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Showing Original Post only (View all)Jury finds both Amber Heard and Johnny Depp liable for defamation [View all]
Source: CNN
A jury has found both Amber Heard and Johnny Depp liable for defamation in their lawsuits against each other.
Depp sued Heard, his ex-wife, for defamation over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in which she described herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse." Though Depp was not named in the article, he claims it cost him lucrative acting roles. Heard countersued her ex-husband for defamation over statements Depp's attorney made about her abuse claims.
Weighing the claims, a jury found that both of the exes defamed each other.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/01/entertainment/johnny-depp-amber-heard-verdict/index.html
Turns out they were both liars.
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Amber's is owning him $ 8.5 mil as it stands now which is going to be hard for her
littlemissmartypants
Jun 2022
#43
As others have said, now we can start worrying about mass shootings, the overturn of Roe, etc. etc.
groundloop
Jun 2022
#5
Celebrity. People can't help themselves. Look at the Kardashians. Trash who make millions.
oldsoftie
Jun 2022
#23
The jury awarded Depp $10 mil plus $5 mil for punitive damages. $2 mil for Heard and $0 in punitive
chowder66
Jun 2022
#22
I found him to be so revolting during the trial. Cannot watch him ever again.
MaryMagdaline
Jun 2022
#27
This will have a terrible chilling effect on reporting by domestic violence victims.
SunSeeker
Jun 2022
#31
The jury found her general statements advocating for abuse victims defamatory. That was wrong.
SunSeeker
Jun 2022
#41
I don't know, but the lesson is that SHE paid the price, three or four times over.
Sparkly
Jun 2022
#42