Johnny is not going to spend on himself the money he gets from Amber

Johnny is not going to spend on himself the money he gets from Amber

Shortly after Amber Heard announced her decision to settle the defamation case brought against her by her ex Johnny Depp, the actor’s team has pledged he would donate the money to charities.

Johnny Depp already has plans for some of the settlement money he’ll receive from his ex, Amber Heard.

Shortly after the Aquaman actress announced on Dec. 19 that she decided to settle the defamation case brought forth by her ex, the actor’s attorneys have responded to the development.

“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,”

Depp’s attorneys, Benjamin Chew and Camille Vasquez, told E! News in a Dec. 19 statement. “The jury’s unanimous decision and the resulting judgement in Mr. Depp’s favor against Ms. Heard remain fully in place.”

They added, “The payment of $1M—which Mr. Depp is pledging and will actually donate to charities—reinforces Ms. Heard’s acknowledgement of the conclusion of the legal system’s rigorous pursuit for justice.”

In early June, a Virginia jury ruled that Heard, who filed for divorce from the actor in 2016, was liable of defaming Depp in her 2018 Washington Post op-ed—a piece in which she described herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse” without naming Depp.

The Pirates of the Caribbean alum was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, though the punitive damages were later reduced to $350,000, the state’s statutory cap.

In Heard’s statement announcing the “difficult” decision she made to settle the case, the actress noted that she “has made no admission,” nor is it an “act of concession.”