After some 13 hours of deliberation, the jury ruled in favor of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor on all three grounds of his defamation suit, awarding him $15 million in damages.
Clearly, they felt that Amber Heard had made false statements by describing herself as a victim of domestic violence, and that she had acted “with malicious intent”.
The seven jurors, unanimous, also ruled that Johnny Depp had defamed Amber Heard, awarding him $ 2 million in financial compensation.
The actress, present in court, welcomed the verdict with a serious face, seeming to accuse the blow.
"I am devastated that the mountain of evidence was not sufficient to address the far greater power, influence and ascendancy of my ex-husband," she said. in a press release.
Johnny Depp's lawyers, Ben Chew and Camille Vasquiez, leaving the Fairfax court, after the jury's verdict, on June 1, 2022 in Virginia Nicholas Kamm AFP
Absent from the courtroom, Johnny Depp reacted to him in the form of a message posted on Instagram.
"The jury brought me back to life," he said.
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