Johnny Depp wins defamation case against Amber Heard
Actor Johnny Depp has won his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard over domestic abuse claims.
A jury has delivered a unanimous verdict, and ordered Heard pay a total of almost AUD$21 million in damages.
Depp has also been ordered to pay more than $2.5 million in damages, after the jury upheld one of Heard’s defamation counter-claims.
“He was not required to turn up in court today and so he didn’t want to,” entertainment reporter Peter Ford said.
“Amber Heard did turn up in court and received this massive blow.
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