Depp is awarded more than $10M in defamation case against Heard and she gets $2M

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are seen attending the trial in Fairfax, Va., on May 24, 2022. Depp sued Heard, his ex-wife, for libel after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 titled, "I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture's wrath. That has to change." (Jim Watson/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Actor Johnny Depp has won his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard, as the jury announced its verdict in the widely watched case on Wednesday.

The seven-member jury found that Depp is entitled to $10 million in compensatory damages and punitive damages of $5 million. But, because Virginia state law limits punitive damages to $350,000, the actual amount to be awarded Depp is $10.35 million.