Amber Heard Agrees to Settlement, Ending Legal Battle With Johnny Depp
Amber Heard Agrees to Settlement, Ending Legal Battle With Johnny Depp
Amber Heard Agrees to Settlement, , Ending Legal Battle With Johnny Depp .
BBC reports that actress Amber Heard has decided to settle her defamation case against her ex-husband Johnny Depp.
BBC reports that actress Amber Heard has decided to settle her defamation case against her ex-husband Johnny Depp.
In an Instagram post, Heard wrote that the "difficult" choice was "not an act of concession.".
In an Instagram post, Heard wrote that the "difficult" choice was "not an act of concession.".
Earlier in 2022, she and Depp faced off in a legal battle where jurors heard testimony that included intimate details of their relationship.
Earlier in 2022, she and Depp faced off in a legal battle where jurors heard testimony that included intimate details of their relationship.
At the end of the trial, jurors found that Heard had defamed her ex-husband in an article where she claimed to be the victim of abuse.
At the end of the trial, jurors found that Heard had defamed her ex-husband in an article where she claimed to be the victim of abuse.
BBC reports that the terms of the settlement remain unknown.
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Earlier in December, Heard filed an appeal seeking for the jury's verdict to be reversed and a new trial to be held.
Earlier in December, Heard filed an appeal seeking for the jury's verdict to be reversed and a new trial to be held.
In her December 19 post, Heard wrote that she ultimately decided to settle after losing , "faith in the American legal system.".
Even if my U.S. appeal is successful, the best outcome would be a retrial.
I simply cannot go through that, Amber Heard, via Instagram.
Even if my U.S. appeal is successful, the best outcome would be a retrial.
I simply cannot go through that, Amber Heard, via Instagram.
Amid the six-week televised trial, the former couple offered widely differing accounts of their relationship with both accusing the other of abuse.
The jury mostly sided with Depp, who denied Heard's accusations and awarded him $15 million in damages.