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    The ACLU says Amber Heard has paid less than half of her $3.5 million donation pledge

    The actor made the pledge as she ended her marriage to Johnny Depp, saying she would split $7 million between the ACLU and a children's hospital. Depp's defamation case against Heard is ongoing.
    by Bill Chappell Apr 29, 2022 2 minutes
    Amber Heard has filed a countersuit against Johnny Depp, seeking $100 million in damages and saying his legal team falsely accused her of fabricating claims against Depp. The former couple are seen here in court last week.

    Actor amber Heard hasn't fulfilled her pledge to donate $3.5 million to the American Civil Liberties Union, according to testimony in the defamation case filed by Heard's ex-husband, actor Johnny Depp.

    The details from an ACLU executive about Heard's donation were quickly seen as possibly undercutting Heard's credibility with the jury hearing the case in Fairfax County, Va.

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