The presiding judge in the Johnny Deep and Amber Heard defamation trial has finalized the verdict and a written order has been issued for Heard to pay Deep over ten million dollars.
This is for damaging his reputation by describing herself as a domestic abuse victim in an op-ed piece she wrote.
Judge Officially Orders Amber Heard To Pay Johnny Depp
What this means is that the judge has sealed off the chances of both parties settling out of court, hence Amber Heard has to pay Johnny Depp.
Judge Penney Azcarate had initially given the estranged couple until June 24 to come up with a settlement out of court, which she would enter instead of the verdict that granted Johnny ten million dollars in compensatory damages and an additional five million dollars in punitive damages, but an agreement was never reached.
The ‘Aquaman’ actress representative had already stressed that their client plans to appeal the verdict, but will have to give notice within the next thirty days for her motion to be considered.
During the hearing, the judge said that if Amber Heard appeals, she must post a bond for the full amount of the over ten million dollars’ awards while the appeal is pending.
Judge Officially Orders Amber Heard To Pay Johnny Depp
Depp sued Heard over a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post describing herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.”
The jury found in Depp’s favor on all three of his claims relating to specific statements in the 2018 piece.
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