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Amber Heard’s Reaction In Court After Losing Against Johnny
Visibly upset with the result.
The month-long defamatory lawsuit finally reached its end on June 1st, with the jury siding with Johnny Depp on the case. As Judge Penney Azcarate read out the verdict to everyone involved, the publicly aired courtroom showed Amber Heard and her lawyer team’s reaction.
Heard is to pay Depp $15 million in damages and was awarded $2 million for her countersuit.
Heard had her head hung low at some point as her defense team did not look good.
Depp’s legal team was present, but the man himself was in England to perform with his band. The 58-year-old shared a statement thanking his team and supporters on his social media page.
On the other hand, Heard had penned a statement of her “disappointment” at the verdict.
WATCH: Amber Heard reacts as a verdict is read in favor of Johnny Depp. Jurors awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages.#JohnnyDeppVsAmberHeard @LawCrimeNetwork pic.twitter.com/FBKxTsmtvO
— Sierra Gillespie (@sierragillespie) June 1, 2022
“The disappointment I feel today is beyond words,” she wrote on her Instagram page. “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.”
“I’m even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women. It is a setback. It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated. It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously.”
She continued, “I believe Johnny’s attorneys succeeded in getting the jury to overlook the key issue of Freedom of Speech and ignore evidence that was so conclusive that we won in the UK.”
“I’m sad I lost this case. But I am sadder still that I seem to have lost a right I thought I had as an American – to speak freely and openly.”
Depp’s statement had him thanking the jury as he wrote, “Six years ago, my life, the life of my children, the lives of those closest to me, and also, the lives of the people who for many, many years have supported and believed in me were forever changed.”
“All in the blink of an eye.”
“False, very serious, and criminal allegations were levied at me via the media, which triggered an endless barrage of hateful content, although no charges were ever brought against me. It had already traveled around the world twice within a nanosecond, and it had a seismic impact on my life and my career,” his statement continued.
“And six years later, the jury gave me my life back. I am truly humbled.”
“My decision to pursue this case, knowing very well the height of the legal hurdles that I would be facing and the inevitable, worldwide spectacle into my life, was only made after considerable thought.”
