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Amber Heard can Absolutely not Pay $10.35 million to Johnny Depp after Defamation Trial Lawyer says

 


After a Jury ruled in Johnny Depp's favour in his defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard, The actress' attorney claimed she can't pay the $10.35 million in damages.

Elaine Bredehoft said "Oh, no, absolutely not," when asked if her client had the ability to pay the assigned amount.

The judge announced on Wednesday, June 1, that Depp, 58, would be awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. Heard, 36, for her part, was awarded  $2 million in compensatory damages and no punitive damages for the counterclaim.


Following the trial's conclusion, Heard took to social media to address her reaction. "The disappointment I feel today is beyond words," she wrote via Instagram. "I'm heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway of my ex-husband."

The actress noted that her worries extended beyond her own involvement in the case. "I'm even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women. It is a setback. It sets back the clock to the time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated, " she continued. "It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously."

Heard concluded: "I believe Johnny's attorneys succeeded in getting the jury to overlook the key issue of freedom of Speech and ignore evidence that was so conclusive that was won in the U.K. I'm sad I lost the case. But I am sadder still that I seem to have lost a right I thought I had as an American - to speak freely and openly."

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