The jury found Wednesday that Amber Heard had defamed actor Johnny Depp.
Johnny Depp is not up for judgment
The seven jurors – five men and two women – have deliberated about 1 pm since Friday to agree to this decision, which was passed in court in Fairfax, near Washington.
Johnny Depp was absent for the verdict statement due to professional commitments made prior to the trialaccording to ABC, sources close to the actor were cited.
After the hearings ended on Friday, he flew to the UK, where he took part in several concerts by British singer Jeff Beck in Sheffield and London.
Amber Heard was present at Fairfax. Your presence shows where your priorities are, a spokesperson for the actress said in a statement. Johnny Depp plays guitar in the UK while Amber Heard awaits sentencing in Virginia. Depp is sarcastic and takes no seriousness on tour.
A test show
The star of the Pirates of the Caribbean saga has sued his ex -wife for a column published by Washington Post in 2018, where he said he was a public figure representing domestic violence.
Although he was not named, Johnny Depp believes this platform ruined his career and his reputation, and demanded 50 million US dollars (about 63 million Canadian dollars) in damages.
Amber Heard, who appeared primarily in The Justice League (league of Justice) at Aquamancounter-attacked and demanded a double.
The 36-year-old actress said the former lawyer defamed her for her ex-husband, calling her domestic violence accusations. scams in April 2020.
The trial resulted in the unpacking of the couple’s private life, in front of millions of viewers around the world.
Over the course of six weeks, dozens of hours of testimonials and audio or video recordings revealed details of their romantic relationship far removed from Hollywood glamor, marred by misunderstandings between 2011 and 2016.
The couple separated in 2017.
Source: Radio-Canada
