Things aren’t looking good for Amber Heard after ex-husband Johnny Depp won his defamation case against her last Wednesday, with reports now claiming that the Justice League actress is “not in a good place” and worries about her future.
After an intense six-week trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Virginia, the jury awarded Johnny $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. The judge reduced the latter to $350,000 per the state’s statutory cap.
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And while Amber was still awarded $2 million for her countersuit, losing the lawsuit has reportedly left her in a fragile state, particularly with matters concerning her finances. According to Entertainment Tonight, the Texas native is upset that people she thought she could rely on during the trial had neglected her, nor did they show her any support when the trial commenced.
Never forget that James Franco didn’t testify for Amber Heard when he was literally sneaking into Johnny Depp’s penthouse when she claims she had a bruise but Kate Moss testified for Johnny Depp to clear up a false story from like 25 years ago. 👏
— Slim/Scam (@JusticeSquad2) June 5, 2022
“Amber is not in a good place and is worried in general and financially speaking. She is definitely planning to appeal the court’s decision,” a source said. “She feels very alone and like she lost a lot of friends. She is sad that people she hoped would support her, didn’t.”
Insiders for the publication claim that moving forward, Amber wants to solely focus her attention on being a mom to her daughter while staying out of the limelight for the foreseeable future. It remains unclear whether she will return to acting, especially now that it’s also being claimed Warner Bros. Pictures is looking to cut her scenes from the upcoming “Aquaman 2” entirely following her showdown with Johnny in court.
Reliable insider KC Walsh noted that the studio allegedly held a meeting after last week’s verdict to discuss removing Amber from the sequel, which hits theaters next year. She had shot most of her scenes while in London in late 2021, but executives are now looking to edit the motion picture in a way in which her character Mera will suffer an off-screen death after complications during childbirth will lead to an untimely death.
Aquaman is one of the DC Extended Universe’s most successful films to date, and the negative attention around Amber could ultimately hurt the movie’s performance, especially since a petition to have Amber removed from the sequel had already gained over 4.5 million signatures on change.org.
Meanwhile, Amber’s sister Whitney is fully standing by her sibling after releasing a statement on Instagram over the weekend to credit the actress for being a “voice of so many who can’t speak.”
“I still stand with you, sissy. Yesterday, today and tomorrow I will always be proud of you for standing up for yourself, for testifying both here in Virginia and in the UK, and for being the voice of so many who can’t speak to the things that happen behind closed doors.”
“We knew that this was going to be an uphill battle and that the cards were stacked against us. But you stood up and spoke out regardless.”