Johnny Depp 's legal team celebrated inside a courtroom after a jury ruled in his favor in his defamation suit againstAmber Heard .- Some of his attorney's group-hugged inside the courtroom after the verdict was read.
Johnny Depp's legal team celebrated inside a Virginia courtroom on Wednesday immediately after a jury ruled in favor of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor's defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard.
Video from the court showed several attorneys on Depp's team — including Ben Chew and Camille Vasquez — smiling and group-hugging inside the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse after the verdict was read following the bombshell six-week trial.
Depp was not in the courtroom to hear the verdict in his defamation case against Heard. A source close to Depp told Insider he had "previously scheduled work commitments."
Depp took Heard to trial for defamation, accusing the "Aquaman" actor of damaging his career with false domestic-violence allegations — and Heard filed a countersuit against Depp.
The jury awarded Depp $15 million in damages in his libel suit against Heard, while Heard was awarded $2 million in her countersuit.
Heard's penalty was ultimately reduced to just over $10 million due to limits on punitive damages.
Jurors also found Depp liable for defamation against Heard when one of his attorneys claimed her allegations of domestic abuse were a "hoax."