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American actress Amber Heard has reached an agreement to settle the defamation case she lost once morest her ex-husband Johnny Depp.
The 36-year-old interpreter wrote on Instagram that she had made the “difficult” decision to reach an understanding, adding that “it was not an act of concession.”
She and Depp, 59, faced each other in court earlier this year, where jurors heard intimate details of their relationship.
A jury later decided that Heard had smeared Depp in an article saying he had been the victim of domestic and sexual abuse.
The terms of the agreement announced by Heard have not been made public.
The BBC has contacted Depp’s legal team for comment, but at the time of writing this had not happened.
The case
The trial, which was televised and lasted six weeks, drew widespread public scrutiny.
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The ex-partner, who divorced in 2017, presented versions markedly different from their relationship and both accused the other of misconduct and abuse.
The jury mainly sided with Depp, who denied abusing Heard, and awarded him $15 million in damages.
The verdict surprised some legal experts, especially since it came following Depp lost a similar case in the UK two years ago.
Try to overturn the ruling
Earlier this month, the actress filed an appeal of the case, requesting that the jury’s verdict be reversed or a new trial be held.
But in her statement on Monday, the actress said she had made the decision to settle “having lost faith in the American legal system.”
“Even if my appeal in the United States is successful, the best outcome would be a new trial,” he said. “I just can’t go through it.”
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