American actress Amber Heard has said she has settled the legal dispute with her ex-husband Johnny Depp. She made this “difficult decision” after careful consideration, the 36-year-old wrote on Instagram on Monday, several months after a jury verdict in the defamation trial, after which she was obliged to pay more than ten million dollars to Depp (59). .
This step is not an admission of guilt, Heard wrote. “I am making this decision after losing faith in the American legal system, where my unprotected testimony has served as entertainment and as fodder for social media,” Heard wrote.
After a six-week defamation trial, in which the former spouses had accused themselves of domestic violence, the jury largely sided with Depp at the beginning of June – but also agreed with Heard on some points. Depp and Heard both opposed the verdict. Depp initially did not comment after Heard’s announcement. It was also unclear whether he would continue to challenge the verdict that he had to pay Heard $2 million for defamatory statements by his ex-lawyer Adam Waldman.
Johnny Depp wants to donate millions from Amber Heard
At the core of the civil lawsuit filed by Depp was a 2018 by the Washington Post published a comment in which Heard described himself as a victim of domestic violence. US broadcaster Fox reported that Heard had agreed with Depp to pay him $1 million. The broadcaster referred to an unnamed source who was familiar with the agreement. In her Instagram post, Heard did not provide any information on how the dispute would be resolved.
According to his lawyers, Hollywood star Johnny Depp wants to donate millions from the legal dispute with ex-wife Amber Heard for charitable purposes. The actor will donate the $1 million payment to charities, Depp’s attorneys Benjamin Chew and Camille Vasquez said on Monday. They were happy that this “painful chapter” in Depp’s life was now officially closed, it said. The 59-year-old was mainly concerned with “bringing the truth to light”.