Johnny Depp: Why should actor pay $2 million to Amber Heard?

Johnny Depp won the lawsuit against Amber Heard in Fairfax County Courthouse, Virginia, USA, this Wednesday, 1st. The jury found that the actress defamed her ex-husband, and she is expected to pay the actor $15 million. However, depp he must also give an amount to his ex-wife.

depp was convicted on one of three counts of heard, and will have to pay US$ 2 million in moral damages to the actress. The artist had sought compensation in the amount of US$ 100 million for statements made by a former lawyer for depp calling his account a “farce”.

heard was present in court during the time of the decision, while the star of Pirates of the Caribbean watched the result by video, straight from England. During the trial, more than 100 hours of witness statements were heard, in addition to recorded audio and live testimonies of depp and heard, according to the CNN Brazil.

The defamation lawsuit filed against the actress is based on an article she wrote in 2018 for the newspaper. The Washington Post. In it, the artist does not cite depp, but claims to be a “public figure representing domestic abuse.”