Johnny Depp Wins Defamation Suit Against Amber Heard

Johnny Depp Wins Defamation Suit , Against Amber Heard .<br />On June 1, the six-week defamation trial Depp brought against his ex-wife came to an end.<br />Depp will be awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages.<br />Heard will be awarded $2 million in compensatory damages but no punitive damages.<br />Depp sued Heard for $50 million because of a 2018 essay she wrote for 'The Washington Post' in which she said she had survived domestic abuse, alluding to Depp.<br />Depp sued Heard for $50 million because of a 2018 essay she wrote for 'The Washington Post' in which she said she had survived domestic abuse, alluding to Depp.<br />Heard countersued Depp for $100 million.<br />The verdict was first scheduled to be revealed at 3 p.m. ET, <br />but Judge Penney Azcarate called attorneys to the bench because the section of the form about damages was left blank.<br />The jurors were sent back to the deliberation room to properly fill out the form.<br />The jury, consisting of seven people, <br />began deliberating on May 27.<br />Depp was not in attendance <br />due to prior commitments.<br />He performed with Jeff Beck <br />in Sheffield on May 29.<br />Depp watched the verdict reading <br />while still in the U.K