despite being acquitted, arbuckle was finished in the movie industry.se, can either depp or heard hope to salvage their careers? do you find that mr depp has proven all the elements of defamation? after six weeks in court, the jury returned its verdict. had amber heard defamed johnny depp? the answer was yes. the jury rejected amber heard's version of events and believed depp, awarding him $15 million. the jury also found that amber heard had been defamed byjohnny depp's former lawyer in part, and awarded her $2 million. but overall, they concluded she had acted with actual malice and with a disregard for the truth. i think career—wise, they both lose. there's nobody in hollywood that is willing to take a risk in general, let alone take a risk on two people that are just such controversial figures at this time. whether you believe her, whether you . don't believe he— don't believe her is irrelevant. the two of them are just hot potatoes and you're putting a lot of money into a film and a lot of money into a television production. you're just not going t