{"id":1500171,"date":"2022-06-01T16:30:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T20:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1500171"},"modified":"2022-06-01T16:30:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T20:30:31","slug":"the-jury-gave-me-my-life-back-johnny-depp-releases-statement-after-winning-big-in-defamation-case-against-ex-wife-amber-heard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-jury-gave-me-my-life-back-johnny-depp-releases-statement-after-winning-big-in-defamation-case-against-ex-wife-amber-heard\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Jury Gave Me My Life Back\u2019: Johnny Depp Releases Statement After Winning Big In Defamation Case Against Ex-Wife Amber Heard"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-jury-gave-me-my-life-back-johnny-depp-releases-statement-after-winning-big-in-defamation-case-against-ex-wife-amber-heard%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1500171&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Actor Johnny Depp on Wednesday released a lengthy statement celebrating his legal win against ex-wife Amber Heard, whom the jury found defamed Depp via a Washington Post op-ed she wrote in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The jury awarded Depp $15 million in monetary damages for Heard defaming him in an op-ed, published at The Washington Post in 2018. Heard was awarded $2 million over statements Depp lawyer Adam Waldman wrote about Heard allegedly intentionally messing up her apartment to stage a hoax against Depp.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSix years later, the jury gave me my life back,\u201d Depp said in the statement to Law&#038;Crime Network. \u201cI am truly humbled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Depp said his life was turned upside-down when Heard launched her accusations of domestic violence against him, fingering the media for perpetuating the lies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFalse, very serious and criminal allegations were levied at me via the media, which triggered an endless barrage of hateful content, although no charges were ever brought against me,\u201d the \u201cPirates of the Caribbean\u201d actor said. \u201cIt had already traveled around the world twice within a nanosecond and it had a seismic impact on my life and my career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Depp added that he pursued the case in the first place to \u201creveal the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JohnnyDepp?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JohnnyDepp<\/a> on winning his defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AmberHeard?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AmberHeard<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LawCrimeNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LawCrimeNetwork<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LcC42KgPIE\">pic.twitter.com\/LcC42KgPIE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Angenette Levy (@Angenette5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Angenette5\/status\/1532086934016864256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Heard took to social media to voice her disappointment over the verdict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe disappointment I feel today is beyond words,\u201d she wrote in a statement posted on her Twitter. \u201cI\u2019m heartbroken that the mounting of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway of my ex-husband.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women,\u201d the actress continued. \u201cIt is a setback. It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated. It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sad I lost this case,\u201d Heard closed. \u201cBut I am sadder still that I seem to have lost a right I thought I had as an American \u2013 to speak freely and openly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc95 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8vGMHykjkA\">pic.twitter.com\/8vGMHykjkA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amber Heard (@realamberheard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realamberheard\/status\/1532083776741842945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the intense trial, Heard detailed serious allegations of abuse at the hands of Depp, including a rape with a possibly broken Maker\u2019s Mark bottle.<\/p>\n<p>Depp and his legal team denied all allegations and told the jury that Heard perpetrated a #MeToo hoax to take from Depp, and also to punish him for leaving her.<\/p>\n<p>The trial started on April 12, and lasted six weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Johnny Depp on Wednesday released a lengthy statement celebrating his legal win against ex-wife Amber Heard, whom the jury found defamed Depp via a Washington Post op-ed she wrote in 2018. 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