Washington, Sept. 23 -- : Earlier this year, during Johnny Depp's defamation trial, while many speculated that there were sparks flying between the actor and his attorney Camille Vasquez, the Hollywood star has taken fancy to a different lawyer.

Fox News has confirmed that Depp is dating Joelle Rich, the married lawyer who represented him in his U.K. defamation trial against a British tabloid for branding him a "wife-beater."

According to the outlet, a source has said that Rich is already separated from her husband and is set to divorce him. Though she was not part of the legal team that represented Depp in his Virginia defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard, she was present for part of the six-week trial, which wrapped up in June. ...