I'm heartbroken: Amber Heard 'disappointed' after Johnny Depp defamation case win

Edited By: Pragati Awasthi
New Delhi, India Updated: Jun 02, 2022, 08:39 AM(IST)

Actors Johnny Depp (left) and Amber Heard. Photograph:( Reuters )

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For the unversed, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have made a slew of ugly revelations from their past life during the defamation trial.

After a six-week-long defamation trial, the jury of Virginia's Fairfax County Circuit Court announced their verdict in front of the whole world.  On Wednesday, the seven-member jury found that Amber Heard has defamed her ex-husband Johnny Depp. 

After the court sided with Depp over the $50 million defamation case over a December 2018 op-ed in which Amber revealed she has been a victim of domestic abuse, the 'Aquaman' actress has left 'heartbroken'. 

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Shortly after the jury concluded the case, Heard said in a statement that she was disappointed "beyond words".

"The disappointment I feel today is beyond words. I'm heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway of my ex-husband," Heard said in a statement shared on Twitter.

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Further, she added, "I'm even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women. It is a setback... It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously.''

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The court awarded Dep, 58, $15 million in damages after finding that a 2018 article penned by Heard on her experience of "sexual violence" was defamatory to Depp.

For the unversed, the couple has made a slew of ugly revelations from their past life in the two months case that left the world shocked. 

(With inputs from the agency)
 

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