Amber Heard Jogs Through the Streets of Madrid 04-08-2024

Amber Heard has recently settled the defamation case against her ex-husband Johnny Depp, paying him $1 million after a jury found she had defamed him in a Washington Post article.

Heard has also filed an appeal against Depp’s US libel win, asking for the jury’s verdict to be reversed or for a new trial entirely. The actress has spoken about the ‘hate and vitriol’ she has faced online since the verdict in her defamation trial against Depp. The high-profile trial between the former lovers, which attracted global attention, was won by Depp in the US, while he lost a similar case in the UK.

Legal experts suggest that key factors in Depp’s US win include having a jury trial and his lawyers using a specific legal tactic. The toxic nature of the case has raised concerns about its potential impact on other accusers of domestic abuse.