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On June 1,Johnny Deppwonhisdefamation suitagainstAmber Heardin Fairfax, Virginia.
The jury awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages.
However, its not that simple.
Heard also won $2 million in compensatory damages in her countersuit against Depp.
How did they both win money?
Depps legal claims stemmed from Heards 2018WashingtonPostop-ed.
Jurors were asked to weigh whether the statement I spoke up against sexual violence and faced our cultures wrath.
That has to change, the headline that appeared on a version of her op-ed, was defamatory.
The jury considered each of these statements individually.
The jurors decided that all three were defamatory.
They set Mr. Depp up by calling the cops, but the first attempt didnt do the trick.
This statement referred to an alleged fight between Depp and Heard in May 2016.
