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Hollywood actor Johnny Depp has won his defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard, following a decision by a jury in Virginia, after a six week long trial, where both actors took the stand

Johnny Depp was awarded compensatory damages of 10 million dollars (£8 million) and a further 5 million dollars (£4 million) in punitive damages

The focus of the case was a 2018 editorial Heard wrote in the Washington Post calling herself ‘a public figure representing domestic abuse’

The jury have reached a verdict in the Johnny Depp versus Amber Heard defamation trial in which the Edward Scissorhands actor is suing his former wife for defamation.

Johnny Depp triumphed Wednesday in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard, with a jury awarding him $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages related to her claims that the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star was physically abusive to her during their marriage.

Depp and Heard both claimed they suffered abuse at the hands of the other

Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for defamation over a 2018 op-ed she penned for The Washington Post where she described herself as a "a public figure representing domestic abuse".

Johnny Depp has been awarded $US10.35 million ($14.3 million) in his defamation lawsuit against his former wife, Amber Heard, who was awarded $US2 million in her countersuit.

Heard says she is ‘heartbroken’ as Depp says he ‘feels at peace’