Re: Hello--CONFIDENTIAL

Thank= for forwarding me the content of the investigative report by ASU related =o me and my participation, along with Johnny, at Origins events. =C24)I am attaching what you sent to me so that I may comment on it.:

"Four Witnesses reported during the investigation =hat Respondent once made a comment in the presence of employees about the =hysical characteristics of Amber Heard, an actress and female visitor at O=igins Project event. Specifically, during the Johnny Depp event on Februar= 16, 2016, that Respondent, while getting everyone together to take a pict=re with Johnny Depp, said, "get your hot ass over here" wh=n attempting to get Amber to join the picture. During this same event, two=witnesses allege that Respondent told Heard, "Your ass looks great=" Employees also indicate that he talked about how "hot sh= was".

When asked if he ever c=mmented on a female's buttocks in front of employees, Respondent s=ated, "Whoa, not that I...I can't imagine doing that=E2.40. Respondent stated, "Generally, I would say that is not a=good idea" but added that if someone asked his opinion about someo=e, he might respond. When asked if he ever made comments about Amber Heard=E244s body, Respondent stated, "No. Amber Heard is an incredib=y attractive woman, and everybody understands that and everybody said it, =nd she is".

Respondent stated that he did not remember telling Heard=that her "ass" looked good. He stated, "I don*=804>t remember saying it, but it's the kind of thing that a close=friend would say to a close friend in the context of tasking for wardrobe =dvice], but I certainly don't remember it, but we were very, very =lose." Respondent stated that making such comments in the workplac= would be outside of normal conduct for him, but "if it would..804kve happened, it would have not been at the Origins offices. It would =ave been in the middle of an event when we were celebrating"..=A0

Factua= Determination: Four witnesses heard Respondent make the statement. Althou=h Respondent stated he did not remember saying this, he did acknowledge th=t it is the kind of thing that a close friend would say. It is more likely=than not that Respondent made the statements. "

This is highly confidential of course, but it is good news, and I will =se it in the appeal doc, which I am HEAVILY revising today. I am als= going to send you another support letter that is quite important in a min=te.

Lawrence M. Krauss

Professor

School=of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department

Arizona State U=iversi , P.O. Box 871404, Tem se, AZ 85287-1404

is there any -precedent in an appeal letter to add letters=of support? i think it is a legal appeal not an appeal t= ones emotions . it is legal grounds or not. =C240 you can attack the credibility of witnesses but you have been found =o be not credible. and with a multi year behavior issue =owever did you break a rule??? I dont think =ou should suggest a compromise in an appeal letter. . you can make r=fernce to not wanting a long drawn out court battle. a bit thr=atening, but not play your hand