Johnny Depp won his defamation case against Amber Heard Friday with a jury awarding him $15 million after a bombshell seven-week trial marked by shocking allegations of abuse leveled by both sides.

The seven-member panel, composed of five men and two women, also ruled in favor of Heard, in part, finding that Depp had defamed her through his attorney. They awarded her $2 million in compensatory damages.

She accused the "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" star of conspiring with his lawyer, Adam Waldman, to defame her by calling her allegations of abuse a hoax in three statements to the press. Judge Penney Azcarate reduced Depp's punitive damages award from $5 million to $350,000

Depp, 58, who is on tour with guitarist Jeff Beck in England, did not show up for the verdict, while Heard, 36, did.

During the trial, both sides were bent on mutual destruction, exposing the tawdry details of their failed marriage in a tit-for-tat that has left their reputations in tatters.


The protracted court battle kicked off in 2019 after Depp sued Heard in Fairfax County Circuit Court in Virginia over a 2018 op-ed she wrote in the Washington Post identifying herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse."

She did not refer to Depp by name, but his lawyers have argued that the piece falsely portrayed Heard as a domestic violence victim and ruined his life.

The warring exes began their battle two years earlier on May 27, 2016 – a central date in their saga.

That's when Heard went to a Los Angeles courthouse to obtain a restraining order against Depp after he allegedly bashed her in the face with a cellphone.


She exited the courthouse flanked by her publicist, and with a large bruise under her right eye, as a throng of photographers snapped her picture.

Depp's team argued that she painted on the bruise and tipped off the press.

The photos and abuse allegations went viral, garnering international headlines, and set off a vicious public quarrel that has persisted for six years – twice as long as their relationship.

During closing statements, Vasquez argued that Depp was the sole victim in their doomed romance.

"There is an abuser in this courtroom, and it is not Mr. Depp," Vasquez told jurors Friday, noting that it was the six-year anniversary to the day that Heard obtained the restraining order. "Ms. Heard is in fact the abuser and Mr. Depp the abused."

Vasquez described Heard as a "deeply troubled person, violent, afraid of abandonment, desperate for attention and approval."

Heard fabricated her "wild, over-the-top and implausible" abuse claims after Depp told her he wanted to end their one-year marriage, the lawyer argued.

"You either believe all of it, or none of it," Vasquez said. "Either she is a victim of ugly, horrible abuse, or she is a woman who is willing to say absolutely anything."

The "Edward Scissorhands" actor took the stand for four days and told jurors how his ex-wife hurled a vodka bottle at him that shattered on his hand and sliced off the tip of his finger during a 2015 brawl in Australia. Heard has denied it.

Jurors were played disturbing audio recordings in which Heard admitted to hitting Depp and called him a "washed up piece of sh-t" and a "sell out," mocking his role as Officer Thomas Hanson on the TV series "21 Jump Street."

In one recording, after the pair split, Heard told Depp, "Tell the world Johnny, tell them Johnny Depp, I Johnny Depp, a man, I'm a victim too of domestic violence."

He replied, "Yes."

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Depp alleges that Heard used the bogus abuse allegations to negotiate a $7 million divorce settlement, then moved on with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who she told her agent she didn't love and was "just filling space."

Although she publicly promised to donate the full sum to charity and claimed she had already done so on a TV show, it was revealed during the trial that she had only parted with a small fraction of the payout. Most of the donations made her on behalf came from Musk, according to testimony.

Heard offered a dramatically different account of their toxic relationship during her four days on the stand, telling jurors that Depp became a violent and belligerent "monster" when he was high and drunk.

In her most extreme abuse claim, the "Aquaman" star accused Depp of dragging her nude body across broken glass then penetrating her with a liquor bottle.

The alleged sexual assault occurred during the same 2015 blowout in Australia that left the "Black Mass" star missing a piece of his finger.

In between sobs, Heard recounted another horrific act of sexual abuse. She alleged he forcibly performed a cavity search on her, violently sticking his fingers inside her and searching for his cocaine during a drug-induced rage, she said.

