According to testimony in the defamation action. Brought by Heard’s ex-husband, actor Johnny Depp, and actress Amber Heard. Has not fulfilled her vow to pay $3.5 million to the American Civil Liberties Union. Details from an ACLU official concerning Heard’s gift were rapidly seen as undermining Heard’s credibility. With the jury in the Fairfax County, Virginia case.
Amber Heard was facing financial troubles
Amber Heard will contribute the money over the period of ten years. Beginning in August 2016, according to the commitment agreement. In recorded video evidence, ACLU Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel Terence Dougherty. Stated that she has not made a payment since December 2018. “We found that she was facing financial troubles”. When the ACLU contacted Heard about another payment of her contribution in 2019, Dougherty noted.
Heard made the promise when she announced the dissolution of her marriage. To Johnny Depp, pledging $7 million to the ACLU and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. According to Dougherty, Heard is credit as contributing $1.3 million in four payments. But not all of the money came from her: $100,000 came from Johnny Depp, and another $500,000 came from a Vanguard account linked to Elon Musk, whom Heard met following her separation with Johnny Depp, according to the ACLU.
Johnny Depp is suing Heard for defamation on three counts
Dougherty is in charge of the ACLU’s financial, legal, and other departments. In his evidence, he was also probe about the involvement of the ACLU in the opinion article that caused Johnny Depp to suit Heard: 2018 op-ed published by The Washington Post in which Heard advocated for reform in how the United States handles abuse survivors and encouraged support for the Violence Against Women Act. Johnny Depp is suing Heard for defamation on three counts, demanding at least $50 million in compensatory damages and at least $350,000 in punitive damages, as well as attorneys’ fees and court costs.
Heard, 36, has filed a countersuit against Johnny Depp, 58, claiming $100 million in damages and alleging that Johnny Depp’s legal team unjustly accused her of inventing allegations against him. Johnny Depp’s lawyers are thought to be reaching the conclusion of their statements to the jury, and Heard’s lawyers are anticipated to start presenting their case next week. On Monday, the court will resume its regular session.