艾梅柏·希尔德和解,将支付约翰尼·德普100万美元

Amber Heard Settles, Will Pay Johnny Depp One Million 
Actress Amber Heard is paying up, reaching a million-dollar settlement with Johnny Depp in his defamation suit against her. NBC News' Valerie Castro has the latest.
2022.12.20 NBC News
tags: 新闻 法律 诉讼 德普
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    Tonight perhaps the final chapter in the blockbuster legal saga between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp.

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    "And then you punched him in the jaw?" - "I also did not do that."

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    Depp's attorneys telling NBC News Heard will pay 1 million dollars in a settlement with her ex.

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    The actress posting about the decision on Instagram stating "I defended my truth, and in doing so my life as I knew it was destroyed."

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    "The vilification I have faced on social media is an amplified version of the ways in which women are re-victimized when they come forward." Adding "I have made no admission, this is not an act of concession."

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    The actress also blaming social media for the trial's outcome, last speaking publicly in an exclusive interview on NBC News following the verdict.

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    "I think vast majority of this trial was played out on social media. I think that this trial is an example of that gone, haywire gone amok, and the jury is not immune to that."

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    The jury awarded debt more than 10 million dollars in compensatory and punitive damages, Heard was awarded two million dollars in her countersuit.

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    Depp brought the 50 million defamation case against Heard, after she wrote a 2018 Washington Post op-ed where she described herself as a public figure representing domestic abuse.

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    Though the op-ed never directly mentioned Depp's name, the actor says he never abused Heard and argued to derail his career.

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    The bombshell trial earlier this year playing out through testimony, text messages and recordings.

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    Outside the courthouse crowds lined the streets daily during the trial, Deep waving from a passing car to his audience of supporters.

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    While on the stand, Depp and Heard's testimonies were a back and forth of accusations.

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    "I'm looking at in his eyes, I don't see him even more, it wasn't him, it was black, I've never been so scared of my life."

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    "It could begin with a slap, it could begin with a shove, it could begin with you know throwing a TV remote at my head."

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    The settlement not surprising our legal experts and so much money was at stake.

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    "In civil cases, it's not unusual for a defendant to file an appeal, and then keep discussions open about settlement, especially when you're dealing with a large verdict."

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    While Heard has kept a low profile since the verdict, Depp has been more active on social media posting about projects including a recent collaboration with Rihanna.

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    Depp's team releasing a statement saying quote "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."

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    And Valerie Castro joins us now from New York, Valerie, that statement from Depp's team had a little bit of a dig in there, didn't it?

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    Yes, Aaron, they wrote quote "Mr Depp is pledging and will actually donate to charities."

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    You may remember Depp's lawyer Camille Vasquez grilling her during the trial, Heard received seven million dollars in her divorce settlement with Depp.

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    She said she would be donating all of it to charity, but at the time of the trial that hadn't happened yet, hence that comment from Depp's team.

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    For her part Heard also saying in that Instagram post that the quote "Best outcome would have been a retrial."

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    But she felt she couldn't go through that again, and as she said, she lost faith in the American legal system.

  • 1

    今晚也许是艾梅柏·希尔德和约翰尼·德普之间的重磅法律传奇故事的最后一章。

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    “然后你一拳打在他下巴上?” - “我也没有那样做。”

  • 3

    德普的律师告诉NBC新闻,希尔德将支付100万美元与前夫达成和解。

  • 4

    这位女演员在Ins上发布了这一决定,称“我捍卫了我的真相,而这样做,我的生活就被毁了。”

  • 5

    “我在社交媒体上面临的诽谤,是女性挺身而出后再次受害的放大版本。”并补充说,“我没有承认,这并非让步。”

  • 6

    这位女演员还将审判结果归咎于社交媒体,她最后一次公开讲话是在判决后NBC新闻的独家采访中。

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    “我认为这次审判的绝大部分都是在社交媒体上进行的。我认为这次审判就是一个失控的、狂乱的案例,陪审团也难辞其咎。”

  • 8

    陪审团裁定希尔德欠下1000多万美元的补偿性和惩罚性损害赔偿,希尔德在反诉中被判赔偿200万美元。

  • 9

    希尔德在2018年的《华盛顿邮报》专栏文章中称自己是一名遭家暴的公众人物典型代表,随后,德普对希尔德提起了5000万美元的诽谤诉讼。

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    尽管这篇专栏文章从未直接提到德普的名字,但德普表示,他从未虐待过希尔德,也没有因为争吵而破坏自己的事业。

  • 11

    今年早些时候的重磅审判通过证词、短信和录音进行。

  • 12

    在审判期间,法院外的街道上每天都挤满了人群,德普从一辆路过的汽车上向他的支持者挥手。

  • 13

    在听证席上,德普和希尔德的证词是相互指责的。

  • 14

    “我看着他的眼睛,我甚至看不见他,那不是他,那是黑暗,我从来没有对我的人生如此害怕过。”

  • 15

    “它可以从扇我耳光开始,可以从推搡开始,也可以从把电视遥控器扔到我头上开始。”

  • 16

    这项和解并不让我们的法律专家感到意外,而且有这么多钱濒临险境。

  • 17

    “在民事案件中,被告提出上诉,然后就和解问题进行公开讨论,这是很常见的,尤其是当你处理一项重大判决时。”

  • 18

    希尔德在判决后一直保持低调,而德普则在社交媒体上更活跃地发布有关项目的消息,包括最近与蕾哈娜的合作。

  • 19

    德普的团队发表声明称:“我们很高兴德普先生这一痛苦的篇章正式结束,他在整个过程中都明确表示,他的首要任务是将真相公之于众。”

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    瓦莱丽·卡斯特罗现在从纽约与我们连线,瓦莱丽,德普团队的声明有点嘲讽人,不是吗?

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    是的,亚伦,他们写道,“德普先生承诺会向慈善机构捐款。”

  • 22

    你可能还记得德普的律师卡米尔·瓦斯奎兹在庭审中质问她,希尔德在与德普的离婚协议中获得了700万美元。

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    她说她会把所有的钱都捐给慈善机构,但在审判时还没有兑现,因此德普的团队发表了这样的评论。

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    希尔德还在Ins上表示,“最好的结果是重审。”

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    但她觉得自己不能再经历一次,正如她所说,她对美国的法律体系失去了信心。