(CNN) — Amber Heard and her ex-husband, Hollywood star Johnny Depp, are found liable for defamation in lawsuits against each other, a US jury has found.
The jury awarded Depp $10 million in damages and $5 million in punitive damages. The agency awarded Amber Heard $2 million in damages and non-punitive damages.
As the sentence was pronounced, Heard closed her eyes. Depp was not present in court.
The defamation trial has been underway since April, and jurors have heard more than 100 hours of testimony in all. They have heard from dozens of witnesses including live testimony from Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.
Depp sued Heard for defamation, seeking $50 million in damages, in an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in 2018. She described herself as a “public figure who represents domestic violence.” Although Depp’s name is not mentioned in the article. Heard filed a counterclaim, seeking $100 million in damages.
He met Johnny Depp Heard in 2009 and were married from 2015 to 2016.
The defamation trial has been underway since April, and jurors have heard more than 100 hours of testimony in total. They have heard from dozens of witnesses, including live testimonies from Depp and Heard.
A source close to Depp told CNN that Depp will not appear in court for a sentencing hearing, due to “pre-established work obligations,” adding that he would “be watched from the UK.”