Johnny Depp won against his former wife Amber Heard on Wednesday, when a jury determined that she had defamed Depp by claiming that he had assaulted her throughout their relationship.
After sitting through six weeks of hard testimony and deliberating for nearly 13 hours, the Fairfax County, jury reached its verdict in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial.
Finding out that Heard had intentionally and maliciously defamed Depp, Depp was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages.
The jury awarded Depp with $15 million in damages but Heard will only have to pay $10.35 million due to Virginia law cap on punitive damages (the judge reduced the amount).
In regards to Heard’s countersuit brought against Depp, he was found to have defamed her on one of three claims. She was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages and no punitive damages.
“The disappointment I feel today is beyond words,” she said in a statement afterward.
“I’m heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway of my ex-husband.”
However, Depp was not present in the courtroom to hear the verdict but said he was “truly humbled” by the verdict in a statement.
He said,
“From the very beginning, the goal of bringing this case was to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome.
Speaking the truth was something that I owed to my children and to all those who have remained steadfast in their support of me. I feel at peace knowing I have finally accomplished that.”
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Heard and Depp case all began when Depp filed a $50 million defamation suit against Heard over her Washington Post op-ed.
Though Heard never named Depp in the piece, his lawyers argued that references to him are clear and damaged his career and reputation.
Heard then filed her $100 million countersuit, claiming Depp and his legal team defamed her by calling her allegations a hoax.
The Ex couple met on set of the 2011 film The Rum Diary and married in 2015.
In 2016 Heard filed for divorce from Depp, obtaining a domestic violence restraining order against him and accusing him of physically and verbally abusing her during “violent and volatile” episodes.
Depp however denied the allegations, accusing Heard of being the abuser in the relationship.
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