The jury awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages, which is compensation for libel, and $5 million in punitive damages, which is the penalty for libel. But, because of a Virginia statute, Depp's punitive damages are limited to $350,000 — making the total he'll be awarded just over $10 million.
Johnny Depp receives $1mn as defamation settlement from ex-wife Amber Heard; money to be divided between 5 charities. The jury had initially awarded the 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' star $10 million in compensatory and $5 million in punitive damages.
Heard settled $1 million with Depp in December 2023 after a headline-making trial in April and May 2022. After six weeks of testimony in court, a jury ruled in favor of Depp on June 1, 2022. He was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages for a total of $15 million.
However, Depp's eccentric lifestyle and huge monthly expenses led him to spend an unspeakable $650 million between 2003 and 2016, a lawsuit against his former business managers revealed.
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Why did Johnny Depp pay $2 million dollars?
Heard's abuse hoax against Johnny Depp.” When the jury was asked if Heard had “proven all elements of defamation” for this statement, the answer was also no. In the end, the jury ordered Depp to pay Heard $2 million of compensatory damages and zero dollars of punitive damages.
The jury sided with Depp and ordered Heard to pay $15 million in damages, which her lawyer later said she could not afford. Heard won part of a countersuit she filed against Depp, and was awarded $2 million.
The former couple later came to a settlement in December with Ms Heard agreeing to pay the 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' star $1 million in damages. Mr Depp has decided to donate all the settlement money to five charities, as per a report in.
Amber Heard has finally ponied up the $1 million she owed ex-husband Johnny Depp after losing a nationally-televised defamation trial in Virginia last year, according to a source close to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor.
Amber Heard finally pays Johnny Depp $1million settlement she owed after their bitter legal battle as Pirates of the Caribbean star vows to split it five ways among his favorite non-profits.
Popular on Variety. Amber Heard will pay Johnny Depp $1 million to settle their long-running legal battle, in which each accused the other of domestic violence. The sum is a significant reduction from the $8.35 million she was ordered to pay after a six-week trial in Virginia earlier this year.
However, when Johnny launched a defamation case against Amber years later over her abuse allegations, it was revealed in court that she's yet to donate the full divorce settlement.
During cross examination, Depp denied he'd ever put out a cigarette on his ex-wife or threw a cigarette at her, calling it a “grossly exaggerated moment by Ms.
Initially, Amber Heard had to pay $10 million to Johnny Depp in compensatory damages and $5 million more, but later reduced to $365,000, for punitive damages. On the other hand, Johnny Depp was sentenced by the same jury to pay 2 million dollars to the Australian performer.
Amber Heard has testified that Johnny Depp cheated on her with another woman just after the former couple got married. A jury at their multi-million dollar defamation trial in Fairfax, Virginia, was told by the actress that her husband had an “on-and-off” relationship with the woman, who he had been text messaging.
Depp had a tattoo on his upper right arm that initially read 'Winona Forever' as a tribute to his then fiancée in 1990. But the pair split in 1993 and Depp altered the tattoo to 'Wino Forever'. Heard continued: 'To me it looked like black marks, I didn't know what it said.
"[Boo] had eaten Johnny's weed when she was a puppy and had bowel control issues for her entire life," she said. During testimony centered on Depp's alleged abuse, Heard said she left their two dogs on the bed while she packed for the Coachella Music Festival and did not notice one of them had an accident.
A: Amber Heard's net worth in 2023 is estimated to be $500,000. Q: How did the defamation lawsuit affect her net worth? A: The lawsuit led to a decline in her net worth due to legal expenses, the damages awarded to Johnny Depp, and professional setbacks including lost roles and endorsements.
Unveiling the Hollywood Star's Wealth. Johnny Depp, an iconic Hollywood star, has a net worth of $210 million as of 2023. With 95 films, music videos, and TV projects under his belt, spanning nearly 40 years, Depp is a household name. His films alone have generated a staggering $8.7 billion at the global box office.
The "Aquaman" star had brought the counterclaims in a lawsuit by NY Marine filed last year. The insurer seeks a ruling that it shouldn't have to pay Heard under the $1 million policy, either for her legal costs or the judgment against her, because her liability for defamation was the result of a "willful act" by her.
Through an audio recording made in 2016, it was revealed that Depp told his ex-wife that he would never look at her again after she accused him of domestic violence. The recording was played out in the courtroom and Depp can be heard saying: “I am nothing to you, and I will always be nothing to you.
I got to call somebody. ' It was Amber and Johnny, and she apparently had thrown a bottle and cut off his finger, is what (Henriquez) reported when she came back in from whoever she talked to outside."
Depp claimed in the lawsuit that Heard and Musk started their affair in March 2015, a month after Depp and Heard married. “Unbeknownst to Mr. Depp, no later than one month after his marriage to Ms. Heard, she was spending time in a new relationship with Tesla and Space X founder, Elon Musk,” the legal documents read.
Amber Heard owed Johnny Depp $1 million after losing a libel lawsuit in 2022. The actress's insurance company called her malicious and refused to help her.
