Jury members in Johnny Depp’s defamation case towards Amber Heard have dominated in favor of the actor’s claims.
After weeks of testimony from the pair in addition to exterior witnesses, Depp, 58, gained all three counts of his bombshell defamation lawsuit towards ex-wife Amber Heard, 36, on Wednesday after a Virginia jury substantiated the declare that his ex-wife sullied his popularity and broken his profession when she wrote within the Washington Publish in 2018 about turning into a “public determine representing home abuse” following the couple’s cut up in 2016.
In November 2020, a London choose sided towards Depp in his libel swimsuit towards the Solar after the outlet printed a narrative in 2018 calling him a “spouse beater.”
Depp later filed swimsuit towards Heard individually, with allegations of defamation stemming from her WaPo essay, which she wrote in partnership with the ACLU. Subsequently, Heard countersued Depp with related claims — together with that Depp’s lawyer Adam Waldman defamed her when he instructed the Each day Mail that she arrange her ex-husband with false home abuse claims when the police got here to their residence in Could 2016.
Heard was awarded $2 million in damages for Waldman’s remarks. She was ordered to pay $15 million.
As the decision was learn on Wednesday, celebs took to social media to specific their ideas on the result of the trial.
Who’s supporting Johnny Depp:
Donald Trump Jr. wrote, “Imagine all girls … besides Amber Heard. $15,000,000 in compensatory and punitive damages to Depp, and maybe a case that might finish the efficient rabid femminist [sic] notion that each one males are responsible earlier than being confirmed harmless that we’ve seen as of late. She’s simply that horrible!”
Valerie Bertinelli tweeted “Elon and his bots will likely be very busy at the moment #JusticeForJohnnyDepp” after the decision was learn.
She then adopted up: “I REALLY shouldn’t be wading into this however a number of accounts that I comply with & respect (legal professionals, journalists) don’t like this verdict, so it provides me nice pause. However I’m confused as a result of we noticed her caught in a number of lies on the stand. Trustworthy query, what am I lacking?”
Actuality TV persona, singer and alleged onetime Trump Jr. mistress Aubrey O’Day tweeted, “there ya go … when the mud settles, JD 15m (the punitive damages will likely be capped), Amber 2m. Lesson discovered … maintain your ex’s title out yo mouth!”
Musician Ryan Adams commented on Depp’s assertion on Instagram, contributing celebratory emojis of a purple coronary heart, reward arms and hearth.
Ashley Benson additionally commented on the assertion with a number of reward hand and purple coronary heart emojis, and posted her personal private replace on Instagram — depicting a latest picture of Depp captioned “YESSSS,” alongside 4 black coronary heart emojis.
Victoria Brynner, daughter of Yul, added coronary heart emojis on Depp’s assertion by way of Instagram, and shared her personal publish that includes a photograph of Depp and the remark: “TRUTH !”
Former host of “The View” Sharon Osbourne made herself obtainable for touch upon Piers Morgan’s TalkTV present, saying, “Wow, it wasn’t what I used to be anticipating. I imply, I wished Johnny to win however I didn’t anticipate him to.”
Who’s supporting Amber Heard:
In the meantime, Amy Schumer shared a cryptic Gloria Steinem quote on Instagram: “Any girl who chooses to behave like a full human being needs to be warned that the armies of the established order will deal with her as one thing of a grimy joke … She's going to want her sisterhood.”
Who’s supporting neither:
However many appear completely happy to see the extremely publicized trial finish.
“Somebody gained!!!!” former discuss present host Ricki Lake commented. Through the trial, she tweeted how she “completely adored” working with Depp in “Cry-Child,” describing the actor as “soft-spoken” and “light.”
“I want a timeline cleanse,” tweeted “Invoice & Ted” star Alex Winter minutes after the decision was learn. He later added, “As goes the web goes the world, and at the moment it’s dripping with gleeful, misogynistic contempt.”
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