Johnny Depp wins trial against ex-wife Amber Heard

• The actor was granted $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages for his role in Pirates of the Caribbean.
• Depp sued Amber Heard for $50 million, and she responded with a $100 million countersuit.
• They both allege that the other has slandered them.

A jury in Fairfax, Virginia has ruled in favor of Johnny Depp after seven weeks of explosive testimony in the $100 million defamation dispute between him and Amber Heard.

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The actor was granted $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages for his role in Pirates of the Caribbean.

Depp sued Amber Heard for $50 million, and she responded with a $100 million countersuit. They both allege that the other has slandered them.

At 3 p.m., Judge Penney Azcarate announced the verdict at the Fairfax County Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, where the trial had been ongoing for six weeks.