Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard: this was the verdict of the trial

LAfter six weeks of trial, a jury in the Fairfaix, Virginia, USA court returned their verdict in favor of Johnny Deppsentencing Amber Heard to pay $15 million for defaming the actor in a column the washington post, where he presented himself as a victim of domestic abuse.

In a unanimous deliberation, the seven jurors found that three sentences written by Heard were not tenable, for which the actress had to pay Depp 10 million as compensation for damages and five million as punitive damages; but they also pointed out that the actor once defamed his ex-wife, for which he must give her two million dollars.

The phrases that were taken into account are: “speak out against sexual violence“, in the second he pointed out that “representing domestic abuse and suffering anger against women who speak”, and in the third he mentioned that “institutions protected men accused of abuse”.

In the weeks that the trial lasted, the actor “Pirates of the Caribbean” He denied all of his ex-wife’s allegations that she suffered physical abuse and even sexual assault by Depp.

What did Depp say when he heard the verdict of the trial?

The actor did not attend the last day of the trial, but sent a written statement stating that “from the beginning, the objective of presenting this case was to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome.”

“They made false accusations, very serious and criminal charges against me through the media, triggering an endless barrage of hateful content, even though no charges were ever filed against me. It had already circled the globe twice in a nanosecond and it had a seismic impact on my life and my career,” he noted.

What did Amber Heard’s column say?

The column was published on December 18, 2018, for the aforementioned newspaper, although he never wrote the actor’s name, Depp claimed that he was referring to the time they were married from 2015 to 2017.

The title of the text was: “I spoke out against sexual violence and faced the wrath of our culture. That has to change.”

They included lines like: “Then, two years ago, I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our culture’s anger toward women who speak out.”