He wanted at least to triumph before public opinion.
Johnny Depp also won a much tougher battle in court.
On Wednesday, a Virginia jury found that Amber Heard had defamed her ex-husband, writing in an editorial that she was "a public figure representing" domestic violence.
She will have to pay him just over $10 million in damages.
According to the jury's decision, Johnny Depp also defamed Amber Heard via a statement from one of his lawyers, and will have to write him a check for two million dollars.
Sara Azari, a lawyer from Los Angeles, believes that this decision could mark a swing of the pendulum after the #MeToo movement.
Already, singer Ryan Adams, accused of harassment by half a dozen women, has welcomed this verdict.
And Marilyn Manson, accused of rape and violence by his ex-girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood, had attacked for defamation last March.
And other “cancelled” men could follow.
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