Verdict in Depp v Heard sends ‘chilling message’ to domestic abuse survivors

Ruth Davison said the charity is “extremely concerned” after Hollywood actor Depp, 58, won his multimillion-dollar defamation case against former wife Heard over an article she wrote in the Washington Post

Johnny Depp lawsuit verdict sends chilling message to domestic abuse survivors, says charity executive (Jonathan Brady/PA)

The verdict in the defamation lawsuit between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard “sends a chilling message” to survivors of domestic abuse that their experiences are “invalid and open to public scrutiny”, the chief executive of domestic violence charity Refuge has said.

Ruth Davison said the British charity is “extremely concerned” after Hollywood actor Depp, 58, won his multimillion-dollar defamation case against former wife Heard over an article she wrote in the Washington Post.