In June 2021, Johnny Depp won his defamation case against Amber Heard, who was found liable on all three counts of defamation related to her 2018 op-ed about abuse allegations. The trial was televised and controversial, lasting six weeks. Heard was ordered to pay $10.35 million in damages, while Depp was to pay $2 million due to her winning one of the three claims in her countersuit. Both parties made appeals, but they eventually settled in December, with Heard paying Depp $1 million to be donated to various charities.
