Johnny Depp “Pleased” With Amber Heard Defamation Case Settlement: ‘Pirates’ Star Will Donate Money To Charity — Update
deadline.comUPDATE, 9:20 AM: Johnny Depp is “pleased” with the end of his long defamation clash with Amber Heard and the settlement between the former Rum Diary co-stars.
In a statement sent to Deadline soon after Aquaman star Heard revealed a settlement between the two, the ex Pirates of the Caribbean lead said that he plans to donate the $1 million paid by Heard (as revealed by Deadline earlier this morning) to various charities.
Depp’s lawyers Benjamin Chew and Camille Vasquez also said that their clients “priority was about bringing the truth to light.” Read the entire statement below.
While no formal paperwork appears to have been filed in the Virginia court dockets yet, it appears that the agreement between Depp and Heard not only ends the latter’s appeal attempt but also the former’s.
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