Depp-Herd Trial: The moment the actress hears the jury’s verdict that she is guilty

The curtain fell on the much-praised trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, with the latest to be sworn in by a jury in a US court for defaming her ex-husband, presenting herself as a victim of domestic violence. A case that millions of people watched live and brought to light unknown aspects of the intense personal life of the two Hollywood stars.

The seven jurors ruled that the title and excerpts of an article by Amber Heard, published in 2018, contained slanderous comments about her relationship with Johnny Depp. As a result, the court awarded Johnny Depp $ 15 million in damages. At the same time, the court partially acquitted Herd – who had responded with her own lawsuit on the occasion of the statements of Depp’s lawyer, who had characterized her accusations as a “hoax” – awarding compensation of 2 million dollars.

The announcement of the jury decision in the following video…

As expected, there were celebrations in Johnny Depp’s legal team, with his lawyers hugging in the courtroom.

Depp himself was in a tavern when the court ruling was issued, but as can be seen in a photo that has been published on twitter, his joy is not hidden.

“The court gave me back my life,” Johnny Depp said in relief in an Instagram post following the announcement of the verdict.

“Overwhelmed,” said Amber Heardarguing that “the mountain of evidence” was not enough against the much greater power and influence of her ex-husband.

Lawsuits from both sides

The scandalous trial was marked by mutual accusations of domestic violence and brought to light unknown aspects of the personal lives of the two Hollywood stars.

Her life Amber Heard “It’s been hell” since the trial began, her lawyer Elaine Brendhoft said on the final day of the Fairfax court hearing near Washington.

Her lawyer asked the jury – five men and two women – to reject Johnny Depp’s lawsuit “to allow her to continue her life and raise her child,” according to the Athens News Agency.

The star of the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean” sued his ex-wife for defamation, which was mentioned in an opinion article in the Washington Post in 2018 to a “public figure who embodies marital violence”, without naming Johnny Depp.

Johnny Depp demanded $ 50 million in damages, arguing that the article ruined his career and reputation.

Amber Herd counterattacked and demanded double the amount of compensation, arguing that this “useless lawsuit” prolongs “the abuse and harassment that Johnny Depp has inflicted on her.”

Death threats

Since April 11, dozens of witnesses have testified before jurors, while audio and visual recordings have revealed scandalous details of the couple’s life together that have nothing to do with Hollywood glamor.

The actress told how Johnny Depp he was transformed into a “monster” under the influence of an explosive cocktail of drugs and alcohol and that he was not undergoing treatment for addiction.

Amber Heard accused him of raping her using a bottle in March 2015, a month after their wedding in Australia, where the actor was shooting the fifth sequel to “Pirates of the Caribbean”.

That day, Johnny Depp was found with the amputation of one of his fingers and was hospitalized. He stated that he was caused by a broken bottle that was thrown at him by Amber Heard. She claimed that he injured himself.

After leaving him in May 2016, Amber Heard claimed to have been the target of a social media defamation campaign that ruined her career.

He complained that he had been the target of “harassment” since the beginning of the trial, which was broadcast live on television, and that he had received “thousands” of death threats.

Johnny Depp had lost a defamation lawsuit in London in 2020, against the British tabloid The Sun, which had described him as a “violent husband”.

The two actors divorced in 2017 and both sides state that they lost 40-50 million dollars from the fall of their case after the article was published in the Washington Post.