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Australia dogs quarantine case and false immigration declaration plea
BBC, ABC and the New York Times covered the 2015 undeclared Yorkshire terriers, @amberheard's April 2016 guilty plea to a false immigration-card statement, a good-behaviour bond with no conviction recorded, and a joint apology video with @johnnydepp.
- Dogs brought into Queensland without immigration-card declaration - BBC reported that in May 2015 @amberheard brought Yorkshire terriers Pistol and Boo into Queensland on a private jet while @johnnydepp was filming Pirates there. Their presence was noticed after a groomer posted photos online. Depp's wife Amber Heard avoids Australia dog-smuggling conviction
- Guilty plea on false statement; one-month bond, no conviction - BBC and ABC reported @amberheard pleaded guilty in Southport Magistrates Court to making a false statement on her immigration card. Two illegal-importation charges were dropped. The judge imposed a one-month good-behaviour bond with no conviction recorded. Depp's wife Amber Heard avoids Australia dog-smuggling conviction
- Joint apology video with @johnnydepp on quarantine laws - BBC reported Australia's Department of Agriculture released a joint apology video by @amberheard and @johnnydepp that was shown in court and urged travellers to respect the country's strict quarantine rules. Depp's wife Amber Heard avoids Australia dog-smuggling conviction
WashPost op-ed, counterclaim and Virginia verdict versus @johnnydepp
Reuters and BBC covered the 2018 op-ed, the Fairfax trial, the June 2022 split verdict favoring @johnnydepp on three counts and @amberheard on one counterclaim, and the December 2022 settlement.
- Washington Post publishes op-ed on speaking up and cultural backlash - The Washington Post published @amberheard's op-ed describing becoming a public figure representing domestic abuse and facing cultural wrath. It did not name @johnnydepp and later became the focus of his defamation suit. I spoke up against sexual violence - and faced our culture's wrath. That has to change.
- Jury: three counts for @johnnydepp; one counterclaim for Heard - Reuters reported jurors found @amberheard liable on @johnnydepp's three defamation counts (about $10.35 million after the punitive cap) and awarded her $2 million on one counterclaim. Her attorney said she planned to appeal. Depp scores near-total victory in U.S. defamation case against ex-wife Heard
- Settlement announced; Depp lawyers cite about $1 million - BBC reported @amberheard said she would settle and called it not a concession but a loss of faith in the U.S. legal system. @johnnydepp's lawyers told the BBC about a roughly $1 million payment he would donate to charity. Amber Heard settles defamation case against Johnny Depp