The opinion piece at the center of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s explosive defamation trial received an update following the verdict earlier this week.
As you most likely know, the jury unanimously determined that the 36-year-old actress defamed her ex-husband three times in her op-ed published by The Washington Post in December 2018 – even though Depp’s name was never mentioned in the article.
While the Pirates of the Caribbean alum was awarded $15 million in damages, the amount was reduced to $10.35 million due to state law.
But Amber, who was awarded $2 million in her countersuit, still plans to appeal the verdict. Related: Wait, Jason Momoa Supports Both Johnny Depp AND Amber Heard?! And although the court found statements in her op-ed that were defamatory, The Washington Post still kept the piece up on its website.
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