Amber Heard pays Johnny Depp $1 million a year after losing court case

Actress Amber Heard paid off the million dollars she owed her ex-husband, also an actor Johnny Depp, after losing a media defamation trial held in June last year at the Fairfax County Court (Virginia, USA), American media announced on Tuesday.

The legal battle, which lasted six weeks, ended with $10 million fine against Heard for defamation of “Pirates of the Caribbean” starcalling herself a victim of domestic abuse in a column published in The Washington Post.

For that text, Depp sued her for defamation and demanded $50 million in damages.

But after the verdict and a series of appeals by the protagonist of “Aquaman”, Depp agreed to settle the case last December, capping the award at $1 million.the amount now paid by the actress’s insurance company.

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The amount will be divided equally between the charities Make-A-Film Foundation, The Painted Turtle, Red Feather, Tetiaroa Society and Amazonia Fund Alliance, the American press writes.

The court in Fairfax (Virginia, USA) considered the same. Depp had to reimburse his ex-wife $2 million, who countersued, also for defamation. The actor’s current legal team is still fighting to avoid this payout.

Heard and Depp fell in love on the set of “The Rum Diaries” in 2009 and they made their relationship official seven years later with a marriage that did not last more than fifteen months.

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Depp’s alleged violent behavior after consuming alcohol and drugs was publicly denounced by his ex-partner on several occasions until the controversial article sparked a court battle that, although partly agreed with the actor, seriously damaged the public image of both.

Heard, who moved to Madrid with her young daughter last May, is trying to relaunch her acting career and will appear on the red carpet at the 69th Taormina Film Festival (Sicily, Italy) on June 24 for the world premiere of her new film ” In flames”.

Depp was on hand in May during the opening day of the 76th Cannes Film Festival (France) to promote “Jeanne du Barry,” the film that marks his return to the big screen. (AND)