The jury has reached a verdict. The saga that began when actor Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for $50 million over a 2018 op-ed that she wrote for The Washington Post is over. In the article, Heard described herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.”
Now she is guilty of defaming her ex-husband.
Depp’s talent manager estimated the actor lost at least $22.5 million after being removed from the sixth “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie following Heard’s article.
The jury awarded Depp $15 million in damages.
Fox News has more on the verdict:
Johnny Depp won his defamation case against Amber Heard in a sweeping victory.
The seven-panel jury found in Depp’s favor on each defamation allegation. Heard wore a stoic expression, as the verdict was read in court.
The jury found that Heard proved some of her claims for defamation and awarded her $2 million in her $100 million countersuit against her ex-husband.
The decision was read in Virginia’s Fairfax County Circuit Court shortly after 3:00 p.m following a six-week trial.
The trial was filled with dramatic moments made for social media. Depp’s team ended his testimony with audio of Heard saying, “…tell them, I, Johnny Depp, a man, am a victim of domestic violence…and see how many people believe or side with you.”
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Actors never fail to keep us all watching them. It’s a shame that Disney decided against another Jack Sparrow adventure. His character is the perfect combination of genius and haphazard buffoon. He’ll be missed. Hopefully both Heard and Depp will move on.
Depp’s a jerk and the court failed.
both are bad jokes. Bankrupt them both and move on to people that moviegoers can look up to = like Jimmy Stewart, Clark Gable, John Wayne,