Johnny Depp won the libel case against Amber Heard. After 12 hours in council chamber, the jury’s verdict arrived in the courtroom in Fairfax Virginia: she will have to pay 15 million dollars for defaming him, he will have to compensate her with two million. Thus ends one of the longest and hardest divorces (with lawsuit of defamation) in the history of Hollywood, with accusations and twists of a horror film.
Johnny Depp: “The jury gave me back my life”
“The jury gave me my life backWas the actor’s first comment. That he will not receive the $ 50 million he originally asked for to his ex-wife as damages for defaming him, but only 15. He, on the other hand, will have to deliver two million to his ex-wife: compensation the damage done to the actress when his lawyer called her accusations “a scam”.
Johnny Depp: “The truth never dies”
“A new chapter is finally about to begin and the best is yet to comeWrote Johnny Depp in a shared note on Instagram in which he thanked the jurors and lawyers. And then all the fans of her for the love and support received. “The truth never dies” he added. “I hope my search for the truth will help others who are in the same situation.”
Amber Heard: “A disappointment beyond words”
“The disappointment I feel today is beyond any word»Commented the actress in a shared note on Instagram. “I had brought a lot of evidence, but it wasn’t enough to resist the disproportionate power and influence of my ex-husband,” she added. Comparing the jury’s verdict to “a return to the time when a woman who dared to talk about domestic violence was publicly humiliated“.
Marriage and endless war
The one between the actress and the Hollywood star was a marriage that lasted only fifteen months and about which gruesome details emerged. A wedding also told by Sun and ended up with a lawsuit considered one of the largest libel trials of the 21st century.
The two got married in 2015 and, after less than a year and a half, at the same time as the divorce, comes the accusation by her of physical and psychological violence. Thus begins the most complex chapter in history. Amber Heard, in fact, he publishes a selfie with the signs of violence in sight. “A clever make-up operation” he defends himself. Accusing «Her bruises are fake, she was beating me!“ He says. The war continues with mutual accusations of violence and gruesome details about their history.
The couple at the 2016 Grammy Awards (Getty)
After a year of negotiations, the couple finds an agreement: she goes for $ 7 million. But the war is not over. There comes another twist: Amber Heard writes a letter published on Washington Post in which he tells of having received death threats and to have suffered domestic violence from the ex. The actor’s response was not long in coming. Depp starts libel suit against ex-wife, seeking compensation of $ 50 million for damages. Today a nightmare marriage and an unprecedented war between exes finally come to an end.
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