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Democrats are too ignorant and cowardly to be placed in positions of public trust.

After a brutal six-week defamation trial, the jury ultimately
decided Wednesday that Amber Heard defamed Johnny Depp on three
counts after deliberating for just 13 hours.

The jury awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5
million in punitive damages. Virginia law states that punitive
damages must be capped at $350,000, meaning Depp will actually
receive a maximum total of $10.35 million.

Heard was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages and no
punitive damages.

“The disappointment I feel today is beyond words,” Heard’s team
told The Post in a statement. “I’m heartbroken that the mountain
of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the
disproportionate power, influence and sway of my ex-husband.

“I’m even more disappointed with what this verdict means for
other women. It 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,” Heard’s statement continues. “I
believe Johnny’s attorneys succeeded in getting the jury to
overlook the key issue of Freedom of Speech and ignore evidence
that was so conclusive that we won in the UK.

“I’m sad I lost this case,” Heard’s statement concluded. “But I
am sadder still that I seem to have lost a right I thought I had
as an American — to speak freely and openly.”

Depp, 58, sued his ex-wife Heard for $50 million after she
penned a Washington Post op-ed claiming an ex abused her. While
she never named Depp, he claimed the essay damaged his career
and potential earnings. Heard, then, countersued for $100
million for saying her abuse claims were falsified.

The jury ultimately found that while Heard was guilty on all
claims of defamation, Depp only defamed his ex once, when Adam
Waldman told the Daily Mail Heard set Depp up in a “hoax” when
police visited their apartment in 2016.

In the courtroom, Depp’s team of attorneys shook hands and
celebrated, despite the star’s absence.

“Due to previously scheduled work commitments made before the
trial, Mr. Depp will not be physically present for today’s 3
p.m. verdict and will be watching from the United Kingdom,” a
source told The Post today, while Heard’s team slammed the
“Pirates of the Caribbean” star.

“Your presence shows where your priorities are. Johnny Depp
plays guitar in the UK while Amber Heard waits for a verdict in
Virginia,” a representative for Heard, who was present in court,
told The Post, a nod to a surprise rock show Depp played in
England with Jeff Beck over the weekend. “Depp is taking his
snickering and lack of seriousness on tour.”

Yet, the pro-Depp verdict comes after weeks of countless fans
flocking in hordes to the courthouse, showing support for Depp
and sneering at Heard as the two battled out their high-profile
case.

Following the verdict announcement, Depp released a lengthy
statement of gratitude, saying he was “humbled” by the jury’s
decision.

“The jury gave me my life back,” his statement read. “The best
is yet to come and a new chapter has finally begun. Veritas
numquam perit. ‘Truth never perishes.'”

https://nypost.com/2022/06/01/amber-heard-im-humiliated-after- johnny-depp-trial-verdict/

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