Johnny Depp wins libel case against ex-wife, Amber Heard
Art and Literature 10:56 PM - 2022-06-01Photo Credit: Steve Helber/Reuters
Johnny Depp brought the six-week court case after an op-ed in the Washington Post in December 2018 in which Amber Heard said she had endured domestic violence during their 15-month marriage.
The jury has awarded Johnny Depp $15m (£12m) in damages.
Amber Heard has also won part of her libel case against Johnny Depp over articles in the Daily Mail, in which Johnny Depp’s former lawyer described her claims of domestic abuse as a hoax.
The jury has awarded Amber Heard $2m in damages.
The seven-person jury deliberated for 12 hours after being sent out to consider their verdicts on Friday.
The verdict was met with screams outside the court and chants of "Johnny, Johnny, Johnny".
Johnny Depp: 'Jury gave me my life back'
"False, very serious and criminal allegations were levied at me via the media, which triggered an endless barrage of hateful content, although no charges were ever brought against me. It had already travelled around the world twice within a nanosecond and it had a seismic impact on my life and my career.
"And six years later, the jury gave me my life back. I am truly humbled."
Depp: 'Truth never perishes'
"My decision to pursue this case, knowing very well the height of the legal hurdles that I would be facing and the inevitable, worldwide spectacle into my life, was only made after considerable thought.
"From the very beginning, the goal of bringing this case was to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome.
"The best is yet to come and a new chapter has finally begun.
"Veritas numquam perit." "Truth never perishes."
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