After losing a defamation lawsuit against Johnny Depp, Amber Heard plans to appeal the decision
Key Takeaways:
- Johnny Depp won his high-profile defamation case against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, on Wednesday.
- Amber Heard was awarded $2 million in damages by the jury. According to Entertainment Weekly, Amber plans to appeal the defamation verdict.
- After dating for several years, Johnny and Amber married in a quiet private ceremony at their Los Angeles home in 2015.
On Wednesday, Johnny Depp won his high-profile defamation case against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Amber, according to reports, intends to appeal the verdict. Amber was found to have defamed Johnny in an op-ed she published for the Washington Post in 2018.
Last Friday, the jury in Fairfax, Virginia, began deliberately on this case. Johnny sued Amber for $50 million after she dubbed herself a "public figure symbolizing domestic abuse" inside an op-ed for The Washington Post in 2018. Amber countersued Johnny for $100 million, claiming that she had been subjected to domestic violence throughout their 15-month marriage.
The jury awarded Johnny Depp $15 million in damages. Amber Heard also won a portion of her libel action against Johnny Depp over tabloid headlines in which Johnny Depp's previous lawyer called her domestic abuse claims a fake. The jury awarded Amber Heard $2 million in damages. According to Entertainment Weekly, Amber intends to appeal the ruling in the defamation case.
Amber was disappointed with the outcome. She shared a message on Twitter that said, "Today's disappointment is indescribable. I'm heartbroken that the weight of evidence was insufficient to overcome my ex-enormous husband's power, influence, and persuasion. I'm even more disappointed by the implications of this decision for other women. It's a disappointment. It reverts to a time when a woman who has spoken up and out may be publicly shamed and humiliated. It undermines the notion that violence towards women should be treated seriously."
Johnny as well as Amber married in a quiet private ceremony at their Los Angeles home in 2015, after dating for several years. Amber filed for divorce from Johnny on May 23, 2016, and secured a temporary restraining order towards the Oscar nominee. She said Johnny had physically assaulted her during their relationship and that it was generally while he was high on drugs or alcohol.