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Amber Heard Responds to Claim She Failed to Donate $7 Million Johnny Depp Divorce Settlement

Amber Heard is speaking out about Johnny Depp‘s legal team’s claim that she hasn’t donated the money from their divorce settlement to charities, as she promised she would in 2016.

According to a new report by The Daily Mail published Thursday, Jan. 7, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor’s lawyers say they intend to use the allegation as part of their efforts to appeal British High Court judge Andrew Nichol‘s decision in Depp’s defamation case against The Sun.

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In a statement to E! News, the Aquaman actress’ attorney Elaine Bredehoft confirms her client has yet to fulfill the $7 million pledge she made to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the American Civil Liberties Union, citing financial reasons.

“Amber has already been responsible for seven figures in donations to charitable causes and intends to continue to contribute and eventually fulfill her pledge,” Bredehoft explains. “However, Amber has been delayed in that goal because Mr. Depp filed a lawsuit against her, and consequently, she has been forced to spend millions of dollars defending Mr. Depp’s false accusations against her.”

Following Judge Nichol’s decision, Depp was asked to exit his role as Grindelwald in the film Fantastic Beasts. While he’s no longer starring in the Warner Bros. film, The Hollywood Reporter wrote at the time that Depp will still receive the full salary for the project.
Meanwhile, Depp is currently suing Heard for defamation in the British High Court, arguing that the actress’ allegations of domestic abuse in The Washington Post were all part of an “elaborate hoax.” Because of the alleged damage her accusations caused his career, Depp is suing Heard for defamation and asking for damages in excess of $50,000,000. Amber denied the allegations, with her attorney claiming to E! News that Depp was trying to “silence” her.
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