What will happen to Amber Heard if Johnny Depp wins the defamation trial
The trial for defamation between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard continues to
be talked about by becoming one of the most mediatic legal battles in recent
years.
In the lawsuit, Depp accuses her of defamation for
an article she published in The Washington Post in 2018, after her divorce,
in which she claimed to have suffered "domestic abuse."
The actor asks his ex-partner US $ 50 million for damages.
For her part, Heard has responded with a counterclaim in which
she alleges that Depp has launched a smear campaign against her and claims
US $ 100 million.
It is the first time that the two celebrities have faced each
other in court: in the trial held in 2020 in London, and which Depp lost,
the actress attended as a witness, since the accusation was against the
British newspaper The Sun for an article that described the actor as an
"aggressor of women".
What will happen to Amber Heard and Johnny Depp
According to international media, it was revealed that if the
jury considers that Amber Heard is guilty in the complaint made by Johnny
Depp, then the damages that the actirz will have to pay to the protagonist
of Pirates of the Caribbean will be determined.
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Depp who will testify in favor of Amber Heard in the trial between the two
actors
It was also revealed that, if Depp is guilty of the
counterclaim put by his ex-wife, the consequences that the actor will have
to bear will be determined. In addition, there is the possibility that it
will be determined that neither should be compensated for damages.
According to the American newspaper New York Post, in the event
that the jury rules in favor of Amber Heard, she will be able to take the
amount of money that she demands from her, added to the cost that the trial
has meant for her.
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complicated the defense of Johnny Depp
However, if the jury finds
that Amber Heard defamed Depp, she would only have to pay the amount Depp is
asking for because the actress does not face a prison sentence because she
does not face any criminal charges.
