Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife ameber Hilde for libel and declared that Depp won the lawsuit This time, the jury affirmed all three claims of Depp, and judged that Depp received USD 10million compensatory damages and USD 5million punitive damages, totaling USD 15million; Two of Hilde's three counterclaims were denied, one was affirmed and received compensation of US $2million
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However, it is not clear whether Hilde will seek appeal or other forms of legal compensation.
Depp sued the other party for an article that Hilde had previously published in the Washington Post. In the article, Hilde did not mention Depp's name, but wrote that he had become "a representative of victims of domestic violence". Depp claimed that this statement slandered him and damaged his reputation and acting career. He claimed 50million dollars. Hilde counterclaims for USD 100million, which refers to Depp's slander against her for saying that her accusation is a "fraud".
The trial was opened in mid April this year and lasted about one and a half months. Depp and Hilde and their legal teams had a confrontation. They also testified in court one after another. Hilde said Depp had repeatedly inflicted physical and verbal violence on himself, while Depp denied all allegations of domestic violence.
