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Johnny Depp WINS defamation trial against ex Amber Heard after he sued over ‘sexual violence’ claims

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JOHNNY Depp has won the multi-million defamation trial against his former wife Amber Heard. Jurors reached a verdict in Fairfax, Virginia, today after six weeks of evidence and roughly 13 hours of deliberation.

Depp sued Heard for $50million over a Washington Post op-ed she wrote titled: "I spoke up against sexual violence - and faced our culture's wrath.

That has to change." The jury found in favour of Depp - who was not in court for the ruling - and awarded him $10m (£8m) in compensatory damages and $5m (£4m) in punitive damages.

But punitive damages in the state of Virginia are capped at $350,000, meaning he will only get $10.35m (£8.30m). Heard won one of her counter-claims against her ex-husband over comments by Depp's lawyer published in the Daily Mail and was awarded $2million.

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