(CNN) — One year after the publicized defamation trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard began, CNN has learned from sources close to the actors that the former couple has put their legal battle behind them.
Their dramatic televised trial in Virginia began last April and concluded in June, when the jury in the case found both Heard and Depp liable for defamation in their mutual lawsuits. Depp was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. The jury awarded Heard $2 million in compensatory damages and no money in punitive damages.
In December, Heard announced that she and Depp had settled their defamation lawsuit, writing on Instagram that she had “made no admission” and that the settlement is “not an act of concession.”
“I make this decision having lost faith in the American legal system, where my unprotected testimony served as entertainment and social media fodder,” Heard said in her post.
Damages Heard owed Depp were reduced to $1 million as part of the settlement, and Depp’s lawyers said in a statement, the actor agreed to donate the money to charity.
“We are pleased to formally close the door on this painful chapter for Mr. Depp, who made clear throughout the process that exposing the truth was his priority,” said Depp’s attorneys, Benjamin Chew and Camille Vasquez.
CNN has contacted representatives for Heard and Depp to ask if the settlement payments and charitable donations have already been made.
Both actors have recently been photographed spending time in Europe, Depp in England and Heard on the island of Mallorca in Spain.
“After the trial Johnny started working on a new film project and has been on tour with his band,” a person close to Depp told CNN. “Everything is going well”.
A source close to Heard confirmed that he was living on the Spanish island with his daughter and her partner, Bianca Butti.
“Right now she’s just focused on being a mother,” the person close to Heard told CNN. “The trial took an emotional toll on her and she just wanted to get away from the noise and get out of Hollywood.”
Heard’s next film project is “Aquaman 2”, which is scheduled to be released in December. During her testimony last summer, she stated that he believed her role had been greatly reduced in the film due to the negative publicity surrounding her split from Depp.
Warner Bros., the studio behind the “Aquaman” franchise, declined to comment on the matter at the time. (CNN and Warner Bros. are part of Warner Bros. Discovery.)
Depp has been touring and performing with his band Hollywood Vampires. His next film project is to play King Louis XV in the film “Jeanne Du Barry,” which will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16.
(CNN) — One year after the publicized defamation trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard began, CNN has learned from sources close to the actors that the former couple has put their legal battle behind them.
Their dramatic televised trial in Virginia began last April and concluded in June, when the jury in the case found both Heard and Depp liable for defamation in their mutual lawsuits. Depp was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. The jury awarded Heard $2 million in compensatory damages and no money in punitive damages.
In December, Heard announced that she and Depp had settled their defamation lawsuit, writing on Instagram that she had “made no admission” and that the settlement is “not an act of concession.”
“I make this decision having lost faith in the American legal system, where my unprotected testimony served as entertainment and social media fodder,” Heard said in her post.
Damages Heard owed Depp were reduced to $1 million as part of the settlement, and Depp’s lawyers said in a statement, the actor agreed to donate the money to charity.
“We are pleased to formally close the door on this painful chapter for Mr. Depp, who made clear throughout the process that exposing the truth was his priority,” said Depp’s attorneys, Benjamin Chew and Camille Vasquez.
CNN has contacted representatives for Heard and Depp to ask if the settlement payments and charitable donations have already been made.
Both actors have recently been photographed spending time in Europe, Depp in England and Heard on the island of Mallorca in Spain.
“After the trial Johnny started working on a new film project and has been on tour with his band,” a person close to Depp told CNN. “Everything is going well”.
A source close to Heard confirmed that he was living on the Spanish island with his daughter and her partner, Bianca Butti.
“Right now she’s just focused on being a mother,” the person close to Heard told CNN. “The trial took an emotional toll on her and she just wanted to get away from the noise and get out of Hollywood.”
Heard’s next film project is “Aquaman 2”, which is scheduled to be released in December. During her testimony last summer, she stated that he believed her role had been greatly reduced in the film due to the negative publicity surrounding her split from Depp.
Warner Bros., the studio behind the “Aquaman” franchise, declined to comment on the matter at the time. (CNN and Warner Bros. are part of Warner Bros. Discovery.)
Depp has been touring and performing with his band Hollywood Vampires. His next film project is to play King Louis XV in the film “Jeanne Du Barry,” which will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16.
