• 2 years ago
Amber Heard Agrees to Settlement, , Ending Legal Battle With Johnny Depp .
BBC reports that actress Amber Heard
has decided to settle her defamation case
against her ex-husband Johnny Depp.
BBC reports that actress Amber Heard
has decided to settle her defamation case
against her ex-husband Johnny Depp.
In an Instagram post, Heard wrote
that the "difficult" choice
was "not an act of concession.".
In an Instagram post, Heard wrote
that the "difficult" choice
was "not an act of concession.".
Earlier in 2022, she and Depp faced off in
a legal battle where jurors heard testimony that
included intimate details of their relationship.
Earlier in 2022, she and Depp faced off in
a legal battle where jurors heard testimony that
included intimate details of their relationship.
At the end of the trial, jurors found that Heard
had defamed her ex-husband in an article
where she claimed to be the victim of abuse.
At the end of the trial, jurors found that Heard
had defamed her ex-husband in an article
where she claimed to be the victim of abuse.
BBC reports that the terms of
the settlement remain unknown. .
Earlier in December, Heard filed an appeal
seeking for the jury's verdict to be
reversed and a new trial to be held.
Earlier in December, Heard filed an appeal
seeking for the jury's verdict to be
reversed and a new trial to be held.
In her December 19 post, Heard wrote that
she ultimately decided to settle after losing , "faith in the American legal system.".
Even if my U.S. appeal is successful,
the best outcome would be a retrial.
I simply cannot go through that, Amber Heard, via Instagram.
Even if my U.S. appeal is successful,
the best outcome would be a retrial.
I simply cannot go through that, Amber Heard, via Instagram.
Amid the six-week televised trial, the former couple
offered widely differing accounts of their
relationship with both accusing the other of abuse.
The jury mostly sided with Depp,
who denied Heard's accusations and
awarded him $15 million in damages.

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