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It seems that this verdict came as a surprise fo everyone. Amber Heard lost in court and is owed compensation to the actor. Many people wonder what mistake she made and why she did not manage to convince the jurors of her version of events. After a legal fight, one of the jurors decided to speak out.
The aforementioned juror, who spoke on TikTok two days after the announcement of the sentence, wished to remain anonymous. However, he answered a series of questions about the backstage of the trial and the jurors' debate.
It turns out that after six weeks of the trial, not all jurors stood up against Depp, but "a compromise was reached". The source also said directly that no one hated Heard, and described the attitude towards the actress as "lack of empathy."
As it turned out, the change of attitude to the case of lay judges was caused by a detail that was not directly related to the pending case. It is about a declaration of donation and charity with the money that the actress received after the divorce, that is about 5 years ago.
The informant also pointed to the moment when Amber Heard lost in the eyes of the jurors. It happened when the actress testified in the case of the $ 7 million that she received from Depp in her divorce and was to donate the entire amount to charity. During the trial, the truth emerged that Heard had only given up part of the money, even though five years had passed since the divorce.
However, Amber Heard had nothing to complain about and repeated that she had spent the entire amount on the declared purpose. The actress used the word "pledged", meaning "to pledge". Depp's lawyer persisted and asked her directly if she had "donated" the entire amount. Heard stood by her side and explained that "donate" and "pledge" were synonyms for her.
The informant revealed that it was because of this fight against the words that Heard lost in the eyes of the jurors. And then hardly anyone believed in her version of events.
