Johnny Depp (L); Amber Heard.Photo: Marc Piasecki/WireImage; Phillip Faraone/Getty
A New York judge has ruled in favor ofJohnny Depp’s request to determine whether ex-wifeAmber Heardfollowed through with donating part of her divorce settlement to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
USA Todayreports that a judge in New York has granted Depp, 58, permission to determine whether theAquamanactress donated to the ACLU. The organization has been asked to release documents to confirm.
“We produced the documents from the ACLU on how much she has. She has always said she fully intends to continue to give the full $7 million, but she can’t do it yet. She will do it when she can. But she has given a significant amount to both,” Bredehoft added of Heard, in part.
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Amber Heard (L); Johnny Depp.Venturelli/Getty; John Phillips/Getty
Depp sued the ACLU back in May to force the nonprofit to reveal whetherHeard made the donations she pledgedafter their divorce settlement.
In the court papers, Depp “respectfully request(ed) that this Court enter an order directing the ACLU Witnesses to fully comply with the Subpoenas.” Depp sought the documents for hisongoing $50 million defamation case against Heardfor her 2018 Op-Ed about domestic violence published inTheWashington Post.
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To support this, the actress’s attorneys provided their own evidence, which they said showed Heard has gifted $950,000 to the ACLU and $850,000 to the CHLA through anonymous donors. (In April 2018, the hospital also mentioned theJustice Leaguestar on their 2017donors list honor rollin a category fordonations between $1 million and $4,999,999 million.)
source: people.com
