“False, very serious, criminal allegations were made against me and a hate bombardment was fired, although not a single charge was filed. In his response, Depp complained that for six years his life and that of those around him have suffered from disrepute. "The disappointment I feel today is beyond words," she added. "The verdict means for women to return to a time when reporting abuse meant being humiliated and shamed," Heard said in a statement. That was even worse when Judge Penny Azcarate, after warning that she would not accept "any kind of fuss", sent the jury back to the deliberation room because they had forgotten to put the amount of the imdemizations. The expectation was at its peak due to its uncertainty. The deliberation took 12 hours and 48 minutes and concluded with the evidence that freedom of expression does not cover everything and has its limits. The jury has not seen it the same way, as contradictory as it may seem. On the other hand, Heard did not leave empty despite the apparent defeat, since they granted him two million in his counter lawsuit -in which he claimed 100 million dollars-, because Depp's agent assured in the 'Daily Mail' that his accusations were staged. In its verdict, the jury awarded $10 million in damages for that first defamatory statement and $5 million for the second. The two crossed accusations of aggression and the jury gave a wide victory to Depp, considering that his ex-wife made three pronouncements in an article in 'The Washington Post' about sexual abuse and domestic violence that he has not proven to be true and that the maliciously to defame her husband. The seven fair people (five men and two women) of the court of Fairfax (Virginia) reached a verdict in the civil case for defamation between Johnny Depp and Ambert Heard, who were once married and who have starred in the Hollywood war. The verdict grants 15 million compensation to the actor while he must pay two because his agent said that everything was a montage of the actress. The jury gives the victory to Johnny Depp because Amber Heard maliciously defamed him. I believe we will have a more solid explanation and resolution in this matter after a year or two." How is it that Amber Heard's charges were defamed when Johnny Depp's lawyer indicated they were a fraud, but Johnny Depp was also defamed when she declared she was a representative of domestic violence? She was also found guilty of defamation for the article's headline, which she did not compose. This is, in my opinion, an inconsistency in the decision. "I have handled a number of defamation cases, including representing Janice Dickinson against Bill Cosby, we had to argue two appeals, both of which were successful," she continued. "I want to highlight that this is not the end since most defamation cases are really determined on appeal," she told BBC Two's Newsnight.
The Heard-Depp case, according to Lisa Bloom, a high-profile US lawyer who represented women whose sexual harassment accusations led to the removal of Fox News presenter Bill O'Reilly, will be determined on appeal.
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The verdict came after a seven-week trial in which hundreds of witnesses and experts weighed in on whether Depp was violent to Heard during their 15-month marriage. It undermines the notion that women's violence should be taken seriously." It turns the clock back to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publically humiliated and shamed. "I'm even more disappointed with what this decision represents for other women," she said. Heard voiced her dismay in a subsequent statement that made no mention of the reported appeal.
Only one count was successful, and she was given $2 million.ĭepp's lawyers persuaded the jury that he did not assault Heard and that her allegations of domestic abuse in a Washington Post piece defamed Depp and were published "with malice" or knowing the claim was false. Heard had sought $100 million in a countersuit against Depp, claiming that his publicity agent had defamed her by calling her allegations "an abuse fabrication" meant to capitalise on the #MeToo movement. In a Virginia court, jurors found in Depp's favour on three counts of slander, paying him $15 million (£12 million), which was later lowered by the judge to $10.35 million.Īccording to the New York Times, Heard's spokesperson, Alafair Hall, said the Aquaman actor wanted to appeal the ruling. After losing a defamation trial against her former husband Johnny Depp over charges of domestic abuse, actress Amber Heard is reportedly preparing an appeal.
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