(CNN) — Johnny Depp chose various charities to donate the $1 million he received from Amber Heard in the defamation lawsuit, a source close to the actor told CNN.
On Tuesday, the source confirmed that Depp has chosen five charities to donate the settlement funds, including the Make-A-Film Foundation, The Painted Turtle, Red Feather, Marlon Brandon’s Tetiaroa Society and the Amazonia Fund Alliance.
The “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor plans to donate $200,000 to each of five charities, according to the source.
CNN has contacted Heard’s representatives for comment on the matter.
A Virginia jury found Heard and Depp liable for defamation in June 2022. The former couple subsequently reached an agreement in December in which Heard would pay Depp $1 million in damages.
At the time, Depp’s lawyers said in a statement that he promised to donate the money from the Heard settlement to charity.
The Virginia jury originally awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages in June 2022. Heard was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages and no money in punitive damages.
Ultimately, the damages Heard owed Depp were reduced to $1 million in December, when the ex-partner reached a settlement agreement.
Heard posted a statement on her verified Instagram page at the time announcing that they had reached a deal. She at the time said that she had not “made any confession” and that the agreement 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 cannon fodder for social media,” Heard said in her post.
Depp’s lawyers, Camille Vasquez and Benjamin Chew, told CNN in a statement at the time: “We are pleased to formally close the door on this painful chapter for Mr. Depp, who made it clear throughout the process that his priority was getting the truth out to the light”.
Recently, both actors have been photographed spending time in Europe, doing their best to turn the page on the public trial.
CNN’s Chloe Melas contributed to this report.
