Johnny Depp's defamation case against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, has made the verdict official. Judge Penney Azcarate entered the verdict into the docket at a hearing in Fairfax County, Virginia after the two sides failed to reach a settlement before Friday's deadline.Neither the star nor the actress were in court Friday, but their lawyers were present for the hearing that lasted about 30 minutes.
The hearing officially sealed the June 1 verdict the jury reached earlier this month after 14 hours of deliberations that gave Depp a sweeping victory.Depp, of course, was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages following the six-week trial.
The punitive damages, however, were reduced to $350,000 in accordance with the state's statutory cap.Heard, for her part, was awarded $2 million by the jury in compensatory damages for her counterclaim but nothing in punitive damages.
The jury found Depp liable after his attorney referred to Heard's claims as a «hoax.»Heard has 30 days to file an appeal, and she has indicated she will do so.
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