Last Updated on 12/22/2022 by てんしょく飯
Johnny Depp (59) won a defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard (36) this June. Amber, who was ordered to pay $10.35 million in damages, appealed the verdict and refused to give up, but recently ended the fight by paying $1 million in settlement.
Amber claims that she “admits to nothing” and believes she has won the case.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard married in 2015, but Amber filed for divorce the following year; the divorce was finalized in 2017, but Amber claimed that she was the victim of domestic violence during their 15-month marriage, and they have spent the past six years in the UK and the US fighting a They have been engaged in a fierce legal battle over defamation of character against each other in the UK and the US for the past six years.
The court in London ruled in favor of Amber, but Johnny won the case in a trial held this year in Fairfax, Virginia, the United States.
The trial in the U.S., which began on April 11 local time, was filed by Johnny for $50 million in damages, claiming that Amber’s contributed article in the U.S. newspaper “Washington Post” constituted libel.
On June 1, after more than 12 hours of deliberation, Amber was ordered to pay $10.35 million and Johnny $2 million. Amber, however, appealed the verdict and sought a new trial.
The two lawyers had been in discussions to avoid a third trial, and they recently reached an agreement and struck a deal in which Amber’s insurance company will pay Johnny $1 million (about 130 million yen).
According to the British media “Daily Mail Online,” Amber considers this an important victory and reports that “Amber is free to speak out on this matter and there are no restrictions on her speech.
Amber posted a four-page long statement on her Instagram on December 19, local time. In it, Amber wrote, “Reconciliation was a very difficult decision,” and she described her various feelings this way.
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‘The important thing to remember is that it was not my choice. I defended my truth and in doing so my life was destroyed. The slander I faced on social media amplified the ways in which women can be victimized again by coming forward.”
‘Now I have the opportunity to finally be free from what I tried to leave more than six years ago on terms I am comfortable with. I am not admitting anything. This is not an act of concession. There are no restrictions or freedoms taken away from me in regards to my voice.”
Amber further emphasized her loss of faith in the American justice system, as her testimony was not protected and fell prey to entertainment and social media.
Amber stated that the trial drained her funds and humiliated her in a way she would never experience again, “I can’t have that happen again three times,” and asserted that “time is precious and I want to use it productively and with purpose.” He also explained that he “cannot afford to risk further impossible claims, not only financial, but also psychological, physical, and emotional.
Amber and Johnny’s battle has lasted six years. Amber remained bullish, and in the end, it appears that she settled the case as a victory. Incidentally, Johnny will donate the settlement to several charities.
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