Celebs react to Depp-Heard verdict
foxnews.comJohnny Depp emerged victorious in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard on Wednesday with a jury awarding the actor $15 million following a wildly public seven-week trial that heard shocking allegations of abuse from the plaintiff and defendant.
Millions were glued to their seats, watching the trial on television, via social media and through numerous channels each extracting insight and opinion from the masses at every turn.
After sitting through arguments from both sides, the seven-member jury panel – composed of five men and two women – also ruled in favor of Heard, in part, finding that Depp had defamed her through his attorney.They awarded her $2 million in compensatory damages.
Johnny Depp fans erupted in cheers as his lead lawyers, Ben Chew and Camille Vasquez, exited the courthouse and gave a brief statement. "Today's verdict confirms what we had said from the beginning that the claims against Johnny Depp are defamatory and unsupported by any evidence.
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