Yesterday, the news broke that Johnny Depp had won the multi-million defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard.

The Pirates of the Caribbean star was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages after weeks of battling it out in Fairfax County Circuit Court, Virginia.

Now, the 58-year-old actor has taken to Instagram to reflect on his legal victory in a lengthy statement in which he says he feels "truly humbled" by the verdict which has given him his life back.

"Six years ago, my life, the life of my children, the lives of those closest to me, and also, the lives of the people who for many, many years have supported and believed in me were forever changed. All in the blink of an eye," Depp began. He was referring to Heard's 2018 Washington Post 0p-ed, in which she claimed to be a victim of domestic abuse - and which Depp claimed ruined his reputation and his career.

"False, very serious and criminal allegations were levied at me via the media, which triggered an endless barrage of hateful content, although no charges were ever brought against me. It had already traveled around the world twice within a nanosecond and it had a seismic impact on my life and my career," the star continued.

Reflecting on yesterday's verdict, he added: "And six years later, the jury gave me my life back. I am truly humbled."

Depp went on to say that he felt he owed it to his children - Lily-Rose, 23, and Jack, 20 - to "reveal the truth" by pursuing the case against his ex-wife.

"From the very beginning, the goal of bringing this case was to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome. 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," he wrote.

The star then thanked his loyal fans for their love and support, saying: "I am, and have been, overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and the colossal support and kindness from around the world."

"I hope that my quest to have the truth be told will have helped others, men or women, who have found themselves in my situation, and that those supporting them never give up. I also hope that the position will now return to innocent until proven guilty, both within the courts and in the media," he added.

Towards the end of his statement, Depp paid tribute to his legal team, the judge, and the jurors who had worked on the case.

"I wish to acknowledge the noble work of the Judge, the jurors, the court staff and the Sheriffs who have sacrificed their own time to get to this point, and to my diligent and unwavering legal team who did an extraordinary job in helping me to share the truth," he wrote.

He concluded by promising that the best is yet to come, then signed off with a Latin phrase - "veritas numquam perit" - which means "truth never perishes."

Jurors deliberated for around 14 hours before ruling unanimously that Heard has "acted with actual malice" when she defamed her ex-husband.

They did side with Heard on one of her three counterclaims, though, awarding her $2 million by the jury in compensatory damages.

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Johnny Depp's defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard may have come to an end, but that hasn't stopped fans from continuing to dissect every detail amid the fallout.

On Wednesday (June 1) - following a seven-week trial - a Virginia jury unanimously sided with 58-year-old Depp and ruled that he is entitled to $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages.

With Judge Penney Azcarate dropping the punitive damages to the Virginia star law maximum of $350,000, this means Heard must pay a total judgment of $10.35 million.

Depp had been seeking $50 million after 36-year-old Heard referred to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse" in an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post back in 2018.

The Pirates of the Caribbean star's legal team argued that the article - which never mentioned the actor by name - was about him and subsequently resulted in him losing work. Depp has repeatedly denied any allegations that he was physically violent toward his ex-wife.

Heard had attempted to countersue for $100 million for comments made by Adam Waldman, Depp's former lawyer, and stated that she was only ever violent against Depp in self-defense or in defense of her younger sister, per NBC News.

The jury did award Heard $2 million in damages based on her countersuit.

However, when the verdict was being announced in court, viewers would have noticed that Depp was not present.

Representatives for the actor told CNN that Depp would not be present for the verdict due to "previously scheduled work commitments" in the United Kingdom, but that he would be watching remotely.

In response to Depp's absence in the courtroom, spokespeople for Heard released the following statement, per ABC News:

"Your presence shows where your priorities are. Johnny Depp plays guitar in the U.K. while Amber Heard waits for a verdict in Virginia.

"Depp is taking his snickering and lack of seriousness on tour."

The "snickering and lack of seriousness" refers to occasions throughout the trial that Depp was spotted giggling to himself, doodling during testimonies, and eating gummy bears.

While in the UK, Depp has been seen playing on stage with friend and guitarist Jeff Beck, and even surprised locals in a pub in the UK city of Newcastle.

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Ireland Baldwin has blasted Amber Heard over her abuse allegations against Johnny Depp in their ongoing defamation trial.

Heard, 36, and Depp, 58, are in the middle of a heated lawsuit, with the Pirates of the Caribbean star suing his ex-wife for defamation after she claimed to be a victim of domestic violence in a 2018 op-ed for The Washington Post.

Depp has received a great deal of support from his fanbase and now also from Ireland, who is the daughter of Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin.

The 26-year-old model defended the Edward Scissorhands star, while branding the Aquaman actress a "disaster of a human being".

Taking to her Instagram Story, Ireland shared a tweet featuring Depp's reaction to an audio clip of his ex-wife admitting to hitting him.

The text that accompanied the clip read: “The thing is, I know women who are exactly like this. They are manipulative and cold and they use their very womanhood to play victim and turn the world against the man because we live in a society where it's cool to say men are all the worst and blah blah f***ity blah.

