Johnny Depp is pledging to donate $1 million to charities on the heels of ex-wife Amber Heard announcing she’d settle their defamation case.
The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, 59, announced the move Monday in a statement his legal team made to E! News.
“We are pleased to formally close the door on this painful chapter for Mr. Depp, who made clear throughout this process that his priority was about bringing the truth to light,” said Benjamin Chew and Camille Vasquez — who themselves became topics of internet discourse amid the six-week trial.
“The jury’s unanimous decision and the resulting judgement in Mr. Depp’s favor against Ms. Heard remain fully in place.”
Chew and Vasquez made a point of saying Depp “will actually donate” the money he’s pledging. The remark seems to be a pointed nod to a pledge made by Heard, 36, to the American Civil Liberties Union. Information that the “Aquaman” star had donated less than half of the $3.5 million she pledged came to light early in the trial.
Depp sued Heard for $50 million regarding a 2018 Washington Post op-ed, in which she labeled herself “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” Heard countersued for $100 million after a Depp lawyer slammed her allegations as a hoax.
The jury awarded $10 million in Depp’s suit and $2 million in Heard’s countersuit.
Heard took to Instagram Monday to say she would settle the case, but still maintained she “never chose this” and was “defending my truth.”
“I have made no admission. This is not an act of concession,” she continued.
Depp’s lawyers did not immediately respond to the Daily News’ request for comment.
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