Amber Just Asked the Court to Throw Out Johnny’s $10M Win Against Her—She Denies Any ‘Malice’

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Coming back. After the long defamation trial in the spring, many people are wondering: Is Amber Heard suing Johnny Depp? According to documents pulled by Entertainment Tonight, Heard isn’t but her lawyers want to throw away the trial’s verdict.

ET obtained the post-trial motion documents on July 4, 2022, where Heard’s lawyers claim that Depp’s compensatory award was “excessive” and “indefensible.

Depp was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages for a total of $15 million. However, Depp was ordered to pay Heard $2 million in compensatory damages.

Due to the cap on punitive damages under Virginia state law, Judge Penney Azcarate reduced Heard’s punitive damages from $5 million to $350,000.