Johnny Depp Facing Punitive Damages in Lawsuit Over Hollywood Palladium Altercation

The woman is suing the actor over an incident at an Iggy and the Stooges concert.

A judge is allowing the woman who was allegedly roughed up by security guards of Johnny Depp to pursue punitive damages against the actor.

According to the complaint, she was dragged across the VIP section, and as her shoes came off and her clothes were disheveled, she was handcuffed and dragged through the venue, "exposing her buttocks to the other Hollywood Palladium theater patrons."

According to a tentative decision in advance of the hearing today, "As alleged, Plaintiff did nothing to warrant the conduct of Depp’s security guards who were controlled by the defendants, which must be taken as true at the pleading stage."

Johnson goes onto say that Depp's attorneys argue that security only intended to restrain her and keep her separated from Depp so as to protect him from a “potential out-of-control fan,” but at this stage of the case, those alleged facts can't be considered.

The judge has dismissed the possibility that Eckert can recover attorney's fees because there aren't any allegations that any of the defendants have been convicted of a felony. Since the judge has already denied a motion on attorney's fees, he says it is a closed issue and won't be considered in any amended complaint.

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