Amber Heard Speaks Out For First Time Since Johnny Depp Trial Verdict
As she gears up for an appeal, Amber Heard is speaking out for the first time since the Johnny Depp trial verdict. Depp v. Heard was the second court case to come from the two's divorce after Depp previously brought a libel lawsuit against the UK publisher News Group Newspapers for citing him as an abuser in an early 2018 article. With Heard acting as a key witness for the news publication during the trial, Depp ultimately lost the libel suit and saw his appeal rejected.
Depp later brought a defamation suit against Heard for her publishing an op-ed in The Washington Post referring to past domestic abuse and sexual violence from an unnamed partner. Depp sued Heard for $50 million in damages, with the actress countersuing for $100 million in damages, with a heated and highly publicized trial beginning in April in Virginia, where The Washington Post prints its papers and houses their servers. Heard would ultimately lose the trial as the jury ruled her op-ed to have been false and defamed Depp, awarding the actor $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, which would be reduced to $350,000 due to a Virginia state law limit, while Depp was found guilty on one count of defamation and Heard being awarded $2 in damages.
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Just two weeks after the outcome was announced, NBC News spoke exclusively with Amber Heard for the first time since the Johnny Depp trial verdict. The actress explained she doesn't blame the jury for the outcome, believing Depp to be a "fantastic actor" and understanding how her ex-husband swayed the trial in his favor. See what Heard said below:
«I don't blame them. I actually understand. He's a beloved character and people
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