"After a great deal of deliberation I have made a very difficult decision to settle the defamation case," Amber Heard wrote on Instagram. She has agreed to pay Johnny Depp $1 million (R17 million).
Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial: On June 1, the jury awarded Depp USD 15 million in damages but Heard had to pay USD 10.35 million due to a Virginia law limiting punitive damages (the judge reduced the amount).
Johnny Depp news: American actor Amber Heard has said that she didn't blame the jury at the Fairfax County Court in Virginia, US, for awarding her ex-husband Johnny Depp $10 million in the defamation case against her.
Amber Heard Wants Johnny Depp s $50M Defamation Suit Dismissed After Wife Beater Ruling
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Amber Heard wants a Virginia court to acknowledge the ruling on Johnny Depp s libel case against The Sun
A U.K. court sided with The Sun, which published an article calling Depp a wife beater, and rejected his bid to appeal the ruling
Heard s camp said Depp s defamation suit against her should be dismissed following the verdict
Johnny Depp s $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard in the U.S. should be thrown out after his wife-beater ruling in the U.K., according to the Aquaman actress lawyers.