Piers Morgan has referred to as the results of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation trial ‘an entire catastrophe’ for the Aquaman actress, as celebrities together with Gary Lineker, Ashley Benson and Ryan Adams reacted to the decision.
Right now, the jury participating within the listening to lastly delivered their unanimous verdict, with the Pirates of the Caribbean actor being awarded $10million in compensatory damages and an extra $5m in punitive damages.
Heard, whose head was bowed as she listened to the jury’s verdict on the case, gained certainly one of her three defamation countersuit claims in opposition to Depp, and was awarded $2m.
In a press release, the 36-year-old stated she was ‘heartbroken’, stating: ‘The frustration I really feel at this time is past phrases.’
In the meantime, her ex-husband stated in a press release after his victory: ‘Talking the reality was one thing that I owed to my youngsters and to all those that have remained steadfast of their help of me. I really feel at peace realizing I've lastly completed that.’
Reacting to the end result stay on Piers Morgan Uncensored, the presenter described the decision as a ‘full slam dunk victory for Johnny Depp’ and a ‘wipeout for Amber Heard’, including that it was a ‘full vindication’ for the Edward Scissorhands actor.
‘It’s laborious to think about an even bigger humiliation for Amber Heard. It’s an entire catastrophe and failure,’ the broadcaster remarked.
Morgan additionally remarked that he doesn’t consider Heard will ‘get any work after this’, though he questioned whether or not the ‘vicious’ response to Heard all through the trial ‘is ever a very good factor’.
Former skilled footballer Lineker took the end result as a possibility to make a punny joke that’s acquired backlash on-line, writing: ‘Depp wins and will get Heard immunity.’
In the meantime, a number of celebrities commented beneath Depp’s Instagram publish, the place he shared his assertion concerning the verdict.
Actor Benson commented with coronary heart and fingers within the air emoji, whereas singer Adams added a coronary heart, fingers within the air and fireplace emoji in response.
The listening to happened after Depp sued his ex-wife for $50m over an op-ed she wrote in 2018 for The Washington Put up about her experiences with home abuse.
Whereas Depp was not named within the article, his authorized crew argued that the piece implied he was sexually and bodily abusive in direction of Heard over the course of their relationship, which he denied.
After Depp sued Heard, she later countersued, looking for $100m in damages and claiming that her ex-partner libelled her by calling her a liar.
The trial started on April 11, with each actors taking to the stand to debate particulars about their relationship.
Different people who took to the stand included mannequin Kate Moss, Heard’s sister Whitney Henriquez and individuals who work for Disney and Warner Bros.
The previous couple have been married in 2015, divorcing two years later.
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