Johnny Depp has pledged his $1 million settlement from his defamation case with Amber Heard to be split between 5 charities.
Heard is now living abroad, with her representatives releasing a statement:
“The vilification I have faced on social media is an amplified version of the ways in which women are re-victimized when they come forward. Now I finally have an opportunity to emancipate myself from something I attempted to leave over six years ago and on terms I can agree to,” she wrote in part. “I have made no admission, this is not an act of concession. There are no restrictions or gags with respect to my voice moving forward. I make this decision having lost faith in the American legal system, where my unprotected testimony served as entertainment and social media fodder.”
While Depp’s lawyer said, “We are pleased to formally close the door on this painful chapter for Mr. Depp, who made clear throughout this process that his priority was about bringing the truth to light. The jury’s unanimous decision and the resulting judgment in Mr. Depp’s favor against Ms. Heard remain fully in place. The payment of $1M—which Mr. Depp is pledging and will (actually) donate to charities—reinforces Ms. Heard’s acknowledgment of the conclusion of the legal system’s rigorous pursuit for justice.”
The ”actually” in Depp’s statement is regarding the incomplete transition of funds from Heard’s UK victory to the ACLU. They report they have received “half” the total promised amount.
Sources:
Johnny Depp will donate Amber Heard’s $1 million settlement to charities (msn.com)
Johnny Depp ‘to donate $1m’ of Amber Heard defamation case settlement to charity (yahoo.com)
