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Amber Heard defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp, jury finds
By Agence France-Presse
last updated:
Jun 01,2022
US actress Amber heard and her sister Whitney Heard (R) arrive at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, on June 1, 2022. (Photo: AFP)
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FAIRFAX,
United States — A US jury found Wednesday that actress Amber Heard had
made defamatory claims of abuse against her ex-husband Johnny Depp, and awarded
him $15 million in damages.اضافة اعلان
The
seven-member jury in Virginia found that a 2018 article penned by Heard on the
"sexual violence" she had suffered was defamatory to Depp, and was
written with malicious intent — making her guilty of libel.