Amber Heard isn’t really asking for the $100 million she sued Johnny Depp for. Her lawyer said Friday that they simply asked for that amount to send a message to the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star after he asked for half that amount when he sued her for defamation.
That information came Friday in a Virginia courtroom as legal teams for the former spouses registered their closing arguments in their dueling defamation cases.
“Johnny Depp sued for $50 million, and we sent a message back saying, ‘Fine, then we’re gonna sue for $100 million because look what you did to her.’ We’re not asking you to give $100 million,” attorney Elaine Bredehoft told the jury, speaking about compensatory damages. “We’re asking you to just look at the damages in this case and just be fair and reasonable in whatever you determine.”
