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June 8, 2022 • 6 hours ago • 3 minutes of reading • 11 comments Johnny Depp gestures to spectators at court after final discussions in Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia, Friday, May 27, 2022 Photo by Steve Helber / Associated Press
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During two Wednesday morning appearances, Johnny Depp’s lawyers hinted that the actor may not try to charge his ex-wife Amber Heard after winning the defamation suit last week.
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“It was his reputation and he has done it,” Depp’s lawyer Benjamin Chew said in an interview with Good Morning America. “As Mr. Depp stated … this was never for money … It was a total victory for Johnny.”
Depp, 58, sued Heard, 36, for $ 50 million, accusing her of defaming him with a 2018 opinion piece he wrote for the Washington Post describing him as “a public figure representing domestic abuse “. The three-time Oscar nominee claimed that her article ruined her career and sparked a number of canceled film projects, including a sixth feature film Pirates.
Earlier this month, a seven-person jury awarded Depp $ 10 million in compensatory damages and $ 5 million in punitive damages (which has a $ 350,000 limit) for the article.
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The trial revealed the sordid details of Depp and Heard’s tumultuous five-year relationship and revealed the actor’s fight against drug and alcohol abuse. But Chew said the jury could see that Depp was not trying to hide his problems.
“Johnny took care of a lot of things and sometimes it seemed, and maybe he got to the jury, that he had an answer for everything and he didn’t take care of anything, and I think that made a difference.” He said.
Chew joined Camille Vasquez, who became a celebrity in the courtroom thanks to her stubborn interrogation of Heard, and echoed Depp’s assertion that he was the abused party during his relationship with Aquaman actress.
“Domestic violence has no gender,” he said, adding, “The facts are what they were. The jury made a unanimous decision based on those facts.”
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Lawyer Camille Vasquez Photo by Steve Helber / Associated Press
Vásquez added that he focused on “using his words against her” when he interrogated Heard.
In a separate interview on TODAY, Chew dismissed claims that social media played a role in the verdict, insisting that Depp won the jury, and most people who saw the six-week trial, because he take responsibility for their behavior. during their marriage.
“Johnny owned his problems. He was very sincere about his problems with alcohol and drugs. He was sincere about some unfortunate texts he wrote,” Chew said. “I think it was a stark contrast to Ms. Heard, who didn’t look like her, or at least the jury might have perceived that she didn’t take responsibility for anything.”
Hinting that Depp would not pick up, Chew added, “The weight of the world is off his shoulders. He has regained his life.”
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After the jury ruled in his favor, Depp issued a statement on his Instagram page: “The best is yet to come and a new chapter has finally begun.”
But earlier this week, Heard’s spokesman issued a statement to the Toronto Sun to punish the reintroduction into public life of the three-time Oscar nominee.
“As Johnny Depp says he’s ‘moving forward’, women’s rights are receding. The message of the verdict on victims of domestic violence is … be afraid to stand up and speak.”
mdaniell@postmedia.com
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