Johnny Depp was all smiles as he left an English tavern following the information of the decision in his weeks-long defamation trial in opposition to Amber Heard.
Johnny Depp has gained his defamation go well with in opposition to ex-wife Amber Heard, 36, and he's celebrating abroad. The 58-year-old Edward Scissorhands actor was noticed leaving The Bridge Tavern pub in Newcastle, England wanting content material as followers cheered him on alongside his path on June 1 simply as the decision was launched. Johhny walked rapidly, however smiled and even high-fived some followers. He additionally snapped a photograph with famed guitarist Jeff Beck, 77, British musician Sam Fender, 28, and others whereas sitting down on the pub.
Johnny Depp out with @samfendermusic and @jeffbeckmusic in Newcastle tonight 👋👋👋 pic.twitter.com/9d1iGl7G59
— Artist formally generally known as John PB ⚫⚪ (@boywonder012345) June 1, 2022
Johnny has been within the UK since earlier this week, as he jetted off from Virginia, the place his defamation lawsuit was happening, to play alongside Jeff in Sheffield, England. He carried out a number of songs with Beck on the evening of Might 29, together with a canopy of John Lennon‘s “Isolation.” He appeared in his aspect as he rocked out on his guitar sporting a black and white checkered blazer and black pants.
Noticed: Johnny Depp leaving The Bridge Tavern pub in Newcastle 📲
A verdict has been reached in his ongoing defamation trial within the US, with ex-wife Amber Heard. The result's imminent.#DeppVsHeard Video credit score: @DazWilliamspic.twitter.com/wWjM2t4DGZ
— ITV Information Tyne Tees (@itvtynetees) June 1, 2022
Johnny didn't return to Fairfax, Va. to listen to the decision of his trial, which had been lively since April 12. Amber’s spokesperson known as out Johnny for not being in court docket main as much as the decision. “Your presence exhibits the place your priorities are. [He] performs guitar within the UK whereas [she] waits for a verdict in Virginia,” they mentioned in a press release to Leisure Tonight.
The actor had sued his ex-wife for $50 million over an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Submit in 2018 about being a survivor of home abuse. Whereas she by no means said his identify, he was regarded as the abuser in her story. Johnny mentioned her defamatory statements ruined his fame and made him lose out on profitable offers. Amber had countersued for $100 million, additionally claiming defamation. Ultimately, the seven-person jury discovered that statements made by Amber within the op-ed have been defamatory in opposition to Johnny. They awarded him $15 million in damages, though the decide decreased the $5 million punitive damages award to $350,000, which is the utmost fee for punitive damages within the state of Virginia. Johnny was ordered to pay $2 million to Amber, because the jury determined his legal professional, Adam Waldman, defamed the Aquaman actress by calling her 2016 claims of abuse a “hoax.” In complete, Johnny is owed $8.35million in damages.
Following the decision, each side launched a press release on social media. “Six years in the past, my life, the lifetime of my kids, the lives of these closest to me, and likewise, the lives of the individuals who for a lot of, a few years have supported and believed in me have been perpetually modified. All within the blink of a watch,” he wrote in his Instagram submit. “And 6 years later, the jury gave me my life again. I'm actually humbled.”
He ended his submit with a message of gratitude to anybody who supported him by means of the turbulent years. “I'm, and have been, overwhelmed by the outpouring of affection and the colossal help and kindness from world wide. I hope that my quest to have the reality be advised can have helped others, males or girls, who've discovered themselves in my scenario, and that these supporting them by no means hand over,” he mentioned. “I additionally hope that the place will now return to harmless till confirmed responsible, each throughout the courts and within the media.”
— Amber Heard (@realamberheard) June 1, 2022
In the meantime, Amber known as the ruling a “setback” for ladies. “The frustration I really feel right this moment is past phrases. I’m heartbroken that the mountain of proof nonetheless was not sufficient to face as much as the disproportionate energy, affect, and sway of my ex-husband,” she wrote. “I’m much more upset with what this verdict means for different girls. It's a setback. It units again the clock to a time when a lady who spoke up and spoke out may very well be publicly shamed and humiliated. It units again the concept violence in opposition to girls is to be taken severely.”
She added, “I consider Johnny’s attorneys succeeded in getting the jury to miss the important thing challenge of Freedom of Speech and ignore proof that was so conclusive that we gained within the UK. I’m unhappy I misplaced this case. However I'm sadder nonetheless that I appear to have misplaced a proper I believed I had as an American – to talk freely and brazenly.”