Johnny Depp. It comes as the jury found that she defamed the Pirates of the Caribbean actor after writing her 2018 op-ed for The Washington Post about her experiences as a survivor of domestic abuse.Yesterday saw the jurors in the Virginia courtroom award the Hollywood actor $15m which was later reduced by the judge to $10.35m.As a result, Heard's spokesperson, Alafair Hall, has said that the actress is planning to appeal the decision, according to the New York Times.The jurors found that Depp did not assault his ex-wife and that her allegations of domestic abuse in her op-ed defamed Depp "with malice".However, they also awarded the actress $2million in compensatory damages with no punitive damages.In spite of this, the Aquaman actress issued a statement saying that her disappointment in the verdict was "beyond words".Following the verdict, a statement from her representatives read: "The disappointment I feel today is beyond words."I'm heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway of my ex-husband."I’m even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women.
It is a setback," it added.It went on: "It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated."It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously."I believe Johnny’s attorneys succeeded in getting the jury to overlook the key issue of Freedom of Speech and ignore evidence that was so conclusive that we won in the UK."She concluded: "I’m sad I lost this case.
But I am sadder still that I seem to have lost a right I thought I had as an American – to speak freely and openly.”Depp sued his ex-wife.
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