This combination of photos shows actors Johnny Depp, left, and Amber Heard inside the courtroom for Depp’s libel suit against Heard at the Fairfax County Circuit Court on April 12, 2022, in Fairfax, Va. Depp has accused Heard of indirectly defaming him in a 2018 opinion piece that she wrote for The Washington Post. (Brendan Smialowski, Pool via AP)
A jury has reached a verdict in the Johnny Depp, Amber Heard trial! The jury found that Amber Heard defamed Johnny Depp. All of the statements were made with a “yes” answer. The jury awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. update: The judge reduced the $5 million punitive damage award for Johnny, because Virginia law caps punitive damages in these case at $350,000.
#BREAKING: The jury just found unanimously in favor of Johnny Depp, that Amber Heard calling him a sexual abuser was defamation. https://t.co/YR7ca0euSg
— TMZ (@TMZ) June 1, 2022