Jury Awards Johnny Depp $15 Million in Compensatory, Punitive Damages After Winning Case Against Amber Heard

(via Mediaite)

The judge presiding over the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard announced that Heard must pay her former spouse $15 million combined for compensatory and punitive damages for libel.

The jury ruled in Depp’s favor on Wednesday, with Heard being found guilty on all counts in connection with the defamation case he filed against her. After Judge Penney Azcarate read through the jury’s response to the core questions surrounding the trial, she announced that the jury awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages to be paid by Heard, plus another $5 million in punitive damages.