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Mon Dec 19, 2022, 01:46 PM Dec 2022

Amber Heard settles defamation case against Johnny Depp

Source: BBC

Amber Heard settles defamation case against Johnny Depp

19 December 2022

By Holly Honderich
BBC News

US actress Amber Heard will pay Johnny Depp $1m (£820,000) in a settlement of their defamation suit, lawyers for Mr Depp told the BBC.

The former couple faced off in court this spring in a high-profile battle.

In June, a Virginia jury mostly sided with Mr Depp, 59, finding that Ms Heard had defamed him in an article in which she called herself a victim of abuse.

Announcing the settlement earlier on Monday, Ms Heard, 36, said the decision was "not an act of concession".

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64031252

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