Johnny Depp might not ask Amber Heard to pay him the full amount she owed him in damages after the defamation trial, as per reports. The Amber Heard and Johnny Depp defamation trial had everyone tuning in to watch the details of a highly toxic marriage unfold in front of a jury. Actor Johnny Depp won this defamation case against Heard and was awarded 15 million dollars in damages. Heard, who was also proven to be defamed to a certain capacity was awarded 2 million dollars.
Amber Heard was sued by Johnny Depp, as he accused Amber Heard of defaming him in an op-ed she wrote in Washington Post in 2018. After a highly messy trial, the jury found Amber guilty on several counts and the Virginia court ruled that Amber had defamed Depp, and Depp was awarded $15 million in damages. However, post losing this trial, Amber's lawyer Elaine Bredehoft had mentioned in an interview that Amber was in no position to pay the damages.
Amber Heard To Not Pay Damages in Millions? Latest Updates
Reports have now surfaced that Heard might not have to pay the damages after all. Johnny Depp's lawyer Benjamin Chew, in an interview recently revealed that this trial was never about the money. He stated that Depp only wanted to come out and speak his truth and clear his name. This statement has fans speculating that Depp might not make Amber pay him millions in damages after all.
Amber facing “financial difficulties” is not new, as details of that were already discussed in the trial. However, it was confirmed that she was in no state to afford the 15 million dollars in damages when her lawyer confirmed the same in an interview. Hinting at Depp waiving the monetary damages, his lawyer Benjamin Chew has
said, "We obviously can't disclose any attorney-client communications,
but as Mr. Depp testified and as we both made clear in our respective closings, this was never about money for him. This was about restoring his reputation, and he's done that."
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard met back in 2009 on the movie set of The Rum Diary. They got married in 2015 after dating for a few years, in a private ceremony. However a year into their marriage. Heard filed for divorce and got a restraining order against Depp alleging that he had physically abused her and was an addict. Depp denied all these accusations and their divorce was finalised in 2017.
Later in 2018, Heard wrote an op-ed, in the Washington Post, headlined- “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change” Even though Depp wasn't named in the article, the wife-beater and abuser tag caused him major losses in his personal and professional life. Denying all these accusations, Depp sued Heard and filed a defamation case for 50 million dollars and Amber countersued him for 100 million dollars. Depp won and was awarded $15 million in damages by the Virginia court.
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