What happens to Amber Heard if Johnny Depp wins defamation trial?
As Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's defamation trials are on a week-long break, people are wondering what the end result will be like
The result of this case lies in the hands of a Virginia jury, which includes seven jurors who will decide whether Johnny Depp wins it or Amber Heard
“The jury is going to determine damages for both the claim and the counterclaim,” sources close to Heard’s legal team told The Post.
“If the jury finds Amber was liable for Mr Depp it would determine damages, if it found that Mr Depp was liable for Amber’s counterclaims it makes a determination of damages.”
Depp filed a $50 million defamation suit against his ex-wife, Heard, claiming she harmed his reputation and career when...
Heard wrote the Washington Post op-ed claiming she was a victim of domestic abuse
Though Heard did not name Depp in the article, the actor's lawsuit says,
"The op-ed depended on the central premise that Ms Heard was a domestic abuse victim and that Mr Depp perpetrated domestic violence against her."
After the one-week break, the trial will resume. Closing arguments are set for May 27 and the jury will start deliberating the former couple's fate after that