Johnny Depp faced a high standard in his libel lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard as a public figure.
He was found not guilty by seven jurors who agreed unanimously.
Depp claimed that his ex-wife defamed him in a 2018 newspaper op-ed in which she alluded to Depp’s abuse allegations. His name was never spoken of.
The jury decided that Depp deserved more than $10 million.However, Depp’s win was not complete.
Amber Heard was found guilty on all three charges by a Virginia civil jury on Wednesday
Part of Heard’s counterclaim was also found to be valid by the jury.
Firstly,Jurors assessed whether the online headline of Depp’s op-ed in The Washington Post defamed him: “I spoke up against sexual violence – and faced our culture’s wrath.
Jurors determined, however, that Heard”made or published” it and that it was defamatory.
Given that Heard publicly accused Depp of domestic abuse in 2016, Depp’s attorneys contended it plainly referred to him.
Depp was found not guilty of slandering Heard by suggesting she lied about being mistreated after a jury of six men and three women deliberated for over 13 hours over three days.