• Johnny Depp’s lawyer describes his emotional response to winning.
• Benjamin Chew spoke on Law and Crime’s official YouTube channel to discuss Depp’s blockbuster defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.

In an emotional confession, Mr Chew choked back tears as he spoke about the Pirates of the Caribbean star’s response to the landslide triumph.

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“It was an emotional experience.” We were overjoyed for him. It was a wonderful moment, the teary-eyed attorney stated.

“He was overjoyed. To me. He always looks fantastic. But he appeared ten years younger that day. I mean, he appeared to have the weight of the world lifted off his shoulders “He went on.

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“One of Johnny’s oldest friends told us that he hadn’t seen Johnny smile like that in six years. That made us very happy and delighted “Chew concluded.

“He was overjoyed, and I believe that now after six years, he has reclaimed his life,” Mr Chew and his lawyer Camille Vasquez later told Good Morning America.