2018 article in the Washington Post about her experiences as a survivor of domestic abuse, which he said falsely labeled him an abuser.

TV presenter Emma Kenny tweeted: “Give it up Amber! You lost….”

Twitter user Melissa wrote: “Amber’s team had every opportunity during the voir dire process to vet the jurors. They accepted the jury that heard the case and declared Heard’s statements were defamatory. If the judge has any sense, they’ll toss the claim. "

Others backing Depp also expressed their unhappiness with the move by Heard’s attorneys. One tweeted: “Frankly if they said they had no objections then they shouldn’t be allowed a mistrial now. They had a chance to get that juror sent away while there were still others to choose from.” Meanwhile, Anthony Buchanan tweeted: “GIRL BYE….. YOU JUST NEED TO QUIT FIGHTING & LEAVE IT ALONE!!”

Heard and Depp were both found liable for defamation in their lawsuits against each other in June but the jury awarded $15 million in damages to Depp and only $2 million to Heard.

The filing also said that it was “deeply troubling for an individual not summoned for jury duty nonetheless to appear for jury duty and serve on a jury, especially in a case such as this.” The development comes amid speculation that Heard is working on a memoir publishers are fighting over, with negotiations reported to be in the region of $15 million.

Newsweek has contacted Brown Rudnick, the legal firm that is representing Depp, for comment.