Johnny Depp won the court against Amber Hurd. Jury decided to pay him compensation $ 15 million

Actor Johnny Depp won the court against his ex -wife Amber Hurd. The jury found her guilty of slander in the case of protecting his honor and dignity and decided to pay Depp $ 15 million dollars, writes CNN.

Depp demanded $ 50 million for slander about violence, and Amber put up a counterclaim, demanding $ 100 million.

Herd will pay Depp $ 10 million as compensation and $ 5 million as penalties. The jury awarded a dick of $ 2 million as damage.

The trial in the case of Johnny Depp and Amber Hurd began in April and lasted six weeks. He caused a new round of discussion of the problem of domestic violence in American society.

Depp filed a lawsuit against Hyard because of the article in The Washington Post, published in December 2018. It followed from the text that the actress was subjected to domestic violence. Depp rejected these accusations, said that the text actually destroyed his reputation and career, and demanded compensation from his ex -wife.