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Johnny Depp wins defamation trial against Amber Heard, jury awards him $15 million in damages: Jury also awarded $2 million in damages to Heard in her counterclaim.
Entertainment Weekly ^ | 06/01/2022 | Jessica Wang

Posted on 06/01/2022 1:20:55 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: SeekAndFind

It’s time the man-hating campaign was clipped back.

Many of second-wave feminism’s goals for fair employment practices, for instance, were necessary; but third-wave feminism’s hatred of men and view of males as inherently violent has been egregiously destructive to U.S. society and jurisprudence.


41 posted on 06/01/2022 2:01:03 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (“Government is the problem.” --Milton Friedman)
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To: sevlex
And her career is over.

Fair enough. She deserves it after she made him radioactive in "me-too" Hollywood just by releasing some apparently false allegations.

42 posted on 06/01/2022 2:01:22 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: TonyM

maybe you should do the math

10 - 2 = 8 PLUS the punitive of 350k

So I am not wrong.

UNLESS the lawyer who made the statement coughs up the 2 million


43 posted on 06/01/2022 2:05:06 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: sauropod

Yet she’s appealing


44 posted on 06/01/2022 2:06:40 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: V_TWIN

This is one of the big problems of her case and showed the overreaching. Depp’s expert tore up Heards expert.

the very idea that Heard is on the same level of Jason Momoa and Zendaya and Gal Gadot and Chris Pratt is ludicrous.

Sure Jason could redo his deal because he stared in a billion dollar film. The chick he had no chemistry with and can’t act would not be able to get the same amount of dollars.

They have made the sequel into a buddy movie . They don’t need Amber.


45 posted on 06/01/2022 2:09:05 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: Fido969
How could the jury both find the allegations that Herd claims were a hoax, and find for Depp? Also, the “hoax” statement came from the lawyer, he should pony that up. Depp gets the 5.350 million, and has to give back 2. Net 3.35 mill. The guy probably get 10 times that for doing a movie.

They did agree that her op-ed was not technically a hoax; but if you read the article, he sued over three claims and prevailed on two out of three. She countersued for three claims and only prevailed on one. The jury considered each claim on its own merits. Well done.

He was awarded a total of $10,350,000, of which he will have to pay her $2,000,000 = net $8,350,000 before lawyer fees. So, net around ten or twelve dollars (/sarcasm); but that's not the point. He said he needed to clear his name on behalf of his children, and luckily for him, he could still afford to undertake a very costly trial.

Many divorcing spouses of either sex are unable to obtain fair justice under no-fault, and continue to have their lives wrecked by a vindictive ex badmouthing them to their children's school, family members, etc.

46 posted on 06/01/2022 2:10:19 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (“Government is the problem.” --Milton Friedman)
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To: SeekAndFind

So what?


47 posted on 06/01/2022 2:13:58 PM PDT by Howie66 (Let's Go Brandon!!)
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To: DIRTYSECRET
What it means is both parties can claim victory.

He had a net win and she had a net loss. I doubt many would view her side as anything other than a Pyrrhic victory.

48 posted on 06/01/2022 2:14:16 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (“Government is the problem.” --Milton Friedman)
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To: Fido969

And with this victory he can now go after the Washington Post for publishing it


49 posted on 06/01/2022 2:16:10 PM PDT by Solson (DeSantis/Hawley 2024!)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
the heart wants what the heart wants...and then you get to go to trial,

It seems marriage is like a deck of cards...

Starts out with all hearts & diamonds.

...in the end, all you want is a club and a spade...

50 posted on 06/01/2022 2:17:40 PM PDT by spankalib
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To: V_TWIN
That and she wanted him to help get her acting gigs. That’s how she got aquaman.....he called in a favor

He also paid rent for a bunch of her free-loading friends, according to testimony.

He was an utter fool to leave Paradis and their children, and beautiful villa in south of France.

51 posted on 06/01/2022 2:18:09 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (“Government is the problem.” --Milton Friedman)
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To: RummyChick

Agreed. If it wasn’t for JD no one would know her name.

I’m a little ashamed to say I watched much of this trial.

Her legal team was less than stellar. The female lawyer forgot her own witnesses names more than once.

One of the male lawyers objected to an answer to one of his own questions and later in the trial the same lawyer got tangled up with a question I guess he realized he shouldn’t have asked a Depp witness, and then tried to claim he forgot what the question was.....WHAT!?

The hilarious part was Depps witness spoke up and said he remembered the question and recited it verbatim. Lol!

I never seen such. SMH


52 posted on 06/01/2022 2:19:07 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: SeekAndFind

Not a fan of Johnny’s politics, but he didn’t deserve what he got from that lying, abusive biatch. She will likely have to face perjury charges. And she’s clearly nuts.


53 posted on 06/01/2022 2:19:54 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Telepathic Intruder
And she’s clearly nuts.

Well she is a lesbo, so yes.

54 posted on 06/01/2022 2:21:51 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ronniesgal
what was wrong with Vanessa Paradis, anyway?

Vanessa Paradis, presented without comment :


55 posted on 06/01/2022 2:21:59 PM PDT by Yossarian
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To: Albion Wilde

Yep he shelled out tons of money for all kinds of crap for her.

Took her all over the world to places she otherwise would no doubt have not had the opportunity to ever see.

Why do I suspect this is probably the 1st time in her life she’s ever been told no....I mean a REAL no.

Been gettin’ by on her looks her whole life no I imagine.


56 posted on 06/01/2022 2:24:02 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: SeekAndFind

I think when the jury heard she dropped a deuce in his bed she was dead meat.


57 posted on 06/01/2022 2:25:40 PM PDT by Az Joe (Biden & ChiComs are the enemy, not Putin.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Great! I love JD!


58 posted on 06/01/2022 2:26:00 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( I make airplanes fly, what's your super power?)
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To: Yossarian

Those ate some real European teeth right there. YEEESH


59 posted on 06/01/2022 2:26:13 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: V_TWIN

Are not ate


60 posted on 06/01/2022 2:26:53 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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