Johnny Depp Releases Statement After Winning Defamation Lawsuit
Actor Johnny Depp has issued a statement after winning his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp and Heard were married in 2015 after meeting on the set of The Rum Diary in 2011. Heard filed for divorce in 2016 and later penned an op-ed for The Washington Post claiming that Depp was abusive in their relationship, although not naming him specifically in the article. The UK tabloid The Sun later ran an article calling Depp a «wife-beater,» which prompted the actor to sue them for libel. Depp lost that trail, which was a significant setback and prompted him to sue Heard directly for defamation.
Since his legal troubles began, Depp has cited the loss of multiple roles as a result of being defamed by Heard, including the part of Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts franchise, as well as the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, which he claims would have paid out $20 million for a sixth film in the series. Heard said that her legal troubles with Depp cost her a scaled-back role in Aquaman 2, although DC Films head Walter Hamada testified that was not the case for her diminished role in the sequel. Since April, the trial has been ongoing and reached a verdict on Wednesday, June 1st.
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The jury ruled in favor of Depp, awarding him more than $10 million in damages, while also ruling in favor of Heard being defamed by a lawyer for Depp, who accused the actress of roughing up an apartment to look worse for police. Heard was awarded $2 million in damages, while Depp should receive $10 million in punitive damages and $5 million in compensatory damages. Depp, now vindicated by the outcome, issued a statement (via Variety) saying he was «humbled» by the
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