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Johnny Depp trial verdict: How much do actor and Amber Heard owe each other?

Johnny Depp won a total of $15 million from his ex-wife, but Virginia law and a partial victory in her counter-suit will reduce his total award

The Independent UK

Amber Heard mourns ‘setback’ and Johnny Depp’s ‘sway’ after losing defamation case

Moments after actor Johnny Depp won his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard on Wednesday, the former couple, who had sued and countersued each other in a Virginia court, issued dueling statements of triumph and disappointment.

Los Angeles Times

Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Libel, and Chilling Effects

As all of you must have heard by now, Johnny Depp won his libel case against Amber Heard, and was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages plus $5 million in punitive damages (but Virginia law reduces the punitive award to $350,000). The jury also concluded that one statement by Depp's…

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Johnny Depp thanks jury for giving ‘me my life back’ after defamation trial verdict

Actor awarded $15m in damages, while his ex-wife won $2m as part of her claim against him

The Independent UK

Key moments in Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s six-week US defamation trial

PA takes a look back at some of the standout moments of the high-profile US trial, taking place in Fairfax County, Virginia.

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp wins more than $10 million in defamation case against Amber Heard

Los Angeles Times

Johnny Depp triumphs in defamation case against Amber Heard with $15 million decision

Johnny Depp has won his defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, a Virginia jury decided Wednesday, with cheers going up outside the courtroom from the crowd of Depp supporters who gathered there. Inside the courtroom, a black-clad Heard kept her eyes downcast as the jury’s decision that she had lost…

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Jury awards Depp $15 million in libel case, $2 million to Heard in countersuit

A US jury awarded Johnny Depp $15 million in a libel lawsuit he brought against ex-wife Amber Heard for claiming she was abused in a Washington Post op-ed. But the same jury also awarded Heard $2 million in her countersuit, finding that she was defamed when Depp's lawyer claimed her…

France 24

Depp-Heard defamation trial: What is the jury considering?

After a six-week trial, a civil jury in Virginia spent about 12 hours over three days deliberating defamation claims by Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: A timeline of their relationship, allegations, and court battles

Following Depp’s $50m defamation lawsuit in Virginia, Clémence Michallon looks at the former couple’s legal history

The Independent UK

Two women missing after their rafting group falls over Virginia dam

Agencies have been on foot, water and air

The Independent UK

Jury deliberating for third day in Depp-Heard libel trial

A jury in Virginia is deliberating for a third day in the defamation claims of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard

The Independent UK

Report: Commanders Stadium Proposal Has NFL’s Smallest Capacity

The team has a proposal for a new stadium in Virginia.

Sports Illustrated

Modern-day struggle at James Madison's plantation Montpelier to include the descendants' voices of the enslaved

On May 17, 2022, after weeks of negative stories on Montpelier in the national press, the foundation that operates the Virginia plantation home of James Madison finally made good on its promise to share authority with descendants of people enslaved by the man known as “the father” of the U.S.…

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The Independent UK

Johnny Depp v Amber Heard: Why the defamation trial is being held in Virginia

Washington Post computer servers allowed Depp lawyers to sue in commonwealth

Tribune News Service

Johnny Depp surprises crowd on stage at Jeff Beck concert in England as jury deliberates in Amber Heard trial

While a jury in Fairfax, Virginia, deliberates whether Amber Heard defamed him, Johnny Depp is killing time on stage in England with his first love: music.

Benzinga

Cannabis Reg. Update: Virginia Lawmakers 'Come Up' With New Cannabis Crime, Detroit Awards First Rec Marijuana Licenses & More

New Marijuana Crime To End Up In Virginia’s Spending Plan It seems that lawmakers in Virginia are seeking a way to criminalize cannabis consumers.

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Virginia Democratic candidates spent $22.23 million more than Republicans

In Virginia, state-level candidates spent $255.34 million between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021. Democratic candidates spent $132.83 million and Republican candidates spent $110.60 million.

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The Independent UK

Johnny Depp v Amber Heard: Why the defamation trial is being held in Virginia

Washington Post computer servers allowed Depp lawyers to sue in commonwealth

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: A timeline of their relationship, allegations, and court battles

As Depp’s $50m defamation lawsuit draws to a close in Virginia, Clémence Michallon looks at the former couple’s legal history

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jury's Duty in Depp-Heard Trial Doesn't Track Public Debate

A seven-person civil jury in Virginia will resume deliberations Tuesday in Johnny Depp's libel trial against Amber Heard. What the jury considers will be very different from the public debate that has engulfed the high-profile proceedings. For six weeks, testimony focused on details of alleged abuse that Heard says she…

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: A timeline of their relationship, allegations, and court battles

As Depp’s $50m defamation lawsuit draws to a close in Virginia, Clémence Michallon looks at the former couple’s legal history

Tribune News Service

Former football player acquitted in killing of Tinder date

A former Virginia Tech football player accused of killing a man who gave him oral sex has been set free by a Virginia jury.

Los Angeles Times

Amber Heard didn’t want Johnny Depp to pay $100 million. She wanted to send a message

Amber Heard isn’t really asking for the $100 million she sued Johnny Depp for. Her lawyer said Friday that they simply asked for that amount to send a message to the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star after he asked for half that amount when he sued her for defamation.

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp v Amber Heard judge and staff applauded in court as jury sent out to deliberate

The courtroom in Fairfax County Court in Virginia witnessed a rare moment of agreement among the legal teams of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard

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