Johnny Depp To Donate $1 Million Settlement Money From Ex- Wife Amber Heard To Five Charities

Johnny Depp is donating the settlement money he received from ex-wife Amber Heard to charity. The actor will reportedly distribute portions of the $ 1 million settlement from Amber to five different charities with $ 200,000 going to each five charities which include Make-A-Film Foundation, The Painted Turtle, Red Feather, Tetiaroa Society and Amazonia Fund Alliance.  

The charities that he has selected range from those that benefit sick children to those that provide safe housing for different communities. 

Johnny filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber in March 2019 after her Washington Post op-ed, where she wrote about being a victim of domestic violence. Johnny's name was not mentioned in the article. However, the story came out as their divorce case made headlines. Their trial's jury in June of 2022 awarded Johnny $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. The punitive damages were later reduced to $350,000.