Depp is awarded more than $10M in defamation case against Heard and she gets $2M

Depp is awarded more than $10M in defamation case against Heard and she gets $2M, 

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are seen attending the trial in Fairfax, Va., on May 24, 2022. Depp sued Heard, his ex-wife, for libel after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 titled, "I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture's wrath. That has to change."

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Actor Johnny Depp has won his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard, as the jury announced its verdict in the widely watched case on Wednesday.

The seven-member jury found that Depp is entitled to $10 million in compensatory damages and punitive damages of $5 million. But, because Virginia state law limits punitive damages to $350,000, the actual amount to be awarded Depp is $10.35 million.

Depp sued Heard, his ex-wife, saying she defamed him by accusing him of domestic abuse.

Heard, 36, also filed a countersuit against Depp, 58, seeking $100 million in damages and saying his legal team falsely accused her of fabricating claims against Depp. The jury awarded Heard $2 million in damages in that countersuit.

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Depp sued Heard for three counts of defamation, seeking at least $50 million in compensatory damages and a punitive award of at least $350,000, along with attorney fees and court costs.

Depp, who was not in the courtroom Wednesday, wrote in a statement posted on Instagram that "the jury gave me my life back."

He continued, "From the very beginning, the goal of bringing this case was to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome."

With both actors accusing the other of ruining their lives, the outcome came to be seen as a referendum on who the jury found more credible and believable: Depp or Heard. 

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