Statement issued on her Instagram.
Amber Heard has settled the multi-million-dollar
She was sued by Depp over a 2018 article she wrote for the Washington Post about her experiences as a survivor of domestic abuse, which his lawyers said falsely accused him of being an abuser.
Last June, a jury at Fairfax County Court in
The jury also found that Heard was defamed by statements made by Depp's lawyer and awarded her $2 million in damages.
Today, She said in a statement on Instagram: "After a great deal of deliberation I have made a very difficult decision to settle the defamation case brought against me by my ex-husband in
She added: "Even if my US appeal is successful, the best outcome would be a re-trial where a new jury would have to consider the evidence again. I simply cannot go through that for a third time."
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