Jury returns verdict in favour of Johnny Depp in defamation trial with Amber Heard | FULL HD

The jury has returned a verdict in favour of Johnny Depp in his $50-million defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard. 5:37 The jury ruled that Heard defamed Depp with malicious intent in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed claiming that she was a victim of domestic abuse. Depp was awarded $15-million in total – $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. The jury also awarded Heard $2 million in compensatory damages, ruling that Depp’s lawyer Adam Waldman defamed her when he called her abuse claims “a hoax” in a British newspaper. Depp, who is out touring, did not appear in the courtroom for the verdict. Heard, however, was in attendance. 43:23 Lawyers Ben Chew and Camille Vasquez celebrated the verdict outside court. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/?p=8875510&preview=true&preview_id=8875510 Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #AmberHeard #JohnnyDepp #GlobalNews