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'I’m heartbroken': Amber Heard says she is disappointed by verdict in favor of Johnny Depp

The jury ruled that each of the statements were defamatory about Depp, that the statements had been made or published by Heard and that the statements were false

Johnny Depp won his defamation case against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, on Wednesday and was awarded $15 million in damages. Depp was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages in his defamation suit. The seven-person jury awarded $2 million in compensatory damages to Heard but $0 in punitive damages.

Soon after the jury delivered their findings, Heard exited the courtroom and issued an official statement shared on her social media. 

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"The disappointment I feel today is beyond words. I'm heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway of my ex-husband.

"I’m even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women. It is a setback. It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated. It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously.

"I believe Johnny’s attorneys succeeded in getting the jury to overlook the key issue of Freedom of Speech and ignore evidence that was so conclusive that we won in the UK.

"I’m sad I lost this case. But I am sadder still that I seem to have lost a right I thought I had as an American – to speak freely and openly," the statement read.

Depp was not present when the verdict was announced due to previously scheduled work commitments before the trial.

“Your presence shows where your priorities are,” a spokesperson for Heard said about Depp’s absence and the impression it leaves. “Johnny Depp plays guitar in the UK while Amber Heard waits for a verdict in Virginia. Depp is taking his snickering and lack of seriousness on tour.”

Not to be shamed, Depp’s team shared the following response, “Due to previously scheduled work commitments made before the trial, Mr. Depp will not be physically present for today’s 3pm verdict and will be watching from the United Kingdom,” a source close to the Hollywood Vampires (Depp’s band) told Deadline.