A source tells PEOPLE the actor and Joelle Rich “are dating but it’s not serious.”

Johnny Depp’s legal saga continues with an unexpected development.

“They are dating but it’s not serious,” a source toldPEOPLE.

Johnny Depp look at his smartphone with his UK legal Counsel Joelle Rich during an afternoon recess outside court during the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard civil trial at Fairfax County

Joelle Rich and Johnny Depp outside the Virginia courthouse in May.Ron Sachs/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images

EW has reached out to Depp’s representatives and Rich for comment.

He lost the case in November 2020, with the court upholding the accusations as “substantially true.”

His attempt to overturn the verdict was overruled.

Heard’s team filed to appeal the verdictin July after a motion for a mistrial was denied.

“We are therefore appealing the verdict.

We remain confident in our case and that this verdict will stand.”