The actress said this was not an act of concession. In June, Depp had won the multi million-dollar jury verdict for his defamation suit against Heard. She went on to say, It’s important for me to say that I never chose this. I defended my truth and in doing so my life as I knew it was destroyed.
Source: The New York Times Depp’s co-lead trial counsel, Ben Chew and Camille Vasquez, said he would receive a payment from Heard’s insurers of $1 million and Depp has pledged to donate the funds to charity. Chew and Vasquez, said: u201cWe are pleased to formally close the door on this painful chapter for Mr. Depp, who made clear throughout this process his intent to bring the truth to light.u201dDepp and Heard sued each other in 2022 for defamation, each claiming they were abused before and during their roughly two-year marriage. Following a six-week televised trial, a seven-person jury ruled in June that Heard defamed Depp, and the Pirates of the Caribbean star was awarded $10.35 million. The jury also determined that Heard was defamed, awarding her $2 million.Heard stated that she would not be threatened, disheartened or dissuaded by what happened from speaking the truth.\No one can and no one will take that from me, she wrote in the post. My voice forever remains the most valuable asset I have.Who do you think was in the right here, Amber or Johnny ? Comment.
