Johnny Depp said he “feels at peace” and is “truly humbled” after winning his US defamation lawsuit against former wife Amber Heard. The actor added: “The best is yet to come and a new chapter has finally begun.”
Jurors found that Mr Depp had proven Ms Heard's 2018 piece for the Washington Post titled: “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change." was defamatory. Mr Depp sued the Aquaman star for 50 million US dollars over the piece.
The article does not mention Mr Depp by name, yet his lawyers said it falsely implied he physically and sexually abused Ms Heard while they were together. Following six weeks of evidence and roughly 13 hours of deliberation, jurors reached a decision in the matter. Their verdict was read out at just before 8.30pm UK time on Wednesday (June 1).
