Johnny Depp Might Waive $8M for Amber Heard, “This Was Never about the Money”

Attorneys on Johnny Depp's side have addressed the possibility that Amber Heard might not have to pay the full $15million in compensatory and punitive damages, after she lost the defamation suit.

After the much-publicised six-week trial ended last week, Heard's lawyer Elaine Bredehoft revealed that the Aquaman actress couldn't afford to pay the damages, and now wants to file an appeal.

Television host George Stephanopoulos asked Depp's lawyer whether Amber Heard could forgo an appeal in exchange for Depp waiving the damages she's required to pay.

'We can't disclose attorney-client communications, but as Mr Depp testified and as we both made clear in our respective closings, this was never about money for Mr Depp," replied Ben Chew. "This was about restoring his reputation and he's done that."