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Posted: 2022-06-04T15:57:47Z | Updated: 2022-06-04T18:52:02Z

The opinion piece at the center of the explosive Amber Heard and Johnny Depp trial now bears an editors note stating that a court ruled the op-ed to be defamatory against Depp.

The piece, headlined I spoke up against sexual violence and faced our cultures wrath. That has to change was published under Heards byline in 2018. It did not mention Depp, her ex-husband, by name. However, it was widely understood that her references to being abused were about their relationship.

Depp sued Heard for defamation and on Wednesday, a Virginia court ruled primarily in his favor , finding that three statements in her op-ed were defamatory and awarding Depp $15 million in damages, though that amount was then capped at around $10 million due to state law.