Following the news, the actress released a statement through her Twitter account where she expressed her disappointment with the decision and mentioned what she believes this case means for other women.
The actors began dating a year after they split from their long-term partner, and met on the set of Rum Diary.
The actress wrote in the court filing that Johnny had been abusive to her. Heard accused the actor of throwing a cellphone at her, hitting her cheek and eye, and that he yelled and attacked her. Heard was present when the court sided with Depp and awarded him fifteen million dollars in damages.
The televised celebrity trial has taken over six weeks in Fairfax County, Virginia, and has made many headlines due to shocking allegations, attorney conduct and often comical testimonies. Fans of Johnny Depp have been a constant fixture inside and outside the courtroom throughout the trial. I have been subjected to excessive emotional, verbal and physical abuse from Johnny, which has included angry, hostile, humiliating and threatening assaults to me whenever I questioned his authority or disagreed with him.
Text messages, audio and video were made public after the two of them accused each other of being the aggressor. The actor owned properties in Los Angeles and the Bahamas. His legal team argued that the article referred to allegations the actress made during their divorce. Heard wrote in the Washington Post that she was a public figure representing domestic abuse. She focused on public statements made about the validity of her allegations in her countersuit. The actors got married the following year. Both legal camps have discussed allegations of abuse and assault from both parties while the trial focused on defamation.
The allegations were made by the actress for financial gain. The jury reached their verdict after 13 hours of deliberations. She was granted a restraining order against him.
The jury awarded damages to both Johnny and Amber Heard.
Heard was sued for $50 million because of that editorial.
Heard filed for divorce.