When is the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial verdict?
CLOSING arguments in the dramatic defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were given on May 27, 2022.
The jury came to a final verdict on June 1, 2022.
When was the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial verdict?
After taking a break over the long Memorial Day weekend, the jurors resumed their deliberations in the infamous Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard defamation case.
The trial began on April 11, 2022, in Fairfax, Virginia, after Depp sued his ex-wife for $50million over a she wrote in The Washington Post titled, “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change.”
Depp's lawyers suggested the op-ed falsely implied that he physically and sexually abused her.
Heard has since denied all accusations and countersued the Pirates of the Caribbean star for $100million.
On June 1, 2022, the jury reached a final verdict resulting in Depp winning the multi-million defamation trial against his former wife Amber Heard.
The verdict arrives after six weeks of evidence and roughly 13 hours of deliberation.
Depp was not in court at the time of the ruling and he was awarded $15million in damages.
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In addition, he was awarded compensatory damages of $10million and $5million dollars in punitive damages.
Heard was awarded $2million in the final verdict for winning one of her counter-claims against her ex-husband over comments by Depp's lawyer in the Daily Mail.
When did the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial end?
Earlier in the trial, the case had to take a 10-day pause because Judge Penney Azcarate was due at a conference from May 9 to 12, 2022.
As a result, the trial went a little longer than expected.
The trial wrapped up after six weeks, with closing arguments occurring on May 27, 2022.
On June 1, 2022, the trial came to a close as the jury reached a final verdict.
Who decided the verdict?
The verdict was decided by members of the jury.
The jury was made up of five men and two women who were given 37-pages of instructions while weighing the high-profile case, according to .
"Court watchers have made up their mind and some cannot understand why the jury has not immediately returned a verdict for their favored party. That's not the way it works," celebrity lawyer Chris Melcher told the media outlet.
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"The jurors spent six weeks listening to conflicting evidence. They must weigh that evidence and decide who told the truth. Then they must figure out what the jury instructions mean, which are statements of law that are easily understood by lawyers but no one of the jury is a lawyer," he continued.
"The verdict must be unanimous under Virginia law, which means all seven of the jurors must agree on the answers to a series of questions. Getting seven people to agree on anything is difficult. This will take time to do it right."
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