Johnny Depp and Amber Heard react to trial verdicts: Learn their full statements

Depp was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million dollars in punitive damages. Heard was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages and no punitive damages. (Punitive damages within the state of Virginia are capped at $350,000, so the choose lowered Depp's punitive damages award to that quantity.)

Depp sought $50 million in damages and Heard sought $100 million.

Beneath, learn their full reactions to the decision.

Johnny Depp's assertion

"Six years in the past, my life, the lifetime of my youngsters, the lives of these closest to me, and in addition, the lives of the individuals who for a lot of, a few years have supported and believed in me have been eternally modified.

All within the blink of a watch.

False, very critical and felony allegations have been levied at me by way of the media, which triggered an countless barrage of hateful content material, though no costs have been ever introduced in opposition to me. It had already traveled world wide twice inside a nanosecond and it had a seismic impression on my life and my profession.

And 6 years later, the jury gave me my life again. I'm actually humbled.

My choice to pursue this case, realizing very properly the peak of the authorized hurdles that I might be dealing with and the inevitable, worldwide spectacle into my life, was solely made after appreciable thought.

From the very starting, the objective of bringing this case was to disclose the reality, whatever the end result. Talking the reality was one thing that I owed to my youngsters and to all those that have remained steadfast of their assist of me. I really feel at peace realizing I've lastly completed that.

I'm, and have been, overwhelmed by the outpouring of affection and the colossal assist and kindness from world wide. I hope that my quest to have the reality be advised could have helped others, males or girls, who've discovered themselves in my scenario, and that these supporting them by no means hand over. I additionally hope that the place will now return to harmless till confirmed responsible, each inside the courts and within the media.

I want to acknowledge the noble work of the Decide, the jurors, the court docket workers and the Sheriffs who've sacrificed their very own time to get up to now, and to my diligent and unwavering authorized group who did a unprecedented job in serving to me to share the reality.

The very best is but to come back and a brand new chapter has lastly begun.

Veritas numquam perit.

Reality by no means perishes."

Amber Heard's assertion

"The frustration I really feel immediately is past phrases. I am heartbroken that the mountain of proof nonetheless was not sufficient to face as much as the disproportionate energy, affect, and sway of my ex-husband.

I am much more dissatisfied with what this verdict means for different girls. It's a setback. It units again the clock to a time when a girl who spoke up and spoke out could possibly be publicly shamed and humiliated. It units again the concept that violence in opposition to girls is to be taken significantly.

I consider Johnny's attorneys succeeded in getting the jury to miss the important thing subject of Freedom of Speech and ignore proof that was so conclusive that we received within the UK.

I am unhappy I misplaced this case. However I'm sadder nonetheless that I appear to have misplaced a proper I believed I had as an American -- to talk freely and brazenly."