<h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 2.4em; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; color: var(--iq-title-text); letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Amber Heard's Lawsuit Against Johnny Depp Dismissed</h1>
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<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">During the trial, Heard's ex-husband Johnny Depp marshaled the media to smear Heard's name. The lawsuit said Heard's allegations were a hoax to create publicity. Heard had not yet given up on the $7 million donation she pledged after her divorce. She also said she was afraid of future lawsuits from Depp.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">The trial was held in Fairfax County Court. There, Heard testified against her former assistant, as well as doctors and medical practitioners. Her lawyer also argued that Heard's story was not accurate. The trial lasted three weeks.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Johnny Depp's legal team argued that several witnesses' testimony challenged Heard's version of events. For example, one woman who was at the scene of the altercation, Erin Falati, said she did not see any injuries to Ms. Heard after the altercation.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">The lawsuit also claimed that Heard's allegations were part of a complex hoax to create positive publicity. The New York Times is investigating Heard's dress and their relationship.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">In addition to her role as an ambassador on women's rights for the American Civil Liberties Union, Heard wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post about domestic abuse. She said she was a victim of abuse by Depp during their marriage. She also claimed to still have scars from the alleged violence.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">After Heard's lawsuit against Depp was dismissed, Heard wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post about her experience. She detailed alleged physical and sexual abuse during their marriage. She said she had notes from her doctor during their relationship.</p>