“Men can experience abuse too and this absolute disaster of a human being is a terrible person, and I hope Johnny gets his reputation and his life back. And I hope he's in like five Pirates movies.”

While Heard never mentioned Depp by name in her 2018 op-ed, which he is suing her for, the actor argues that the piece cost him his reputation in Hollywood.

Throughout the trial, the pair's respective lawyers have accused the other of domestic violence, with Heard's legal team claiming that Depp kicked, punched, and sexually assaulted the actress with a liquor bottle.

Depp accuses his ex-wife of being responsible for severing his fingertip in an explosive argument. He also claims that he would often lock himself in the bathroom to escape his wife's apparent temper.

The Fantastic Beasts star has taken the stand at the trial and undergone cross-examination by Heard's counsel. The trial continues today (April 25) and will see Depp face further questioning from Heard's attorneys. Heard is also expected to testify later on in the trial.

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While his defamation trial against Amber Heard is still very much ongoing, there's no denying that Johnny Depp has received overwhelming support where the internet is concerned.

Comment sections all over the web are saturated with pro-Depp and anti-Heard sentiment, with many accusing the Aquaman star of lying and fake-crying in her testimony.

It's unavoidable - the "Justice for Johnny" hashtag, for instance, has nearly 10 billion views on TikTok, and the "Amber Heard is a liar" hashtag has racked up almost 2 billion views on the platform at the time of writing.

During her testimony last week, the 36-year-old actress made a series of damning allegations against her 58-year-old ex-husband - including that he sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle and repeatedly physically abused her.

Large swathes of the internet refuse to believe any of the allegations she has made against the Pirates of the Caribbean star.

Some legal experts, however, believe it may be more difficult to convince jurors in the trial that Depp is 100 percent innocent in this case.

Former district attorney Emily D. Baker told Insider that jurors has been told not to do their own research on the case, and so their verdict should ultimately be based on what they hear in the courtroom.

The thing is, fans have managed to make their way inside the courtroom to watch the trial, and some even wait outside with "Justice for Johnny" signs. Many are even heard booing at Heard each day.

"For me, that kind of stuff crosses the line," Baker said. "What's playing out in court is playing out in court, but I just don't think there's that need for vitriol outside of a courthouse."

Baker said jurors may think the same, which "can actually hurt Johnny Depp's side."

"If the jurors leaving the courthouse see people out there booing, I think that could actually make them more empathetic to her," she said.

Heard's 2018 Washington Post op-ed, which the ongoing defamation case is based on, was about the consequences women face when they speak out against abuse. So, the jury, seeing first hand the ramifications Heard has faced after sharing her claims, may rule in her favor.

"That could just impact their state of mind where they're like, 'I'm watching this happen,'" Baker said. "It can just be something in their mind saying, you know, she wasn't a hundred percent wrong in this article."

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Johnny Depp is expected to testify today in his $50 million defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard.

The high-profile trial, which began last week, seeks to determine whether 35-year-old Heard's 2018 op-ed for the Washington Post, in which she claimed to be a victim of domestic violence, was libelous.

Depp, 58, is suing Heard for $50 million, with the Aquaman actress having filed a $100 million counterclaim against her former husband.

Today (April 19), Depp will take the stand in Virginia's Fairfax County Courthouse, Deadline reports.

According to a source close to the team of the Pirates of the Caribbean alum, Depp will continue on the stand tomorrow for cross-examination.

A longtime friend of Depp, sound technician Keenan Wyatt is also set to take the stand today.

The trial, which is now a week in, has seen a number of allegations about both parties come to the fore.

On day one of the trial, lawyers for Heard alleged that Depp had "punched", "kicked" and threatened to "kill" his ex.

A new claim about Depp was also presented to the jury on the opening day of the trial, with Heard's attorney Elaine Charlson Bredehoft alleging that Depp "penetrated" her client with a liquor bottle.

Bredehoft told jurors:

"As you go through those three days of Australia, some pretty horrendous things happened to her. He rips off her nightgown. He has her jammed up against the bar.

"He has hurled bottles and bottles at her. He has dragged her across the floor on the broken bottles. He has punched her. He has kicked her. He has told her he's going to f****** kill her and he f****** hates her. He's pounding at her, pounding at her. And then, he penetrates her with a liquor bottle."

Later on in the trial, text messages in which Depp apparently said he hoped Heard's "rotting corpse is decomposing in the f***ing trunk of a Honda Civic," were made known to the jury.

In a separate message, the actor purportedly wrote about Heard: "That c*** ruined such a f***ing cool life we had for a while."

Yesterday, Depp's private doctor, David Kipper, recounted in a pre-recorded deposition how he treated a wound the actor sustained after slicing his finger in Australia back in March 2015 - just weeks after the pair tied the knot.

Per The Independent, Depp claims that the injury came about after Heard threw a vodka bottle at him. Dr. Kipper, though, confirmed he did not know how the injury occurred.

However, he recalled seeing no injuries on Heard, who claimed Depp threw her into a ping pong table and pushed her into a fridge.

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