Amber Heard Finally Pays Settlement To Johnny Depp

A year after the defamation case, Amber Heard's $1 million settlement money has been issued to Johnny Depp. 

A source claims he will divvy up the payment to five charities, $200,000 going to each.

These charities are: Make-A-Film Foundation, The Painted Turtle, Red Feather, Tetiaroa Society, and Amazonia Fund Alliance.

After the two both made appeals following the verdict from June 2022, they decided to drop them, reaching a settlement announced in December.

Heard said in a statement at the time, the "very difficult decision" to settle was "not an act of concession."

"It's important for me to say that I never chose this. I defended my truth, in doing so my life as I knew it was destroyed. The vilification I have faced on social media is an amplified version of the ways women are re-victimized when they come forward."

"Now I finally have an opportunity to emancipate myself from something I attempted to leave over six years ago and on terms I can agree to. I have made no admission. This is not an act of concession. There are no restrictions or gags with respect to my voice moving forward."

She claims she was "exposed to a type of humiliation that I simply cannot re-live" during the live-televised trial and she "simply cannot go through that for a third time."

"I cannot afford to risk an impossible bill — one that is not just financial, but also psychological, physical and emotional. Women shouldn't have to face abuse or bankruptcy for speaking her truth, but unfortunately it is not uncommon."

"... I will not be threatened, disheartened or dissuaded by what happened from speaking the truth. No one can and no one will take that from me. My voice forever remains the most valuable asset I have."

In December, Johnny's attorneys also issued a statement.

"The jury's unanimous decision and the resulting judgement in Mr. Depp's favor against Ms. Heard remain fully in place. The payment of $1 million — which Mr. Depp is pledging and will (actually) donate to charities — reinforces Ms. Heard's acknowledgement of the conclusion of the legal system's rigorous pursuit for justice."

Recently Johnny made a public appearance at the Cannes Film Festival's opening day.

At the moment, Heard, living in Spain with her daughter, will be attending the 69th Taormina Film Festival in Italy for the world premiere of her movie 'In the Fire.'