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Johnny Depp
personJohnny Depp and Amber Heard emerge with unclear career prospects after a lurid six-week trial. Depp was awarded over $10 million in punitive and compensatory damages on 1 June. The jury at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse found that Amber's statements in the 2018 op-ed were false and made with "actual malice" Amber Heard is feeling "heartbroken," her lawyer said.
Queen Elizabeth II
personThe Queen acceded to the throne on February 6, 1952 on the death of her father, King George VI. No other monarch in British history has achieved 70 years of service. The 96-year-old monarch exclaimed 'incredible!' when she took the salute after arriving from Windsor Castle.
Elizabeth II
personThe milestone marks 70 years on the throne for Queen Elizabeth II. The U.K. has a special four-day bank holiday beginning Thursday. More than 3,500 beacons are being lit across the UK and the Commonwealth.
Michael Avenatti
personAvenatti, 51, was sentenced in US District Court in Manhattan on his February conviction for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. He had faced up to 22 years prison, federal prosecutors had said when he was indicted in 2019. Avenatti was also required to pay Daniels $148,750 and the government $297,900.
Johnny Depp
personJohnny Depp won the defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard on Wednesday. A jury found that Heard was liable for defamatory comments she made against Depp in the 2018 op-ed published in the Washington Post. The jury awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages.
Johnny Depp
personJohnny Depp has won his defamation case against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. The jury ruled that she defamed Depp when she wrote a 2018 Washington Post op-ed alluding to her past claims of domestic violence. Crowds were overheard chanting in support of Depp outside the Fairfax courthouse. Depp was not in attendance when the verdict was read.
KK
personPopular Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, widely known as KK, has died about an hour after performing. The 53-year-old Indian singer KK shot to fame in the 1990s and 2000s with hit songs.
Gareth Bale
personGareth Bale has been awarded an MBE for services to football and charity. Wales captain became the first British player to win the Champions League on five occasions. Rio Ferdinand, Gareth Bale and James Milner honoured by the Queen in her Platinum Jubilee Birthday Honours List. Great Britain's Olympic gold medal-winning women's curling team have also been recognised.
Rafael Nadal
personRafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6- 2, 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the French Open quarter-finals. Nadal will face third-seeded Alexander Zverev in the semifinals on Friday. 18-year-old Coco Gauff beat fellow American Sloan Stephens to advance to her first career major semifinal.
Novak Djokovic
personRafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 in the French Open quarter-final. The Spaniard went a double break up at 4-1 and closed out the first set in 49 minutes. Nadal will face third seed Alexander Zverev in Friday's last four.
Paul Pogba
personPaul Pogba is set to leave Manchester United on a free transfer. The Frenchman's contract runs out at the end of the season. The 29-year-old is in talks with PSG, Real Madrid and Juventus. CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news.
Amber Heard
personJohnny Depp has been awarded more than $10 million in damages in the blockbuster US defamation case against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. A seven-person jury returned a verdict in favour of Depp, 58, following a six-week trial. He was awarded damages of $10m (£8m) and a further $5m (£4m) in punitive damages. Depp skipped the court hearing to hang with his musician friends in London.
Joe Biden
personU.S. President Joe Biden agrees to provide Ukraine with advanced rocket systems. High mobility artillery rocket systems can accurately hit targets as far away as 80 km. Package also includes ammunition, counter fire radars, a number of air surveillance radars.
Dustin Johnson
personLIV Golf Invitational is scheduled for June 9-11 at Centurion Club outside of London. Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Talor Gooch are in the field. Phil Mickelson was missing from the list that was released Tuesday night.
Sheryl Sandberg
personSheryl Sandberg, the COO of Meta, Facebook's parent company, announced Wednesday she is stepping down. Sandberg will continue to be on Meta's board of directors. Mark Zuckerberg says Sandberg's role won't be replaced, but that Javier Olivan will become Meta's next COO.
Amber Heard
personDepp was awarded $15 million: $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million punitive. Heard countersued for $100 million claiming Depp's attorney made defamatory claims about her. Depp was not present for the verdict and watched from the UK.
Krishnakumar Kunnath
personKrishnakumar Kunnath, known as KK, died after performing a concert in Kolkata, India. He was in the city for a two-day run of gigs and began to feel ill during Tuesday night’s performance.
GasTerra
organizationEU leaders strike watered-down deal to ban more than two-thirds of Moscow's oil imports. Two Russian soldiers sentenced to more than 11 years in jail each for firing artillery at civilian areas. Gazprom announces it will cut natural gas supplies to Dutch trader GasTerra.
John Durham
personThe jury in the case of Michael Sussmann deliberated on Friday afternoon and Tuesday morning. The case was the first courtroom test of special counsel John Durham since his appointment three years ago. The verdict represents a setback for Durham’s work, especially since Trump supporters had looked to the probe to expose what they contend was bias.
Michael Sussmann
personMichael Sussmann, 57, was a lawyer for Democrats including the Hillary Clinton campaign. He was charged with lying to the FBI when he brought allegations against Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential race. Prosecutors said he lied about not representing a client at the time of the meeting.