Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard has thus far not disappointed, with public scrutiny on the case intensifying.
Heard was cross-examined by Johnny Depp’s lawyer, Camille Vasquez, about her claim in 2018 about donating the US$7 million that she received from her divorce settlement.
She had also testified under oath that she had donated the entire proceeds to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) as well as the Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles.
However, the ACLU testified last month that Heard donated only $350,000 from her own money, with only $100,000 coming from her divorce settlement money, and another $500,000 for her ex-boyfriend Elon Musk.
Vasquez told Heard: “You still haven’t donated the $7 million divorce settlement to charity. Isn’t that right?”
Heard then replied: “Incorrect, I pledged the entirety of the $7 million to charity and I intend to fulfill those obligations.”
Vasquez then repeated her question, saying: “Ms Heard, that’s not my question. Please try to answer my question. Sitting here today, you have not donated the $7 million; donated, not pledged, donated; the $7 million divorce settlement to charity.
Heard then replies: “I use pledge and donation synonymous with one another. They mean the same thing.”
To which Vasquez then said, “but I don’t, Ms heard, I don’t use it synonymously.”
Heard later testified that she had wanted to donate the money but can’t because Johnny Depp was suing her, to which Vasquez told her that she had received the full sum of money 13 months before Johnny Depp launched the lawsuit against her.