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Amber Heard, Johnny Depp settle defamation case

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have settled their dueling defamation cases more than six months after a Virginia jury found for the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor in the exes’ turbulent trial. In a lengthy statement shared Monday on Instagram, Heard explained her decision not to pursue the appeal she filed shortly after the jury awarded her $2 million and Depp more than $10 million in June. The ...
U.S. actor Johnny Depp is shown at his trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 24, 2022.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have settled their dueling defamation cases more than six months after a Virginia jury found for the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor in the exes’ turbulent trial.

In a lengthy statement shared Monday on Instagram, Heard explained her decision not to pursue the appeal she filed shortly after the jury awarded her $2 million and Depp more than $10 million in June. The Daily Mail reported that Depp and Heard reached a settlement in which Heard’s insurance company will pay

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