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North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan and Joanna Robin

There's finally a verdict in the Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard defamation trial but it's complicated. Here's what we know

Johnny Depp denies abusing his ex-wife, and instead claims that she was violent towards him. (Pool via AP: Jim Watson)

After a six-week trial that lit up the internet, a jury has found Amber Heard defamed her ex-husband Johnny Depp by referring to herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse" in a 2018 opinion piece.

Seven jurors at Virginia's Fairfax County Circuit Court found overwhelmingly in Mr Depp's favour, awarding him $US15 million in combined damages to offset the impact of the Washington Post article.

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