The 60-year-old plans to split the million across five organizations.
Johnny Depp has announced he will donate one of the $10 million he won in the defamation trial of his ex-wife Amber Heard to five different charities. “Make-A-Film Foundation”, “The Painted Turtle”, “Red Feather”, “Tetiaroa Society” and “Amazonia Fund Alliance” will each receive $200,000 from Depp.
These are the charities that Depp wants to donate to
The organizations are mostly Hollywood-related charities. The Make-A-Film Foundation enables children with life-threatening illnesses to make short films. They get support from big names in the film industry. Johnny Depp has also worked on such a short film.
The Painted Turtle is a summer camp near Lake Elizabeth, California that is free for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses. The charity is financed by Paul Newman, among others.
The “Tetiaroa Society” has set itself the task of preserving the Tetiaroa Atoll in the Pacific. Marlon Brando is the tenant of Tetiaroa.
The other two charities are dedicated to protecting indigenous life. The Amazonia Fund Alliance is active in the Amazon region, while the Red Feather supports Native Americans.
More about the process
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard reached an agreement in their trial in December 2022. Already in May spoke dThe jury found both parties guilty and ordered them to pay damages. The penalty of Amber Heard was $10.4 million. Johnny Depp had to pay two million. In July, Heard’s lawyers asked for the verdict to be overturned. However, she decided in December to settle her claims and accept the verdict. She has “lost confidence in the American justice system,” the mimin wrote in a statement.
Johnny Depp recently made his comeback as an actor. In the historical film “Jeanne du Barry”, the 60-year-old plays the French King Louis XV. and was at the premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.