Johnny Depp Awarded $15 Million In Damages In Amber Heard Defamation Case

The verdict is in! After weeks of battling it out in court, a jury found both Amber Heard and Johnny Depp guilty of defamation. Depp was seeking $50 million when he slapped Heard with a defamation lawsuit over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post. In the piece, Heard referred to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse,” following her split from the star-studded actor. Johnny and his legal team argued that while he was not named in Amber’s op-ed piece, he allegedly lost lucrative business deals and acting roles, including a long standing deal with Disney…. Read Full Article