Johnny Depp has won his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Hurd, whom he sued over allegations of domestic abuse.
The court found that Hurd defamed her ex-husband in her 2018 Washington Post article. The head of the jury answered "yes" to all of the paper's questions, meaning that Hurd's article was false and intended to defame him.
The seven-member jury, which began deliberations Friday but took a break over the weekend, was tasked with determining whether Hurd defamed Depp and whether he did the same to her.
Notably, the New York Times reported early on that the court made its decision and reached a verdict based on statements from a court official.
The six-week trial in Fairfax County Circuit Court turned into a dispute between the two Hollywood stars over what happened in their relationship and marriage, which dissolved in 2016. Both Heard and Depp accused each other of repeated physical abuse throughout their relationship.
Hurd's controversial article, the lawsuit and the legal battle
Pirates of the Caribbean sequel star Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife for defamation, who had referred in a 2018 Washington Post article to a "public figure who embodies spousal abuse" without naming Johnny Depp.
After more than a year of legal wrangling, Hurd filed a lawsuit against Depp in 2020, claiming he defamed her when an attorney representing him made statements calling her allegations of abuse a "hoax."
Depp, for his part, claimed that Hurd's article "destroyed his career and reputation" while Hurd claimed that the lawyer's statements damaged her work capacity and caused her emotional distress and humiliation.
Source: iefimerida.gr
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