The Amber Heard versus Johnny Depp defamation trial went on for about six weeks in April-May 2022, and was held in Virginia, US. Johnny was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and about $5 million in punitive damages. Amber, then again, was awarded $2 million compensatory damages.
On Wednesday, Good Morning America host George Stephanopoulos requested Johnny’s lawyer Benjamin Chew if Johnny would say sure to a settlement the place Amber agrees not to enchantment the case in alternate for “him waiving financial damages,” Benjamin hinted that that might occur.
He mentioned, “We clearly cannot disclose any attorney-client communications, however as Mr. Depp testified and as we each made clear in our respective closings, this was never about money for him,” Benjamin mentioned on the present. “This was about restoring his popularity, and he is accomplished that.”
The former couple battled in courtroom over an article Amber wrote for The Washington Post in 2018, through which she described coping with home abuse, with out mentioning Johnny’s identify. Post the discharge of Amber’s essay, Johnny sued his ex-wife for $50 million in damages.
Proceedings of the trial started in April 2022 and the decision was out on June 1. The Jury discovered that Amber might not assist her allegations towards Johnny with any substantial proof, and thus famous that her claims of abuse had been false when she printed the article. However, the Jury additionally discovered that Johnny had on one event defamed amber, thus awarding her $2 million in compensatory damages.