Actor Johnny Depp was awarded $10.35 million within the defamation case towards ex-wife Amber Heard, after the jury dominated in his favour. Now, Johnny’s lawyer Benjamin Chew stated that Amber could not must pay the cash in spite of everything. He added that for Johnny the trial was not about cash. 
The Amber Heard versus Johnny Depp defamation trial went on for about six weeks in April-Might 2022, and was held in Virginia, US. Johnny was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and about $5 million in punitive damages. Amber, however, was awarded $2 million compensatory damages.
On Wednesday, Good Morning America host George Stephanopoulos requested Johnny’s lawyer Benjamin Chew if Johnny would say sure to a settlement the place Amber agrees to not enchantment the case in change for “him waiving financial damages,” Benjamin hinted that that may occur.
He stated, “We clearly can’t disclose any attorney-client communications, however as Mr. Depp testified and as we each made clear in our respective closings, this was by no means about cash for him,” Benjamin stated on the present. “This was about restoring his repute, and he’s performed that.”
The previous couple battled in court docket over an article Amber wrote for The Washington Put up in 2018, by which she described coping with home abuse, with out mentioning Johnny’s title. Put up the discharge of Amber’s essay, Johnny sued his ex-wife for $50 million in damages.
Proceedings of the trial started in April 2022 and the decision was out on June 1. The Jury discovered that Amber couldn’t help her allegations towards Johnny with any substantial proof, and thus famous that her claims of abuse have been false when she printed the article. Nevertheless, the Jury additionally discovered that Johnny had on one event defamed amber, thus awarding her $2 million in compensatory damages.

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