"I hope that my quest to have the truth be told will have helped others, men or women, who have found themselves in my situation, and that those supporting them never give up," he said. It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously."ĭepp, who was not in court Wednesday, posted a statement on Instagram saying, "the jury gave me my life back. It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly humiliated. "I'm even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women," she said in a statement posted on her Twitter account. Heard, who was stoic in the courtroom as the verdict was read, said she was heartbroken.
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The verdicts bring an end to a televised trial that Depp had hoped would help restore his reputation, though it turned into a spectacle that offered a window into a vicious marriage. The jury awarded her $2 million US in damages.
WARNING: This story contains details of intimate partner violence.Ī jury sided Wednesday with Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, awarding the Pirates of the Caribbean actor more than $10 million US and vindicating his allegations that Heard lied about Depp abusing her before and during their brief marriage.īut in a split decision, the jury also found that Heard was defamed by one of Depp's lawyers, who accused her of creating a detailed hoax that included roughing up their apartment to look worse for police.
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