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Amber Heard Settles With Johnny Depp, IRS Tax Problems Remain

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Amber Heard’s case was personal, not business, so she probably cannot deduct her settlement payment to Depp or even her legal fees. If it was a business expense, a tax deduction would have made the payments much less painful.

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  1. WQAD

    Amber Heard, Johnny Depp settle in defamation case (opens WQAD)

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    The actress posted to Instagram, calling the decision "an opportunity to emancipate myself" from the situation with Depp.

  2. The News Herald (Morganton)

    Amber Heard says she settled defamation lawsuit with Johnny Depp (opens The News Herald (Morganton))

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    Amber Heard said she has "made no admission" and her settlement with ex-husband Johnny Depp is "not an act of concession."

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Johnny Depp, Amber Heard settle defamation appeals (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have settled their defamation lawsuits following a high-profile trial earlier this year in which the former couple accused each other of…

  4. Courthouse News Service

  5. France 24

    Amber Heard settles defamation case with ex Johnny Depp (opens France 24)

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    Actress Amber Heard announced Monday that she had made the "very difficult" decision to settle the multimillion dollar defamation case brought against her by her former husband Johnny Depp.

  6. FOX 5 New York

    Amber Heard settles defamation claim with Johnny Depp, agrees to pay $1M (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    Actress Amber Heard announced Monday that she has settled her defamation claim against her ex-husband Johnny Depp.

  7. Forbes

    Amber Heard Settles Defamation Case With Johnny Depp (opens Forbes)

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    “I defended my truth and in doing so my life as I knew it was destroyed,” Heard said in an Instagram post.

  8. NBC News

    Amber Heard settles defamation case against Johnny Depp (opens NBC News)

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    The settlement follows a monthslong televised trial that culminated with jurors finding that Heard had defamed Depp by writing a 2018 op-ed for the Washington Post.

  9. Breitbart News

    Amber Heard Settles Defamation Case Against Johnny Depp for $1 Million (opens Breitbart News)

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    Actress Amber Heard has settled her defamation case against ex-husband Johnny Depp, with the figure of $1 million quoted by various sources as the agreed sum exchanged to end the matter.

  10. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Amber Heard Makes 'Difficult' Decision to Settle Johnny Depp Defamation Case (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    After "a great deal of deliberation," Amber Heard says she's settling the Virginia defamation case with Johnny Depp: "This is not an act of concession."

  11. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Amber Heard settles Johnny Depp defamation case (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Amber Heard announced Monday morning that she decided to settle the defamation case brought against her by her ex-husband, Johnny Depp. Heard had previously filed to appeal the June verdict,

  12. UPI

    Amber Heard settles Johnny Depp defamation lawsuit (opens UPI)

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    Amber Heard on Monday announced that she had settled a defamation lawsuit that had been brought against her by her ex-husband Johnny Depp.

  13. New York Times

    Amber Heard Says She Has Decided to ‘Settle’ Johnny Depp Defamation Case (opens New York Times)

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    The long-running legal battle was heading for its next chapter in an appeals court, but Ms. Heard said she wished to end it, citing a financial and psychological toll.

  14. Newsweek

    Amber Heard reveals settlement in Johnny Depp defamation case—"Lost faith" (opens Newsweek)

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    The actress was adamant her decision was not an "admission," nor "an act of concession" and that she "simply cannot go through" another trial.

  15. Glamour

    Amber Heard Releases Statement About Settling Defamation Suit With Johnny Depp (opens Glamour)

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    “There are no restrictions or gags with respect to my voice moving forward.”

  16. Los Angeles Times

    Amber Heard, Johnny Depp settle defamation case: 'This is not an act of concession' (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    'I defended my truth and in doing so my life as I knew it was destroyed,' Amber Heard said after settling her defamation case with Johnny Depp.

  17. Portland Press Herald

    Amber Heard, Johnny Depp settle defamation case (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    In a lengthy statement shared Monday on Instagram, Heard explained her decision not to pursue the appeal she filed shortly after the jury awarded her $2 million and Depp more than $10 million in June.

  18. The Daily Caller

    REPORT: Amber Heard Privately Settles Defamation Case With Johnny Depp (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Amber Heard issued a lengthy statement announcing she has privately settled her case with Johnny Depp and will not be seeing her appeal through, TMZ reported.

  19. WMUR

    Amber Heard says she has settled defamation lawsuit with Johnny Depp (opens WMUR)

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    Heard said she has "made no admission" and that the settlement is "not an act of concession."

  20. Delaware Public Media

    Amber Heard said she has decided to settle Johnny Depp's case against her (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    "I make this decision having lost faith in the American legal system, where my unprotected testimony served as entertainment and social media fodder," Heard said on Monday morning.

  21. Washington Post

    Amber Heard, Johnny Depp reach $1 million settlement in defamation case (opens Washington Post)

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    Amber Heard said she made the decision to settle the defamation case with Johnny Depp after "having lost faith in the American legal system."

  22. The Week

  23. CBS News

    Amber Heard and Johnny Depp announce defamation suit settlement (opens CBS News)

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    Johnny Depp sued Amber Heard for libel over a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post describing herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse."

  24. Fox News

    Amber Heard settles defamation case with Johnny Depp for $1M (opens Fox News)

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    Amber Heard and Johnny Depp settle blockbuster defamation case after years sparring in court over allegations that of domestic violence, according to a source.

  25. Washington Times

    Johnny Depp, Amber Heard settle defamation lawsuits (opens Washington Times)

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    Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have settled their defamation lawsuits following a high-profile trial earlier this year in which the former couple accused each other of physical and verbal abuse.

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