Amber Heard faces bankruptcy after losing in court against Johnny Depp

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Last Tuesday, June 1, the jury unanimously found Amber Heard guilty of defamation of Johnny Depp. The court ordered the actress to pay her ex-husband $ 8.35 million for damages. However, 36-year-old Hurd is unlikely to pull such an amount, given her current position in Hollywood – experts believe that film studios will be wary of inviting the actress to projects, which raises questions about her future income. Heard may well go bankrupt, paying a court fine.

During the trial, the actress and witnesses repeatedly noted Hurd’s unstable financial situation. Her role was cut from Aquaman 2, and fashion houses stopped offering Amber promotional contacts. Losing the lawsuit could force the actress to sell her remaining assets, including a $570,000 Yucca Valley country estate and a Range Rover they once shared with Johnny. However, according to the lawyer Sandra Spurgeon from Spurgeon Law Group in Lexington, Kentucky, Depp may refuse compensation or agree on a more feasible amount for Hurd.

He [Депп] is now in charge of the process. For an individual who does not have the ability to pay a judgment and is unable to post bail, there is a real problem if the prevailing party intends to enforce the judgment, she said in a dialogue with CBS MoneyWatch.

However, if Johnny does not change his mind, Heard has the opportunity to appeal to another judge. However, while the appeal is pending, Hurd will still continue to pay, which means that he may be bankrupt even before it is approved. Legal analyst Emily D. Baker told People what Heard is facing in paying Depp compensation.

If they do enforce the judgment, it will launch a whole separate process, potentially related to the confiscation of property, the analyst noted.

Although the actress has a third option: according to CBS News lawyer Jessica Levinson, if Heard manages to increase her income from acting, her salary could systematically go to Depp to pay off the debt. However, experts believe that Heard’s prospects in Hollywood are very bleak, and in the near future the bosses of film studios are unlikely to consider her candidacy. Note that now Hurd is afraid not only of the producers, but also of the audience – Johnny’s fans have created a petition to remove Hurd from work in Aquaman, and she has already gained almost 5 million online signatures.

However, some experts believe that the actress can retrain and make a career as a lawyer for victims of domestic violence. This way, she will earn enough money to solve her legal problems.

The defamation process has been considered since April 11. Depp, 58, filed a lawsuit against Amber Heard over an article signed by her name in The Washington Post in December 2018. From the text it followed that the actor could subject her to domestic violence. He has not been named, but the plaintiff claims that the text effectively ruined his reputation and career. He demanded compensation in the amount of $50 million from his ex-wife. The actress filed a counterclaim. She claimed that she had been subjected to “physical abuse and abuse” during her marriage.