BREAKING NEWS: Johnny Depp Wins Lawsuit Against Ex-Wife Amber Heard
Johnny Depp has won his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard.
A jury in a Fairfax County, Virginia courtroom ruled in favor of Johnny Depp.
Heard made statements in an online editorial that she was a victim of domestic abuse by Johnny Depp during their brief marriage.
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Depp sued Heard, saying those statements were completely false and stated with malice.
Heard’s op-ed was posted in the Washington Post in December 2018.
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Johnny Depp won the lawsuit, with the jury finding in his favor on all counts.
Amber Heard must pay Johnny Depp $10 million dollars in compensatory damages and $5 million dollars in punitive damages.
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Johnny Depp was suing for $50 million dollars.
Amber wins something
Amber Heard had countersued Johnny Depp for statements made by his lawyer.
Johnny Depp’s lawyer had called Amber Heard’s statements a hoax.
The jury found in favor of Amber Heard on some of the counts, awarding her $2 million in compensatory damages. She won nothing in punitive damages.
Amber Heard response
Amber Heard has released a statement on Twitter in response to the verdict.
— Amber Heard (@realamberheard) June 1, 2022
She feels that the jury ignored a “mountain of evidence” against her ex-husband Johnny Depp.
Heard feels that her right to free speech has been infringed.
Further, Heard states that this proves that violence against women is not to be taken seriously.
Clearly, Heard is not ready to accept any blame for her actions or statements against Johnny Depp.
Johnny’s statement
Johnny has posted his statement on Instagram:
In case that typewriter font is hard to read, Johnny Depp states that the jury has given him his life back.
He is truly humbled.
What’s next for Johnny?
Fans are overwhelmingly on Johnny Depp’s side in this matter and are overjoyed at the verdict.
Johnny Depp was not present in the courtroom for the reading of the verdict.
Johnny had a work commitment and could not be present for the verdict.
Will Disney find a way to breed a million alpacas to bring him back as Jack Sparrow?
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Johnny got justice ⚖️ 🙌