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  "description": "The jury returns a unanimous verdict on Day 26, finding that Amber Heard defamed Johnny Depp on all three challenged statements in her 2018 Washington Post op-ed, with actual malice established on each claim. Before the verdict is read, Judge Azcarate admonishes the gallery against outbursts; the jury is also briefly returned to correct an incomplete damages form. The jury awards Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, while Heard prevails on one of her three counterclaims—over Adam Waldman's \"hoax\" characterization—receiving $2 million in compensatory damages. All seven jurors are polled and unanimity is confirmed. Judge Azcarate immediately applies Virginia's statutory punitive damages cap, reducing Depp's punitive award from $5 million to $350,000, and schedules June 24 for formal entry of the order.",
  "path": "/trial/day/26/",
  "publishedAt": "2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z",
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  "title": "Verdict",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-08T13:28:18.946Z"
}