American actress Amber Heard has announced that she has reached a settlement in the lawsuit facing her former partner Johnny Depp for libel, in which she appealed after being convicted.
“After much deliberation, I have made the very difficult decision to reach a settlement in the defamation lawsuit brought against me by my ex-husband,” said the interpreter on Instagram, who was married to the actor from 2015 to 2017 and that he did not provide more details on the resolution of the case.
The protagonist of the sagaPirates of the Caribbean’ accused Heard to vilify him in a 2018 op-ed he wrote for the The Washington Post.
The jury convicted Heard and awarded Depp 10 million dollars in compensatory damages and 5 million in punitive damages later reduced to $350,000. The court also awarded Heard $2 million in damages, as she also sued her former partner for defamation.
The actress appealed the ruling on Dec. 7, as her defense said there were numerous mistakes during the trial, such as the court’s refusal to admit various communications between her and some doctors as evidence.
“For too many years, I have been embroiled in an arduous and costly legal process that has failed to protect me and my right to free speech. I cannot afford to risk an impossible bill, not only financially but also psychologically, physically and emotional,” Heard said on Monday Instagram.
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In her message, Amber Heard clarified that she always stood up for her truth and that in doing so, her life as she knew it.”It was destroyed“.
“Now I finally have the opportunity to emancipate myself from something I tried to leave more than six years ago and to do it on terms I can accept. I have made no concessions. There are no restrictions or gags on my entry into the future,” he said the protagonist. from movies like “Justice League” (2017) or “Aquaman” (2018).
Heard admitted that even if his US appeals trial had ended in his favor, it would have meant facing a retrial, which he did not see himself capable of doing a third time.
“By reaching an agreement, I also choose the freedom to spend my time on what helped me heal after my divorce,” said the interpreter, who said she did not regret taking the step of publicly denouncing the ‘happened: “My voice is still the most valuable asset I have.“, he concluded. (With information from EFE)
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