Jurors found that Heard defamed her ex-husband when she authored the 2018 Washington Post op-ed “Amber Heard: I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change.” In the article which she re-tweeted she gave all indications that her abuser was her ex-husband.
After identifying herself as a domestic abuse survivor she went on to become the celebrity face of survivors for the ACLU. She now must pay Depp over $10 million in compensatory damages.
According to the AP, it was found that Heard was also defamed by one of Depp’s lawyers. He called her abuse allegations a hoax during the defamation trial with a UK newspaper.
Johnny Depp Vs Amber Heard is over. But the analysis of what happened is just beginning.
Amber Heard is said to be “heartbroken.”
Johnny Depp said that “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 traveled 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.”
