Johnny Depp might be waiting for his more than $10 million in compensatory damages from Amber Heard for a while.
Why is that? Well, it turns out that she is completely “broke” after accumulating years of legal fees and lavish spending. In case you missed it, the couple’s trial concluded earlier this week with the jury finding that Amber defamed the Pirates of the Caribbean actor in her 2018 op-ed for The Washington Post that chronicled her experience as a domestic abuse survivor.
Thus, Johnny was awarded $15 million in damages, but the 36-year-old actress would only have to shell out $10.35 million due to a Virginia law only allowing a certain amount in punitive damages.
Although Amber was found liable for defaming her former husband, she was still awarded $2 million for claims made by his lawyer.
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