libel lawsuit against his ex-wife, but the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor wasn't in the courtroom when the verdict was read.
The jury on Wednesday awarded Depp $15 million in damages – $10 million in compensatory and $5 million in punitive – and ordered Depp to pay Heard $2 million.
The $2 million award for Heard is compensatory. The jury did not award punitive damages to Heard. Depp, 58, sued Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court over an op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post in 2018.
Heard filed a $100 million counterclaim against Depp after his former lawyer, Adam Waldman, called her claims of abuse a hoax. RELATED: Johnny Depp verdict: Amber Heard must pay $15 million, Depp must pay $2 millionThroughout the six-week-long trial, jurors heard from both Depp and Heard extensively.