The settlement money that Johnny Depp received from his ex-wife Amber Heard will be given to charity. According to reports, the actor will donate $200,000 to each of five charities out of the $1 million settlement from Amber. He has chosen a variety of charities, from those that help sick children to those that offer safe housing for various communities.
According to a source cited in a CNN report on Tuesday, Johnny Depp has decided to donate the settlement money to the Make-A-Film Foundation, The Painted Turtle, Red Feather, Marlon Brando’s Tetiaroa Society charity, and the Amazonia Fund Alliance. These five charities were also mentioned in the report. According to the source, the actor intends to give $200,000 to each of the five charities.
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According to a report by Entertainment Tonight, one of the charities chosen by Johnny Depp is Make-A-Film, which matches actors, writers, directors, and producers with kids who are battling serious illnesses or those that could lead to their death. The Painted Turtle, the second charity, offers sick kids a free camp experience that can change their lives.
Red Feather, another nonprofit organization, collaborates with Native American communities to create and implement effective housing solutions. Teitaroa Society, meanwhile, secures the future of coastal and island communities. The Amazonia Fund Alliance, which assists in funding the initiatives of Brazilian nonprofit organizations, will receive the fifth donation from Johnny.
Johnny and Amber’s relationship
After several years of dating, the Hollywood actors wed in a private ceremony at their Los Angeles home in 2015. On May 23, 2016, Amber obtained a temporary restraining order against Johnny and filed for divorce. She claimed that throughout their relationship, Johnny had physically abused her, most frequently while under the influence of alcohol or drugs
Johnny Depp-Amber Heard case
In March 2019, Johnny sued Amber for defamation after reading her op-ed in the Washington Post, in which she discussed experiencing domestic abuse. The lawsuit was for $50 million. The article made no mention of Johnny. The story was revealed, though, as their divorce proceeding made headlines.
Johnny received $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages from their trial jury in June 2022. Later, the punitive damages were cut to $350,000.
Although Johnny prevailed in his ex-wife’s defamation case, the jury also found that Johnny was responsible for the incident due to prior remarks made by his attorney in which he referred to Amber’s claims as a “hoax.” Compensation damages totaling $2 million were given to Amber.
New location
Amber recently made her move to Spain official. According to The Independent, she recently claimed in an interview that she and her daughter Oonagh Paige had moved to Spain from Hollywood.
In the meantime, Johnny recently attended the Cannes Film Festival 2023, where he premiered the event in Maiwenn’s Jeanne du Barry as King Louis XV. Videos of his film receiving a standing ovation after its premiere and fans lining up outside the theatre to welcome him back to the big screen were widely shared on social media last month.
