It’s almost hard to believe it, but the Amber Heard and Johnny Depp defamation trial occurred a year ago. Since the public could watch the trial on TV, the discourse surrounding the former couple was almost deafening. The verdict was largely in Depp’s favor, as his ex was found guilty on three counts of defamation and ordered to pay millions of dollars to the Pirates of the Caribbean actor. He actually donated his trial settlement money, and now the charities are speaking out.
While Amber Heard was originally ordered to pay Depp $15 million by the jury, the two actors’ legal teams eventually settled on a smaller sum: $1 million. The 60 year-old actor vowed to donate that money to charities, and TMZ has revealed some of their reactions. A rep from the Make-A-Film Foundation confirmed that they received $200K, and called Johnny Depp “one of the most generous people we've ever worked with.” Make-A-Film is an organization that allows critically and terminally ill children to make short films and documentaries with actors. So the sum of money will be going to the cost of said projects, including equipment.
