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Speaker 1: In civil case number c L twenty nineteen two nine

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Speaker 1: one one mister Depp's claim against miss Heard.

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Speaker 2: One.

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Speaker 1: As to the statement appearing in the online op ed

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Speaker 1: entitled Amber Heard, I spoke up against sexual violence and

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Speaker 1: faced our culture's wrath. That has to change in the

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Speaker 1: Washington Posts online edition, quote I spoke up against sexual

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Speaker 1: violence and faced our culture's wrath.

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Speaker 2: That has to change. End quote.

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Speaker 1: Do you find that mister Depp has proven all the

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Speaker 1: elements of defamation?

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Speaker 2: Answer yes.

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Speaker 1: Has mister Depp proven by a greater weight of the

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Speaker 1: evidence that question? The statement was made or published by Misheard?

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Speaker 1: Answer yes, the question the statement was about mister Depp.

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Speaker 1: Answer yes, question this state was false. Answer yes. Question

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Speaker 1: the statement has a defamatory implication about mister Depp. Answer yes,

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Speaker 1: question the defamatory implication was designed and intended by miss Heard.

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Speaker 2: Answer yes. Question.

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Speaker 1: Due to circumstances surrounding the publication of the statement, it

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Speaker 1: conveyed a defamatory implication to someone who saw it other

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Speaker 1: than mister Depp.

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Speaker 2: Answer yes.

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Speaker 1: Do you find that mister Depp has proven by clear

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Speaker 1: and convincing evidence that miss Heard acted with actual malice?

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Speaker 2: Answer yes. Two.

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Speaker 1: As to the statement appearing in the op ed entitled

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Speaker 1: a Transformative Moment for Women in the Washington Post print

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Speaker 1: edition and the online op ed Amber her I spoke

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Speaker 1: up against sexual violence and faced our culture's wrath. That

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Speaker 1: has to change in the Washington Post online edition. Quote then,

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Speaker 1: two years ago, I became a public figure representing domestic abuse,

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Speaker 1: and I felt the full force of our culture's.

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Speaker 2: Wrath for women who speak out. End quote.

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Speaker 1: Do you find that mister Depp has proven all the

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Speaker 1: elements of defamation? Answer yes, Has mister Debt proven by

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Speaker 1: a greater weight of the evidence that question?

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Speaker 2: The statement was made or published by misheard?

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Speaker 1: Answer yes question, the statement was about mister Depp. Answer

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Speaker 1: yes question the statement was false. Answer yes, question. The

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Speaker 1: statement has a defamatory implication about mister Debt.

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Speaker 2: Answer yes question.

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Speaker 1: The defamatory imp was designed and intended by miss heard.

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Speaker 1: Answer yes question. Due to circumstances surrounding the publication of

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Speaker 1: the statement, it conveyed a defamatory implication to someone who

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Speaker 1: saw it other than mister Depp.

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Speaker 2: Answer yes.

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Speaker 1: Do you find that mister Depp has proven by clear

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Speaker 1: and convincing evidence that miss heard acted with actual malice?

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Speaker 1: Answer yes, Three as to the statement appearing in the

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Speaker 1: op ed entitled a Transformative Moment for Women in the

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Speaker 1: Washington Post print edition and the online op ed amber Heard,

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Speaker 1: I spoke up against sexual violence and faced our culture's

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Speaker 1: rat that has to change. In the Washington Post online edition,

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Speaker 1: quote I had the rare vantage point of seeing in

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Speaker 1: real time.

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Speaker 2: How institutions detect men accused of abuse. End quote.

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Speaker 1: Do you find that mister Debt has proven all the

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Speaker 1: elements of defamation? Answer yes, Has mister Debt proven by

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Speaker 1: a greater weight of the evidence that question. The statement

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Speaker 1: was made or published by miss heard. Answer yes question.

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Speaker 1: The statement was about mister Debt. Answer yes question. The

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Speaker 1: statement was false. Answer yes question. The statement has a

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Speaker 1: defamatory implication about mister Debt. Answer yes question. The defamatory

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Speaker 1: implication was designed and intended by miss heard. Answer yes question.

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Speaker 1: Due to circumstances surrounding the publication of this statement, it

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Speaker 1: conveyed a defaminatory implication to someone who saw.

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Speaker 2: It other than mister Debt. Answer yes.

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Speaker 1: Do you find that mister Depp has proven by clear

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Speaker 1: and convincing evidence that miss Heard acted with actual malice?

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Speaker 2: Answer yes.

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Speaker 1: As against Amber Heard, we the jury award compensatory damages

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Speaker 1: in the amount of ten million dollars as against Amber Heard,

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Speaker 1: we the jury award punitive damages in the amount of

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Speaker 1: five million dollars in civil case numbers c L twenty

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Speaker 1: nineteen two nine one one Miss Hurd's claim against mister Depp.

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Speaker 1: One as to this statement appearing in the April eighth,

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Speaker 1: twenty twenty, online edition of The Daily Mail Quote, Amber

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Speaker 1: Heard and her friends in the media use fake sexual

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Speaker 1: violence allegations as both a sword and shield, depending on

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Speaker 1: their needs. Have selected some of her sexual violence hoax

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Speaker 1: facts as the sword, inflicting them on the public. And

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Speaker 1: mister Depp, do you find that Miss Hurd has proven

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Speaker 1: all the elements of defamation?

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Speaker 2: Answer No.

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Speaker 1: Two as to this statement, appearing in the April twenty seventh,

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Speaker 1: twenty twenty, online edition of The Daily Mail Quote. Quite simply,

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Speaker 1: this was an ambush, a hoax. They set mister Depp

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Speaker 1: up by calling the cops, but the first attempt did

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Speaker 1: not do the trick. The officers came to the penhouses,

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Speaker 1: thoroughly searched and interviewed, and left after seeing no damage

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Speaker 1: to face or property. So Amber and her friends spilled

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Speaker 1: a little wine and roughed the place up, got their

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Speaker 1: story straight under the direction of a lawyer and publicist,

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Speaker 1: and then placed a second call to nine one one.

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Speaker 1: End quote do you find that miss heard has proven

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Speaker 1: all the elements of defamation? Answer yes, has Misheard proven

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Speaker 1: by a greater weight of the evidence that question mister Waldman,

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Speaker 1: while acting as an agent for mister Depth made or

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Speaker 1: published the statement. Answer yes, question this statement was about misheard?

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Speaker 1: Answer yes, question the statement was seen by someone other

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Speaker 1: than Mishard. Answer yes, question the statement was false? Answer yes.

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Speaker 1: Do you find that miss heard has proven by clear

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Speaker 1: and convincing evidence that the statement by mister Waldman was

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Speaker 1: made with actual malice?

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Speaker 2: Answer yes.

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Speaker 1: Three as to this statement appearing in the April twenty seventh,

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Speaker 1: twenty twenty online edition of The Daily Mail. Quote We've

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Speaker 1: reached the beginning of the end of miss Heard's abuse

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Speaker 1: hoax against Johnny Depp.

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Speaker 2: End quote do you find that.

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Speaker 1: Miss hurd has proven all the elements of defamation?

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Speaker 2: Answer no. As against John C.

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Speaker 1: Depp, the second we the jury award compensatory damages in

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Speaker 1: the amount of two million dollars.

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Speaker 2: As against John C.

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Speaker 1: Depp, the second we the jury award punitive damages in

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Speaker 1: the amount of zero dollars.

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Speaker 3: Does either side wish to have the jury pulled? Yes,

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Speaker 3: you're on, Jamie.

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Speaker 1: Members of the jury, If this is your verdict, please

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Speaker 1: answer yes. If this is not your verdict, please answer no.

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Speaker 1: Juror number six juror number ten juror number fifteen juror

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Speaker 1: number sixteen juror number twenty two during number twenty seven

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Speaker 1: jour number twenty nine.

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Speaker 3: I do find that the jury's verdict is unanimous. Ladies

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Speaker 3: and gentlemen. This concludes your service in this case.

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Speaker 4: I want to thank you again for your dedication and

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Speaker 4: your hard work during this trial. And I know I

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Speaker 4: speak for everybody here when I appreciate tell you that

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Speaker 4: we appreciate your sacrifices and your time and your public

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Speaker 4: service in this matter. Okay, So I'm going to have

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Speaker 4: you go back to the jury deliberation room for one

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Speaker 4: more time and then we'll release you from there.

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Speaker 3: Okay, all right, thank.

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Speaker 4: You, all right, Okay, In accordance with law, I will

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Speaker 4: mend the punitive damages award to the statutory cap at

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Speaker 4: three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. On mister Depth's okay,

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Speaker 4: I will set this down for entry of an order,

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Speaker 4: and can we do it on June twenty fourth at

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Speaker 4: ten am if that's available, all right, as mister too,

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Speaker 4: if you could prepare that order and then circulate it

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Speaker 4: to Miss Pretterhoff and we can have all the objections

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Speaker 4: noted on it, all right, all right, and if I

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Speaker 4: get it before that date, I'll take it off the docket.

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Speaker 3: Okay, all right.

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Speaker 4: Again, thank you to all the attorneys for your professionalism,

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Speaker 4: and you're welcome to come to my courtroom anytime. We'll

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Speaker 4: give me a few weeks, but then you can count

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Speaker 4: pack anytime. Okay, all right, court is adjourned.

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Speaker 2: Thankk you