The clashing exes weren't the only celebrities in the courtroom for the bizarre trial – Kate Moss was a surprise witness appearing via live link from England on behalf of Depp. Ellen Barkin testified for Heard in a pre-recorded deposition.

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Heard's team initially indicated that they would call actor James Franco and Musk – but they never materialized on the stand.


Heard’s lawyer, Ben Rottenborn, said in closing statements that Depp's lawsuit against the "London Fields" actress is a continuation of a relentless smear campaign her ex-husband launched against her after she filed for divorce.

"In Mr. Depp’s world, you don't leave Mr. Depp, and if you do, he will start a campaign of global humiliation against you," he said.

Rottenborn added that lawyers for Depp were setting a dangerous precedent for victims of abuse.

"If you didn’t tell your friends, you’re lying. If you did tell your friends, it’s part of the hoax," he said in summations.

He added that a finding in favor of Depp would having a chilling effect on First Amendment protections – especially for victims of domestic abuse.

Source: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/johnny-depp-verdict-actor-wins-defamation-case-amber-heard

She sued him first, and now it’s bouncing back on her .

Why is it mostly ladies that sue guys for money ?

Never have I seen a guy just have the time to sue a lady. He would rather work for his money.

These ladies can be crooks at times.

The thing is that she will be very happy and won’t hesitate if given the chance to get every dime the guy has. Sending him back to zero

CONGRATULATIONS Johnny. She must pay the $15 million defamation damages and pay her lawyers too.

Johnny Depp should just tell her to remove her $2 million in compensatory damages and forward the balance to him

Amber heard the poopy ex wife
Make she find another person she go shit for e bed

Latty88:
Johnny Depp should just tell her to remove her $2 million in compensatory damages and forward the balance to him

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Good news.. Women and their lying asses, The guy no be Jack sparrow for nothing�

JUSTICE ..... JUSTICE

When dealing with the opposite gender, u have to be very very very careful .... They are more dangerous than Snakes .... With crocodile tears , they can move a man against his own fellow man!!!!..

Johnny Depp u have been vindicated from the Vseless daughter of Lillith ....

A sad day in the feminist coven. They have started wailing across social media platforms already. They make one begin to wonder "what do these feminists really want?"

Because, their aspirations, goals and desires come in different variations. Let say, a feminist in Lagos has a different ideology with her comrade who's in Akure. Likewise the one in Jos with different views from the one in Onitsha.

The one that left me startled was after eating some good meals in a posh restaurant, when the bills came the self acclaimed and self promoted feminist started pressing her phone. I thought it's a 50/50 something .

Let me buga

It’s $13mil net to johny

Edited

Actually it 10,350,000 because for punitive damages which the jury awarded 5m the cap is actually 350k in the state of Virginia.

nice one, I am happy for him, but is kind of sad that a man has to go through court before they believe him , Johnny Depp should thank his fans. because they were the benchmark to the success of this case

I’m so happy like for John share for amber






But if she no kon get reach that amount nko?



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No better way to start the month of June with this good news.

Big Victory for the Real men out there

Toxic feminism and victim mentality bites the dust

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Amber turd deserve prison

One small step for Johnny Depp
One giant step for restoring the dignity of married men in the USA and men in general..

I could cry rn

wow, Amber just got served HOT breakfast...

Say no to bastard bitches, my guy just got his life back. Some Women are evil

Everything about Hollywood life is fake. Funny many people are sold to it. Hence our fake life's and on going struggle with relationship and anything real.

Amber Heard the witch!

I am so happy

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Chai! Amber is completely finished!

Hahaha, this one sweet my belle.
This one go be like person when borrow money carry do wedding, come divorce when him never pay the borrowed money finish. You go still dey pay for divorced marriage.

You divorce your husband still go to drag am.

Your advisers where are there now? They have left you.

Some that made him a pariah in Hollywood,,[

Never have I seen a guy just have the time to sue a lady. He would rather work for his money.

These ladies can be crooks at times.

The thing is that she will be very happy and won’t hesitate if given the chance to get every dime the guy has. Sending him back to zero[/quote]

Heard banked on female factor but backfired

You can't just wake up to destroy people cos you are a Lady. The world is changing now!

Before nko