The jury ruled in favor of Johnny Depp on all charges of defamation against his ex-wife Amber Heard.
After a high-profile, multi-week trial in Fairfax County, Virginia, Johnny Depp was granted $15 million in the defamation action he brought against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Three days of deliberation by a jury of seven resulted in the finding that an editorial written by Heard for the Washington Post defamed her ex-husband.
The jury also found in favor of Amber Heard, who claimed that Depp‘s attorney defamed her by calling her accusations of abuse a hoax. The jury came to the conclusion that Depp ought to be paid a total of $15 million in damages, while Heard ought to be granted $2 million.
Below is Heard‘s first public share since the verdict was announced in Virginia on Wednesday, in which she voiced her disappointment at a number of the counts:
