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- The jury ruled that Heard's op-ed references to "sexual violence" and "domestic abuse" were false and defamed Depp with actual malice and awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages from Heard, although the court reduced the punitive damages to $350,000 due to a limit imposed by Virginia state law.
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Jun 1, 2022 · The jury found that both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were defamed, but awarded more money to him. The libel case that pitted Johnny Depp against his ex-wife Amber Heard lasted six weeks ...
Jun 3, 2022 · On June 1, after more than six weeks of testimony and deliberations, a Virginia jury decided that Amber Heard defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp when she identified herself as a “public figure...
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Depp and Heard meet during the filming of "The Rum Diary," a film based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson. Depp played Paul Kemp, a journalist who moves to Puerto Rico and becomes obsessed with Chenault, played by Heard, who is engaged to a businessman.
Depp and Heard begin dating, according to court documents from Heard. The same year, Depp and long-term partner Vanessa Paradis end their 14-year relationship.
Heard is spotted wearing an engagement ring, and Depp appears to confirm the engagement later in interviews. Eventually, the engagement is confirmed in The Daily Mail.
Heard and Depp get married in a private ceremony. The couple comes under fire for sneaking their dogs, Pistol and Boo, into Australia. The pair later release a somber apology video. Heard is eventually charged with two counts of illegally importing Pistol and Boo into Australia and one count of producing a false document.
In May, Heard files for divorce and is granted a temporary restraining order against him. Heard claims that Depp had thrown a phone at her, leaving her bruised. “During the entirety of our relationship, Johnny Depp has been verbally and physically abusive to me," Heard says in a sworn declaration. “He has a short fuse. He is often paranoid and his ...
Heard writes the op-ed for The Washington Postat the heart of the defamation lawsuit. In the op-ed, she writes: "I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our culture’s wrath for women who speak out." Heard's article mentions her experience with abuse from her childhood to adulthood. It does not include Depp...
Depp sues Heard for defamation, claiming the Post article was a ruse for Heard to gin up positive press for herself. Depp also claims she is not the victim of domestic violence but instead the perpetrator. Depp seeks $50 million in damages.
Audio of Heard allegedly saying she hit Depp is published by The Daily Mail. Later, a libel trial is held in the United Kingdom over the British newspaper "The Sun" calling Depp a "wife-beater." Depp sues both executive editor Dan Wootton and The Sun's parent company News Group Newspapers. Depp's ex-partner Paradis defends Depp by submitting a stat...
On April 11, the weekslong defamation trial kicks off, with Heard and Depp appearing in court in Fairfax County, Virginia. In the defense's opening statement, attorney J. Benjamin Rottenborn reads the entirety of Heard's Post op-ed to the jury, and tells them that the actor exercised her right to free speech. On April 19, Depp takes the stand and t...
Jun 1, 2022 · The verdict. Following a six-week trial and less than three days of deliberation, the jury in the defamation case between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard ruled that Heard defamed...
Jun 1, 2022 · Heard’s countersuit centered around three statements made by Depp’s former attorney Adam Waldman in 2020 to the Daily Mail, in which he described Heard's allegations of abuse as a "hoax." The...
Jun 2, 2022 · CNN — A jury has found both Amber Heard and Johnny Depp liable for defamation in their lawsuits against each other. The jury awarded significantly more damages to Depp, a legal win for...
Nov 3, 2022 · Amber Heard said Johnny Depp abused her. Depp said Heard abused him. So what’s the truth? Strikingly for our post-Me Too world, both the jury and the loudest voices on the internet...
