GoFundMe Reportedly ‘shuts down’ fundraiser to help Amber Heard pay Johnny Depp $10.4m damages
Well, it looks like Amber Heard is going to have to get working after losing to ex-husband Johnny Depp in his defamation case.
As we previously reported, Depp, who received a total of $10M in compensatory charges related to lost career opportunities and $5m in punitive damages, won his defamation lawsuit on all three counts against his ex-wife which all stemmed from a 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post about being a victim of domestic abuse. The actress, 36, will only have to pay $10.35 million due to a Virginia law capping punitive damages (the judge reduced the amount).
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Her attorney spoke out just one day after the verdict and said her client is “absolutely not” able to pay Mr. Depp. After fans heard that the actress was allegedly short on cash, her loyal fans decided to come together to help her out, with one fan even making a GoFundMe me account! The fundraiser was created by someone named Kimberly Moore. She claimed to have made contact with Heard’s legal team and vowed Amber would have direct access to any money raised. The page’s description read, “I believe Amber, and social media protected the abuser. The judgment exceeds her net worth. It’s so sad that he was able to get away with the abuse. The judgment furthers that abuse. If you can please help her.” However, a spokesperson for GoFundMe said…
However, a spokesperson for GoFundMe said that it was determined neither Amber nor anyone on her team had created the page and GF was able to flag the profile quickly — before a substantial amount of money, shutting it down.
While Heard figures out her plan, Johnny Depp is enjoying his life now that he “got back.” He released a statement saying,
“False, very serious and criminal allegations were levied at me via the media, which triggered an endless barrage of hateful content, although no charges were ever brought against me. It had already traveled around the world twice within a nanosecond and it had a seismic impact on my life and my career,” Depp said.
“My decision to pursue this case, knowing very well the height of the legal hurdles that I would be facing and the inevitable, worldwide spectacle into my life, was only made after considerable thought,” he added.
“From the very beginning, the goal of bringing this case was to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome. Speaking the truth was something that I owed to my children and to all those who have remained steadfast in their support of me. I feel at peace knowing I have finally accomplished that,” he said. Depp concluded his statement with the Latin expression “Veritas numquam perit,” or “Truth never perishes.”