Celebrities took to social media Wednesday to react to the jury verdict in Johnny Depp’s favor, which found that Amber Heard had defamed him in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed.
After the verdict was made public, celebrities and conservative commentators, like former “The View” co-host Meghan McCain, shared their reactions to the jury finding that the “Aquaman” actress had knowingly defamed the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, awarding Depp $15 million. The jury also awarded Heard $2 million for her defamation claim.
“#MeToo is dead,” McCain tweeted to her hundreds of thousands of followers. “Helluva job @ACLU.”
#MeToo is dead.
Helluva job @ACLU
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) June 1, 2022
The host of “The Megyn Kelly Show” podcast and former Fox News host Megyn Kelly wrote on social media that it was a “total defeat” for Heard, and that the jury found the actress “maliciously tried to destroy [Depp].”
“Don’t be fooled by her one claim prevailing – this was a total defeat for her,” Kelly tweeted.
Don’t be fooled by her one claim prevailing – this was a total defeat for her.
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) June 1, 2022
“All the jury did for her was say Depp misled about her messing up a hotel room,” Kelly added in another post. “THEY REJECTED VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING SHE TESTIFIED TO. That she’s been lying about Depp for years. That she maliciously tried to destroy him.”
All the jury did for her was say Depp misled about her messing up a hotel room. THEY REJECTED VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING SHE TESTIFIED TO. That she’s been lying about Depp for years. That she maliciously tried to destroy him.
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) June 1, 2022
Amber Heard gets $2 million for a defamation claim against Johnny Depp’s agents. Appeal likely coming, but this likely represents a symbolic end to the me too era of believing all women no matter what.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) June 1, 2022
Some were quick to note that The Washington Post now has some explaining to do after it “published her [Heard’s] defamatory lies after editing and posting a headline to the piece. A jury has now officially determined they published fake news.”
While Amber Heard was hit with the $15 million verdict for defamation, we shouldn’t overlook that the @washingtonpost published her defamatory lies after editing and posting a headline to the piece. A jury has now officially determined they published fake news.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) June 1, 2022
Every #DeppVsHeard story I've seen on the BBC has patently framed AH as the victim and Depp supporters as dangerous or misguided. And they are still at it today on Radio 4. This is why it was important to televise the trial. No one who watched is buying it. #JusticeForJohhnyDepp
— Chris Ryle Wright (@chrisrwright) May 31, 2022
The ACLU wrote Amber Heard's defamatory column.
The Washington Post published Amber Heard's defamatory column.
They are just as guilty.
— Larry O'Connor (@LarryOConnor) June 1, 2022
One fact that clearly emerged from the trial: the Amber Heard op-ed in the @washingtonpost that the jury just found defamed Johnny Depp was ghost-written by @ACLU, after Heard promised to pay them $7 million (a promise she never fulfilled).
They have a lot to answer for.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 1, 2022
I would like to congratulate Amber Heard and her outstanding legal team for the great job they did in restoring Johnny Depp's reputation 🏴☠
— Sam Lutfi (@SamLutfi) May 28, 2022
Amber Heard just destroyed “believe all women.”
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 1, 2022
Great job everyone! 👏👏 https://t.co/Sn6lZaD1y5
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 1, 2022
“I also hope the position will now return to innocent until proven guilty, both within the courts and in the media.” Johnny Depp ❤️ #truthwins pic.twitter.com/ZXKuztiGav
— Gina Carano 🕯 (@ginacarano) June 1, 2022
Depp released a statement afterwards saying, “The jury gave me my life back. I am truly humbled.”
“From the very beginning, the goal of bringing this case was to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome,” the statement added. “Speaking the truth was something that I owed to my children and to all those who have remained steadfast in their support of me. I feel at peace knowing I have finally accomplished that.”
Heard released a statement on Instagram and shared that she was “heartbroken,” as The Daily Wire previously reported.
“The disappointment I feel today is beyond words,” Heard wrote in part. “I’m heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway of my ex-husband.”
The jury awarded Depp $15 million in monetary damages for Heard defaming him in the op-ed, as previously reported. The actress was awarded $2 million over statements Depp lawyer Adam Waldman wrote about her allegedly intentionally messing up her apartment to stage a hoax against the “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” star.