Johnny Depp donates $1M settlement to charity: Source

Johnny Depp donates $1M settlement to charity: Actor Johnny Depp is donating the $1 million settlement he received from his ex-wife, Amber Heard, to several charities, according to a source close to Depp.

Last year, a jury awarded Depp $15 million in punitive and compensatory damages over a 2018 op-ed Heard wrote in the Washington Post in which she accused him of domestic abuse. The op-ed never mentioned Depp by name, but the jury found Heard defamed Depp by implication since the time frame she referenced was the same time she was married to Depp. Virginia state statute capped the punitive damages at $350,000, making the judgment $10,350,000.