Amber Heard will be able pay Johnny Depp's debt? His lawyer said that he could not.
The jury found that the American actors had defamed one another. Johnny Depp was declared the winner of the ultramedia trial between the former spouses. His verdict was handed down on Wednesday. Amber Heard will be required to pay $10 million to her ex-husband.
Interview on the TODAY Show on NBC, Elaine Bredehoft, actress' lawyer, stated that her client would "absolutely" not be able pay the debt. According to the lawyer, Amber Heard was "demonized by Johnny Depp's legal staff." She stated that she intends to appeal this decision.
Thirteen hours of deliberations at a Washington court resulted in seven jurors ruling in favor Johnny Depp on all three grounds for his defamation case. He was awarded $10 million in damages, $5 million compensation, and a total of $5 million in compensatory funds. aggrieved damages. These five men and women felt unanimously that Amber Heard made false statements in describing herself as a victim domestic violence and that she had acted with malicious intent, even though she didn't name her ex-husband.
Fairfax, Virginia's court reduced the amount for aggravated damages to $350,000 by applying the maximum amount allowed in the State. This brings Amber Heard's owed amount to 10.4million. In addition, the jury ruled that Johnny Depp (58) had defamed Amber Heard and awarded her $ 2,000,000 in financial compensation.
