Johnny Depp - report

American actor (born 1963)

John Christopher Depp II is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA awards.

2021 2023 2024

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Depp sued Heard over an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in December 2018. He sued her for implying he was a domestic abuser and sought $50 million in damages. Heard countersued for $100 million, saying she was defamed by statements made by Depp's lawyer. A Virginia court ruled against the actor in June.
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Johnny 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.
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Johnny 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.
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Johnny 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.
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Heard calls Depp "a washed-up piece of shit" and regrets believing she could have kids with him. Depp calls Heard's movies "dreck" and says she shouldn't take roles involving her "tits out" Depp claims he returned to the couple's shared apartment after leaving the night before after she began hitting him.
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Jerry Bruckheimer has ruled out Johnny Depp returning to Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. The 78-year-old Hollywood producer revealed he is working on a Pirates sequel with Margot Robbie in the lead instead. Depp played Captain Jack Sparrow in five instalments of the films. He is on a defamation trial with ex-wife Amber Heard. The couple's divorce was finalized in 2017 after less than two years of marriage.
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Johnny Depp is suing his ex-wife, Amber Heard, for $50 million over an op-ed she wrote. In the piece, Heard claimed that she was a victim of both sexual and domestic abuse. Depp was not directly named in the article, his lawyers claim that the piece painted him as a violent partner. Heard has filed a $100 million countersuit, alleging that Depp and his legal team defamed her.
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Johnny Depp says Amber Heard had a "need for conflict, a need for violence" He says she berated and attacked him constantly during their short-lived marriage. Johnny is suing Amber for $50 million for defamation. She is counter-suing for double that amount, accusing him of a continuation of "abuse and harassment"
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Johnny Depp accused of sexually assaulting ex-wife Amber Heard with a bottle. His lawyer branded her a 'compulsive liar' as their defamation trial begins. He is suing her for £32.4 million, while she is counter-sued for £76.7 million. A civil jury of seven members, plus four alternates, was selected Monday to hear the case.
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Johnny Depp is suing his ex-wife Amber Heard for $50 million. Depp claims Heard defamed him in an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post. Heard filed a counterclaim accusing Depp of allegedly orchestrating a ‘smear campaign’