Amber Heard's Yucca Valley home SOLD for $1.05 million in 'discreet' deal
The infamous Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard case ended with the actor's victory. However, his ex will have to pay a heavy penalty as charges of defamation have been levied upon her. However, after the high-profile trial ended, Amber Heard was instructed to pay more than USD 10 million in damages to her ex-husband. To this, her lawyer responded that the actress could "absolutely not pay" the hefty amount.
However, recently, news of Amber Heard discreetly selling her house has been making the rounds. After the multi-million dollar verdict, Heard sold the house without publicly advertising, according to Dirt.com. The buyer of the three-bedroom Yucca Valley house is not a celebrity, and the deal was done in hard cash. According to Zillow property records, the star reportedly received $1,050,000, or almost double the $570,000 she paid for the property back in 2019, according to TMZ.
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Located 200 km east of Los Angeles, in the beautiful Mojave Desert, the property is not the typical retreat picked by Hollywood A-listers. It is a small town with only 22,000 residents. It is well known for its rich art culture and is also close to famous destinations like Joshua Tree National Park and Palm Springs.
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Some of the distinct features of the home are a large open-plan kitchen, a living and dining area with vaulted ceilings, a fireplace, and floor-to-ceiling windows that open to the view of the surrounding desert. Another unique feature is a customized 34-meter bridge so that residents can cross a bone-dry creek which provides access to an elevated gazebo.
Amber Heard lost the high-profile case against Johnny Depp and now has to pay her ex-husband damages amounting to $10.35 million. Before the Virginia trial, the actress shared a post on Instagram that read, "I'm going to go offline for the next several/2 weeks. As you may know, I'll be in Virginia, where face my ex-husband Johnny Depp in court. Johnny is suing me for an op-ed I wrote in the Washington Post, in which I recounted my experience of violence and domestic abuse. I never named him, rather I wrote about the price women pay for speaking out against men in power. I continue to pay that price, but hopefully when this case concludes, I can move on and so can Johnny. I have always maintained a love for Johnny and it brings me great pain to have to live out the details of our past life together in front of the world. At this time, I recognize the ongoing support I've been fortunate to receive throughout these years, and in 2/2 these coming weeks I will be leaning on it more than ever. With love always, A."
The actress has been receiving death threats on social media from Depp's fans. Amber Heard's lawyer, Elaine Beredehoft, said in an interview, "They threatened to microwave her baby. This is the kind of social media she was getting." Eventually, Heard lost the trial and again took to Instagram to express her grief and disappointment. She shared a post saying, "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 had as an American to speak freely and openly."