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Jury Gives Written Order To Amber Heard To Pay Johnny Depp $10.35 Million

 The judge has passed a written order for American actress Amber Heard to pay her ex-husband Johnny Depp $10.35 million for damaging his reputation through her op-ed.

The written order for Heard has been passed recently. She has been held accountable for damaging Depp's reputation by describing herself as a domestic abuse victim in an op-ed piece she wrote in The Washington Post in December 2018. 

According to media reports, judge Penney Azcarate entered a judgment order into the court record after a brief hearing in Fairfax County Circuit Court. The judge ordered Heard to pay $10.35 million to Depp. The judge also ordered Depp to pay Heard $2 million, the jury's award on her counterclaim that she was defamed by one of Depp's lawyers.

Johnny Depp-Amber Heard case

The jury announced its verdict on June 1. Over the six-week televised trial, the case gained particular attention on the internet. Depp won the defamation case against Heard. Depp will receive more than $10 million in damages.

During the trial, both actors revealed lurid details of their short marriage. A lot of people also signed petitions to get Heard removed from Aquaman 2. People on social media took Depp’s side. After losing the defamation case, she reportedly said, "I don’t care what one thinks about me.”

Earlier, the jury had said that Depp should receive $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, but the judge reduced the punitive damages award to $350,000 under a state cap.

Heard reportedly said she plans to appeal the final verdict. Heard’s lawyer Elaine Charlson Bredehoft said that the American actress cannot pay such a hefty amount.

If Heard appeals, she must post a bond for the full amount of the $10.35 million awards while the appeal is pending. The judge's order also claimed that both awards are subject to 6% interest per year.

Jury Gives Written Order To Amber Heard To Pay Johnny Depp


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