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Amber Heard 'absolutely not' able to pay Johnny Depp $10.4-M in damages: lawyer

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Actor Amber Heard waits before the jury" s="" verdict="" in="" the="" Depp="" v.="" Heard="" civil="" defamation="" trial="" at="" Fairfax="" County="" Circuit="" Courthouse="" June="" The="" jury="" found="" that="" US="" actor="" Johnny="" was="" defamed="" by="" his="" Amber="" million="" dollar="" lawsuit="" against="" her="" and="" awarded="" him="" with="" dollars.="" also="" through="" former="" Adam="" two="" EPA-EFE="" EVELYN="" HOCKSTEIN="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/entertainment/06/02/20220602-amber.jpg"/><figcaption>Actor Amber Heard waits before the jury&#x27;s verdict in the Depp v. Heard civil defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, 01 June 2022. The jury found that US actor Johnny Depp was defamed by his ex-wife, US actor Amber Heard, in his 50 million US dollar defamation lawsuit against her and awarded him with 15 million US dollars. The jury also found that Heard was defamed by Depp through his former attorney, Adam Waldman, and awarded her with two million US dollars. EPA-EFE/EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / POOL</figcaption></figure></div>WASHINGTON, United States - Actress Amber Heard is unable to pay her ex-husband Johnny Depp more than $10 million in damages, her lawyer said Thursday, after a US jury took the side of the &quot;Pirates of the Caribbean&quot; star in a bitter defamation trial.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/02/22/depp-wins-out-in-bitter-heard-defamation-trial">Depp wins out in bitter Heard defamation trial</a></li></ul>The lengthy, high-profile televised court battle ended Wednesday, when a seven-person jury found that Depp and Heard had defamed each other, but weighed in far more strongly with Depp.The jury awarded him $10.35 million in damages, in contrast with $2 million awarded to Heard.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/02/22/can-depps-career-bounce-back-with-defamation-verdict">Can Johnny Depp&#x27;s career bounce back with defamation verdict?</a></li></ul>Asked on NBC&#x27;s TODAY show if Heard will be able to pay up, her attorney Elaine Bredehoft answered: &quot;Oh no, absolutely not.&quot;She added that Heard wants to appeal the verdict.<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2061638" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>The 58-year-old Depp, who lost a libel case against The Sun tabloid in London in 2020 for calling him a &quot;wife-beater,&quot; celebrated the split verdict in the case as a victory while Heard said she was &quot;heart-broken.&quot;Depp sued Heard over an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in December 2018 in which she described herself as a &quot;public figure representing domestic abuse.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/30/22/high-and-low-points-of-depp-vs-heard-trial">High and low points of Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard trial</a></li></ul>The Texas-born Heard, who had a starring role in &quot;Aquaman,&quot; did not name Depp in the piece, but he sued her for implying he was a domestic abuser and sought $50 million in damages.The 36-year-old Heard countersued for $100 million, saying she was defamed by statements made by Depp&#x27;s lawyer, Adam Waldman, who told the Daily Mail her abuse claims were a &quot;hoax.&quot;Bredehoft said Depp&#x27;s legal team worked to &quot;demonize&quot; Heard and suppressed crucial evidence in the trial, preventing the jurors from examining evidence of Depp&#x27;s alleged abuse.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/27/22/amber-heard-says-she-received-death-threats-during-defamation-trial">Amber Heard says she received death threats during defamation trial</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/21/22/johnny-depp-claims-amber-heard-severed-tip-of-his-finger">Johnny Depp claims Amber Heard &#x27;frequently violent&#x27;, severed tip of his finger</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/27/22/amber-heard-has-personality-disorders-psychologist">Amber Heard has twin personality disorders, psychologist testifies</a></li></ul>&quot;A number of things were allowed in this court that should not have been allowed, and it caused the jury to be confused,&quot; she said.The lawyer said the ruling bodes ill for the MeToo movement and will discourage women from reporting sexual harassment and abuse.&quot;It&#x27;s a horrible message,&quot; Bredehoft said. &quot;It&#x27;s a significant setback, because that&#x27;s exactly what it means.&quot;Unless you pull out your phone and you video your spouse or your significant other beating you, effectively you won&#x27;t be believed.&quot; <div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="US actor Johnny Depp reacts as he leaves after closing arguments in the 50 million US dollar Depp vs Heard defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, 27 May 2022. Johnny Depp" s="" million="" US="" dollar="" defamation="" lawsuit="" against="" Amber="" Heard="" started="" on="" April.="" EPA-EFE="" MICHAEL="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/06/02/depp.jpg"/><figcaption>US actor Johnny Depp reacts as he leaves after closing arguments in the 50 million US dollar Depp vs Heard defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, 27 May 2022. Johnny Depp&#x27;s 50 million US dollar defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard started on 10 April. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS</figcaption></figure></div>For his part, Depp welcomed the verdict, saying &quot;The jury gave me my life back.&quot;&quot;The best is yet to come and a new chapter has finally begun,&quot; Depp said in a statement.md/cl© Agence France-Presse

Actress Amber Heard is unable to pay her ex-husband Johnny Depp more than $10 million in damages, her lawyer said Thursday. 