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A spokesperson for Heard released a statement regarding Depp's debut on TikTok and the accompanying message, saying, \"As Johnny Depp says he's 'moving forward,' women's rights are moving backward. The verdict's message to victims of domestic violence is...be afraid to stand up and speak out.\"

On June 1, a jury sided with Depp in the defamation trial against Heard, awarding him $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages over Heard's 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she alleged to be a victim of domestic abuse but did not name her abuser. Virginia law states that punitive damages is capped at $350,000, so Depp will receive a total of $10.35 million.

Heard was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages but no punitive damages for comments made by Depp's former attorney.

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