Johnny Depp Or Amber Heard?! Jury Returns With Verdict -- All The Details

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The verdict is in! After weeks of bombshell testimony, heated exchanges with lawyers, surprise celebrity witnesses, and everyone in the world weighing in, we finally know the result of the most controversial celebrity trial of the decade. Johnny Depp sued ex Amber Heard for defamation over her 2018 Washington Post op-ed, which painted her ex-husband as a “monster” of a domestic abuser.

He was seeking $50 million, claiming her essay cost him big jobs in Hollywood — which, of course, it did. But he also said it was all a lie… and that’s what’s been at stake in these proceedings.

This has become the de facto trial to decide Johnny’s guilt as an abuser — because it’s only defamation if it’s a lie. Related: Read Both Sides’ Closing Arguments On the other side, Amber countersued for $100 million, saying that painting her abuse allegations as a hoax has cost her even more.

After hearing shocking new versions of events — with never-before-heard accusations, glaring discrepancies, but unfortunately no smoking gun concrete evidence — the Fairfax, Virginia jury was instructed to weigh various elements of each statement in question.