Johnny Depp could waive $10 million if Amber Heard doesn’t appeal the verdict

Johnny Depp‘s lawyers anticipated that the actor could waive the 10 million dollars that Amber Heard must pay him for defaming him if the actress does not appeal the jury’s decision.

Camille Vasquez and Benjamin Chew gave an interview on the Good Morning America program in which they slipped this possibility and emphasized that the process initiated by Depp “was never about money.”

What can happen after the verdict against Amber Heard

It was Chew who told news anchor George Stephanopoulos that Depp just wanted to “restore his reputation” during the trial. “They said the goal is not to impoverish Heard. Is a deal possible where she waives the appeal, in exchange for Depp waiving damage money?” the journalist asked.

“Obviously we can’t disclose any attorney-client communication, but as Depp testified, and as we both made clear in our respective closings, it was never about money for him. It was about restoring his reputation, and he did it, ”confirmed the lawyer.

The testimony of the lawyers comes after Heard’s legal representative, Elaine Bredehoft, commented on the Today program that her client could not pay the 10 million dollars that the Justice forces her to give Depp for having defamed him.

On the point, Bredehoft said that Heard plans to appeal the verdict. “ He has excellent foundations to do it”, she assured when the host of the program, Savannah Guthrie, spoke about that possibility.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard expressed themselves on the networks

The actor debuted on TikTok with a critical message towards his ex and the actress responded to him. While Depp said that “now” he will be able to move forward after the trial closes, Heard argued that “women’s rights are going backward”.

“To all my most precious, loyal, and unwavering followers. We have been everywhere together, we have seen everything together. We have walked the same path together. We did the right thing together, all because they cared,” Depp commented in the post that he uploaded to the social network.

The video shared by the actor had more than 24 million views. Depp also commented: “ Now, we will all move forward together. You are, as always, my employers and once again I have no way to say thank you, other than to say thank you. So thanks. My love and respect.”

For his part, through a representative, Heard reproached the veiled criticism that his ex slipped. “As Johnny Depp says that he is moving forward, women’s rights are going backward. The verdict’s message to victims of domestic violence is ‘ be afraid to stand up and stand up to speak’ ”, she launched.

How the trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard ended

After six weeks of statements, testimonies, and presentation of evidence, the jury deliberated and its verdict ended up benefiting the actor.

Heard was supposed to pay Depp $15 million, $ 10 in compensatory damages, and the remaining $5 in punitive damages, but the judge reduced that figure to $10,350,000.

For his part, the protagonist of Pirates of the Caribbean must give Heard 2 million dollars, since the jury considered that both had defamed each other.