The disappointment of Amber Heard after the sentence against her: “For women we go back”

American actress Amber Heard said she was “beyond words” after the sentence against her in her libel suit with ex-husband Johnny Depp; she and she considered it “a setback” for women.

“Today I feel a disappointment beyond words. I have a broken heart because the mountain of evidence wasn’t enough to withstand my ex-husband’s disproportionate power and influence, ”Heard said in a statement released following the jury’s verdict in a Virginia court.

On Wednesday, a jury awarded Johnny Depp more than $ 10 million in his libel suit against his ex-wife Amber Heard, vindicating his position that Heard invented that he was abused at the hands of Depp before and during their short marriage.

But the jury also ruled in favor of Heard, who said Depp’s lawyer slandered her when she called her abuse allegations a hoax. The jury awarded him $ 2 million in damages..

The jury had awarded Depp $ 15 million in damages, but due to the limits set by Virginia law, the figure will be reduced to 10.35 million.

The verdicts put an end to a televised trial that Depp hoped would help restore his reputation, even if it became the spectacle of an imperfect marriage. During the trial, fans, overwhelmingly on Depp’s side, queued overnight for one of the coveted court seats. Those who could not enter crowded the street to cheer Depp and whistle Heard when one of them appeared outside the courthouse.

Depp sued his ex-wife for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court for a opinion piece published in 2018 by the Washington Post in which Heard described herself as “public person representing domestic abuse”. His lawyers said the article slandered him even though it never mentioned his name.

Although the case apparently involved defamation, most of the testimony centered on whether Heard had been. physically and sexually abused, as you stated. Heard listed more than a dozen alleged abuses, including a brawl in Australia where Depp was filming a “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie, in which the actor lost his middle finger and Heard claims he was sexually abused. with a bottle of liquor.

Depp said she never beat up Heard and that she was actually the attacker, even though Heard’s lawyers texted Depp from years ago apologizing to Heard for his behavior.

In some ways, the trial was a repeat of a lawsuit filed by Depp in Britain against a British tabloid that described him as a “thug husband.” The judge in that case ruled in favor of the newspaper, saying Heard was telling the truth. in their descriptions of the abuse.

In the Virginia case, Depp had to prove not only that he never attacked Heard, but that Heard’s article, which focused primarily on public policies on domestic violence, slandered him. And to seek compensation, she had to prove that his article caused him reputational damage compared to any number of articles before and after Heard’s article detailing the allegations against him.

Depp said in his concluding testimony to the jury that the Virginia trial gave him the opportunity to do so clean up your reputation in a way that has never been allowed in Britain.

“Whatever happens, I came here and told the truth and spoke for what I’ve reluctantly carried behind me for six years,” Depp said.

Heard, for his part, said the trial was part of a smear campaign led by Depp.

“Johnny promised me, he promised me, that he would ruin my life, that he would ruin my career. He would take my life,” Heard said in his concluding testimony.

The case captivated millions through its television coverage and passionate social media followers who examined everything from the mannerisms of the actors to the possible symbolism of the clothes they wore.

Despite testimony at the trial that he could have been violent, violent and lost control, Depp received a standing ovation on Tuesday night in London after appearing for nearly 40 minutes with Jeff Beck at the Royal Albert Hall. He previously toured with Joe Perry and Alice Cooper as a member of the Hollywood Vampires group.