The jurors of the trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, who accuse each other of defamation, reached a verdict this Wednesday, June 1 in this trial which revealed the lacklustre private lives of two Hollywood celebrities.
The seven jurors have deliberated nearly 1 p.m. since Friday to agree on a unanimous decision which was to be made at 3 p.m. local time in the Fairfax court, near Washington, but which was ultimately delayed by poorly completed documents.
Around 3:20 p.m., the five men and two women officially declared Amber Heard guilty of defamation of Johnny Depp and ordered him to pay $ 15 million in damages to the latter. Johnny Depp was also found guilty of having defamed Amber Heard, concluded by the American jury which awarded two million dollars to the actress.
“Disappointment”
The disappointment I feel today is beyond words,” she said shortly. after the verdict was read in a Virginia court.
“I’m heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence and sway of my ex husband.” she said.
Actor Johnny Depp told him that the jury had “brought him back to life” by concluding that his ex-wife Amber Heard had defamed him in the press after a highly publicized trial. “Six years later, the jury gave me my life back,” the 58-year-old star said in an Instagram post.
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