{"id":392263,"date":"2022-12-20T12:13:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T07:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=392263"},"modified":"2022-12-21T21:21:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T16:21:56","slug":"amber-heard-settles-defamation-case-against-ex-husband-johnny-depp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/amber-heard-settles-defamation-case-against-ex-husband-johnny-depp\/","title":{"rendered":"Amber Heard Settles Defamation Case Against Johnny Depp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>American actress Amber Heard announced the settlement of $1 million in a defamation case against her ex-husband Johnny Depp on Monday. She said the decision was &#8220;not an act of concession&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><em>Aquaman <\/em><\/strong>actress said that she had made the choice to settle &#8220;having lost faith in the American legal system&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>She also said that the settlement spares her the ordeal of further trials and allows her to finally \u201cemancipate\u201d herself from their marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the statement:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CmWiuanLXPT\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=a0052668-af67-4dd9-b584-96d590a98a19\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-version=\"14\" \r\n\t\tstyle=\"max-width:540px; min-width:300px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\t&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/argentine-footballer-alexis-mac-allisters-x-rated-comment-on-girlfriends-post-goes-viral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Argentine Footballer Alexis Mac Allister&#8217;s &#8216;X-Rated Comment&#8217; on Girlfriend&#8217;s Post Goes Viral<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>Johnny Depp\u2019s attorneys said later on in a statement that they were happy to &#8220;formally close the door on this painful chapter for Mr. Depp&#8221;, and added that he would donate the money to charity. His attorneys have previously said that the case was \u201cnever about the money\u201d for him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/124992586_tv076057359.jpg.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-392264\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/124992586_tv076057359.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/124992586_tv076057359.jpg.webp 976w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/124992586_tv076057359.jpg-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/124992586_tv076057359.jpg-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/124992586_tv076057359.jpg-364x205.webp 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/124992586_tv076057359.jpg-758x426.webp 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the unversed, Johnny Depp originally filed a $50 million defamation claim against Heard in March 2019 after she published an article in the Washington Post in which she described herself as a \u201cpublic figure representing domestic abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/late-nazia-hassans-ex-husband-files-a-defamation-case-against-zoheb-hassan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Late Nazia Hassan\u2019s Ex-husband Files A Defamation Case Against Zoheb Hassan<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>In June, a Virginia jury ruled in Depp\u2019s favor on three separate claims of defamation, awarding him $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. The latter sum was knocked down to $350,000 to comply with a statutory cap.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-360876\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Amber-Heard.jpg\" alt=\"Amber Heard\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Amber-Heard.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Amber-Heard-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Amber-Heard-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Amber-Heard-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Amber-Heard-758x424.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a small consolation to Heard, the jury also found in her favor on one of her three counterclaims, finding Depp liable for a statement made by his attorney in which Heard was accused of perpetrating a \u201choax.\u201d He was ordered to pay Heard $2 million, leaving a net judgment of $8.35 million in his favor.<\/p>\n<p>The six-week televised trial drew widespread public scrutiny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American actress Amber Heard announced the settlement of $1 million in a defamation case against her ex-husband Johnny Depp on Monday. She said the decision was &#8220;not an act of concession&#8221;. The Aquaman actress said that she had made the choice to settle &#8220;having lost faith in the American legal system&#8221;. 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