The 36-year-old actress had appealed her ruling in June, which stipulated that she must pay $10 million to a movie star. "Pirates of the Caribbean"who was also ordered to pay her two million dollars.
The actress added: "I made this decision following I lost faith in the American justice system, where my public testimony served as a topic for entertainment, and social media gave food for circulation.".
Defense team welcomed Johnny Depp (59 years) to conclude this agreement, Monday.
Attorneys Benjamin Chew and Camii Vazquez said: "We are officially pleased to close this painful chapter for Depp, who has made it clear along the way that his priority is to uncover the truth".
The two lawyers pointed out that "The jury’s unanimous decision, and the resulting verdict in favor of Depp v. Heard, remains in effect"according to what was reported by Agence France-Presse.
They added that "The $1 million payment – which Depp has pledged to donate to charity, which he will actually do – shows that Heard acknowledges the extracts" Justice.
Battle spark
The legal battle between the former spouses was sparked by a newspaper article "Washington Post" In 2018, Heard described herself as: "Public figure representing domestic violence"without naming her ex-husband.
Deb confirmed that this article "It ruined his reputation and career"He sued his ex-wife for defamation for $50 million in damages. Hurd filed a counterclaim, seeking double damages.
After 6 weeks of trial, the jury concluded in the Fairfax Court in the suburbs of Washington that the former spouses had defamed each other, but they estimated that the damage to Deeb was greater..
The highly publicized trial, which was broadcast live, was watched by millions of viewers around the world and sparked a wave of anti-actress messages on social media.
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And I wrote Amber Heard On Instagram: “After much thought, I have made the difficult decision to enter into an agreement,” without specifying the financial terms.
The 36-year-old actress had filed an appeal once morest her ruling in June, which stipulated that she must pay $10 million to the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, who was also ordered to pay her $2 million..
The actress added, “I made this decision following I lost faith in the American justice system, as my public testimony was a topic for entertainment, and social media gave material for deliberation.”“.
Defense team welcomed Johnny Depp (59 years) to conclude this agreement, Monday.
Attorneys Benjamin Chiu and Camii Vasquez said: “We are officially pleased to close this painful chapter for Depp, who has made it clear throughout this path that his priority is to uncover the truth.”“.
The two lawyers pointed out that “the unanimous decision of the jury, and the resulting verdict in favor of Depp v. Heard, are still valid,” according to Agence France-Presse.
They added that “the $1 million payment – which Depp has pledged to donate to charity, which he will actually do – demonstrates that Heard acknowledges the conclusions of” justice..
Battle spark
The legal battle between the former spouses erupted from an article published by the “Washington Post” in 2018, in which Heard described herself as a “public figure representing domestic violence”, without naming her ex-husband..
Depp asserted that this article “destroyed his reputation and his career,” and sued his ex-wife for defamation for $50 million in damages. Hurd filed a counterclaim, seeking double damages.
After 6 weeks of trial, the jury concluded in the Fairfax Court in the suburbs of Washington that the former spouses had defamed each other, but they estimated that the damage to Deeb was greater..
The highly publicized trial, which was broadcast live, was watched by millions of viewers around the world and sparked a wave of anti-actress messages on social media.
