GoFundMe removes $1 million fundraiser claiming to help Amber Heard pay $10 million in damages to Johnny Depp, report says

• A GoFundMe spokesperson told TMZ that it 'shut down' a fake $1 million fundraiser for Amber Heard.
• The fundraiser was created to help Heard, 36, pay $10 million in damages to Johnny Depp, 58.

GoFundMe removed a fake $1 million fundraiser claiming to help Amber Heard pay $10 million to Johnny Depp.

TMZ reported Saturday that the GoFundMe page went live after the bombshell trial between Heard, 36, and Depp, 58, ended this week. Insider reported that jurors decided Heard would pay Depp more than $10 million in damages.

According to screenshots shared by TMZ, the GoFundMe page claimed to be in contact with Heard's legal team and that Heard would have direct access to any funds.

The fundraiser, titled "Justice for Amber Heard," read: "The trial was a disgrace. I believe Amber, and social media protected the abuser. The judgment exceeds her net worth. It's so sad that he was able to get away with the abuse. The judgment furthers that abuse. If you can please help her."

A spokesperson told TMZ the GoFundMe page was flagged and taken down before a "substantial" amount of money was raised. Neither Heard nor her legal team created the fundraiser, the outlet added.

A GoFundMe representative told Insider that it would "remove any fundraisers unless there's a direct connection and the fundraiser has been authorized by the recipient of the funds." The statement added that GoFundMe's "top priority is to keep our community safe and protect the generosity of our donors."

On Wednesday, Insider reported a jury found both Depp and Heard liable for defamation after a six-week trial in Virginia. Jurors awarded Depp $15 million in damages after finding that Heard defamed him when she described herself as a victim of domestic abuse in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed, Insider reported.

They decided Heard should pay $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, although the punitive damages were lowered to $350,000 in accordance with Virginia law, Insider reported.

Jurors awarded Heard $2 million in compensatory damages. The trial began in April after Depp filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against Heard, and Heard countersued for $100 million.

One day after the trial, Heard's lawyer Elaine Bredehoft told the "Today" show that Heard won't be able to pay the damages.