Johnny Depp, happy after the jury’s decision. AFP photo.
Minutes after the verdict favored Johnny Depp in the trial against Amber Heard, the actor released a statement commenting on the resolution and celebrated: “The jury gave me my life back“.
While not in court, Depp said, “From the very beginning, the goal of this case has been to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome,” he said, adding, “Six years ago my life, that of my family and loved ones have changed in the blink of an eye.
“Speaking the truth was something I owed to my children and to all those who have steadfastly supported me,” she said. And she concluded: “I feel at peace knowing that I finally made it.”
“The jury gave me my life back”, he said in a text he posted on his social media after the sentence. “I am truly honored,” she added.
Johny Depp posted a statement on his Instagram.
The letter continued with: “My decision to pursue this case, knowing full well the height of the legal burdens that I would have to assume and the inevitable worldwide presence in my life, was taken only after much reflection. beginning, the goal of bringing this case was to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome. Telling the truth was something I owed to my children and to all those who have firmly supported me. I feel at peace knowing that I finally made it. “
In the letter / statement he posted on his Instagram account, the actor and musician was thrilled with the contribution that – he said – this sentence can make to the rest of the people.
“I hope this quest to reveal the truth will help others, men or women, who will find themselves in the same situation in the future, and help them not to give upDepp wrote.
“I hope so too I am again presumed innocent until proven guiltyboth in court and in the media, “he added about his personal situation.
Also speaking after the sentence was known was Camille Vasquez, the actor’s lawyer, who made his way to the cheers of fans and released a brief statement to the media. “The statements about Depp are defamatory and are not supported by evidence,” she said in a harsh sentence.
“We are very grateful to the jury for deliberating so carefully,” he added.
Vasquez is just one of the attorneys represented by Depp, but he was chosen as a favorite of the actor’s boisterous audience.
the process
Johnny Depp is suing his ex-wife for $ 50 millionaccusing her of discrediting him for a 2018 editorial in which he described himself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse”.
Heard filed his $ 100 million counterclaim against the Pirates of the Caribbean star after a lawyer called his allegations a hoax. Each accuses the other of destroying her career.
The testimony during the six-week trial included sordid details about her short and unstable marriage. Heard testified that Depp abused her physically and sexually more than a dozen times. Depp said she never hit Heard, that she made up the allegations of abusing her, and that she actually physically attacked him on multiple occasions.
The jury had to decide on both allegations based on whether these claims were made with “genuine malice”, meaning they knew what they were saying was false, or they had acted with a reckless disregard for the truth.
Eventually, the jury awarded the plaintiff $ 15 million in damages in his libel suit against Amber Heard. But at the same time, it was established in the process that the actress will receive 2 million for her counterclaim.
Source: Clarin