Judge reads verdict in Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial — full video

[00:00:00] Speaker 1: They're rising now, the judges, returning to the courtroom. Let's listen in. [00:00:05] Speaker 2: All right, shall we try this again? All right, let's do that. All right, we're ready for the jury. [00:00:30] Speaker ?: All right. [00:01:00] Speaker 2: All right, Mr. Foreperson, is this the verdict of the jury? Yes, ma'am. All right, is it unanimous? Yes, ma'am. Thank you, sir. Jamie? [00:01:30] Speaker 3: In civil case number CL2019-2911, Mr. Depp's claim against Ms. Heard. One, as to the statement appearing in the online op-ed entitled, Amber Heard, I spoke up against sexual violence and faced our culture's wrath. That has to change. In the Washington Post online edition, quote, I spoke up against sexual violence and faced our culture's wrath. That has to change. End quote. Do you find that Mr. Depp has proven all the elements of defamation? Answer. Yes. Has Mr. Depp proven by a greater weight of the evidence that, question, the statement was made or published by Ms. Heard? Answer. Yes. Question. The statement was about Mr. Depp? Answer. Yes. Question. The statement was false? Answer. Yes. Question. The statement has a defamatory implication about Mr. Depp? Answer. Yes. Question. The defamatory implication was designed and intended by Ms. Heard? Answer. Yes. Question. Due to circumstances surrounding the publication of the statement, it conveyed a defamatory implication to someone who saw it other than Mr. Depp? Answer. Yes. Do you find that Mr. Depp has proven by clear and convincing evidence that Ms. Heard acted with actual malice? Answer. Yes. Two. As to the statement appearing in the op-ed entitled A Transformative Moment for Women in the Washington Post print edition and the online op-ed, Amber Heard, I Spoke Up Against Sexual Violence and Faced Our Culture's Wrath That Has to Change in the Washington Post online edition. Quote. Then two years ago, I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our culture's wrath for women who speak out. End quote. Do you find that Mr. Depp has proven all the elements of defamation? Answer. Yes. Has Mr. Depp proven by a greater weight of the evidence that, question, the statement was made or published by Ms. Heard? Answer. Yes. Question. The statement was about Mr. Depp? Answer. Yes. Question. The statement was false? Answer. Yes. Question. The statement has a defamatory implication about Mr. Depp? Answer. Yes. Question. The defamatory implication was designed and intended by Ms. Heard? Answer. Yes. Question. Due to circumstances surrounding the publication of the statement, it conveyed a defamatory implication to someone who saw it other than Mr. Depp? Answer. Yes. Do you find that Mr. Depp has proven by clear and convincing evidence that Ms. Heard acted with actual malice? Answer. Yes. Three. As to the statement appearing in the op-ed entitled A Transformative Moment for Women in the Washington Post print edition and the online op-ed, Amber Heard heard, I spoke up against sexual violence and faced our culture's wrath. That has to change. In the Washington Post online edition. Quote. I had the rare vantage point of seeing in real time how institutions protect men accused of abuse. End quote. Do you find that Mr. Depp has proven all the elements of defamation? Answer. Yes. Has Mr. Depp proven by a greater weight of the evidence that, question, the statement was made or published by Ms. Heard? Answer. Yes. Question. The statement was about Mr. Depp? Answer. Yes. Question. The statement has a defamatory implication about Mr. Depp? Answer. Yes. Question. The defamatory implication was designed and intended by Ms. Heard? Answer. Yes. Question. Due to circumstances surrounding the publication of this statement, it conveyed a defamatory implication to someone who saw it other than Mr. Depp? Answer. Yes. Do you find that Mr. Depp has proven by clear and convincing evidence that Ms. Heard acted with actual malice? Answer. Yes. As against Amber Heard, we the jury award compensatory damages in the amount of $10 million. As against Amber Heard, we the jury award punitive damages in the amount of $5 million. In civil case number CL 2019-2911, Ms. Heard's claim against Mr. Depp. One, as to this statement, appearing in the April 8th, 2020, online edition of the Daily Mail, quote, Amber Heard and her friends in the media use fake sexual violence allegations as both a sword and shield, depending on their needs. They have selected some of her sexual violence hoax facts as the sword, inflicting them on the public and Mr. Depp. Do you find that Ms. Heard has proven all the elements of defamation? Answer. No. Two, as to this statement, appearing in the April 27th, 2020, online edition of the Daily Mail, quote, Quite simply, this was an ambush, a hoax. They set Mr. Depp up by calling the cops, but the first attempt did not do the trick. The officers came to the penthouses, thoroughly searched and interviewed, and left after seeing no damage to face or property. So Amber and her friends spilled a little wine and roughed the place up, got their story straight under the direction of a lawyer and publicist, and then placed a second call to 911, end quote. Do you find that Ms. Heard has proven all the elements of defamation? Answer. Yes. Has Ms. Heard proven by a greater weight of the evidence that, question, Mr. Waldman, while acting as an agent for Mr. Depp, made or published the statement? Answer. Yes. Question. The statement was about Ms. Heard? Answer. Yes. Question. The statement was seen by someone other than Ms. Heard? Answer. Yes. Question. The statement was false? Answer. Yes. Do you find that Ms. Heard has proven, by clear and convincing evidence, that the statement by Mr. Waldman was made with actual malice? Answer. Yes. Three. As to this statement, appearing in the April 27, 2020, online edition of the Daily Mail, quote, We've reached the beginning of the end of Ms. Heard's abuse hoax against Johnny Depp, end quote. Do you find that Ms. Heard has proven all the elements of defamation? Answer. No. As against John C. Depp II, we, the jury, award compensatory damages in the amount of $2 million. As against John C. Depp II, we, the jury, award punitive damages in the amount of $0. [00:10:00] Speaker 2: Does either side wish to have the jury pulled? Yes, Your Honor. All right. Jamie? [00:10:06] Speaker 3: Members of the jury, if this is your verdict, please answer yes. If this is not your verdict, please answer no. Juror number 6. [00:10:17] Speaker ?: Yes. [00:10:17] Speaker 3: Juror number 10. Yes. Juror number 15. Yes. Juror number 16. Yes. Juror number 22. Yes. Juror number 27. [00:10:32] Speaker ?: Yes. [00:10:32] Speaker 3: Juror number 29. [00:10:34] Speaker 2: I do find that the jury's verdict is unanimous. Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes your service in this case. I want to thank you again for your dedication and your hard work during this trial. I know I speak for everybody here when I appreciate, tell you that we appreciate your sacrifices and your time and your public service in this matter, okay? So I'm going to have you go back to the jury deliberation room for one more time, and then we'll release you from there, okay? All right. Thank you. [00:11:04] Speaker 4: All right. A little bit of a split ruling there, right? That's right. I mean, the jury awarded Depp $15 million in compensatory damages, but also Amber Heard got $2 million. So they did split it a little bit. [00:11:35] Speaker 1: Which is interesting. Yeah. Far short of what both of them were seeking, but not a slam dunk for either side necessarily. And of course, there is an alleged abusive relationship at the center of all this.