EXPLAINER: Each count the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard jurors considered


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The jury ruled in favour of Johnny Depp on all three of his counts, finding that Amber Heard had not only made false and defamatory statements, but that she'd done so with 'actual malice''. Photos: Reuters

As a public figure, Johnny Depp faced a high bar to win his libel lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard. According to seven unanimous jurors, he cleared it.

Depp said his ex-wife defamed him in a 2018 newspaper op-ed in which she alluded to abuse allegations against Depp. His name was never mentioned.

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