Current Events > Amber Heard only paid $1,000,000 out of the $10,000,000 and it wasn't her money.

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The actress, 36, was ordered to pay $10million in compensatory damages and $5million (later reduced to $365,000) in punitive damages following the six-week case, while Depp, 59, was told to give her $2million by the same courtroom after Heard countersued for defamation.

The pair's legal teams have been locked in discussions to avoid the pain of a bruising third trial after Heard filed an appeal. A deal was finally made over the weekend with both sides agreeing to put out a statement today at 2pm GMT (9am ET).

Johnny Depp's lawyers say he is 'pleased to close the door on this painful chapter' after he and his ex-wife Amber Heard finally settled their defamation claims against each other.
The pair's lawyers have thrashed out a deal which will see Heard's insurance company pay Depp $1million.

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So after all that, she literally just got away with it scott free.

And she still has the 7 million Depp paid her.

It's about sending a message.

Lawyers.

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I mean Depp lost pretty badly.

7 million in the hole + the cost of his lawyers + years of reputation damage

Now he's accepted publicly as an abusive drug addict who people are uncomfortable talking about.

I mean he's the only who effectively just gave up 7 million dollars to not have another trial.

UnfairRepresent posted...

I mean Depp lost pretty badly.

Nah, I don't think this has ever been about money for Depp. His career is recovering and he'll earn it back. Meanwhile the entire world has had a glimpse of what an absolute psychopath Amber Heard is. And that Johnny isn't the drug addled, woman hating abuser she made him out to be.
I think he somewhat gladly payed that money.

That trial was so bizarre. Amber Heard would contradict herself within seconds and then act like other people are dumb for not believing both sides of her contradictions.