Who won the Depp v Heard case and what happened to Johnny and Amber?

Last summer, for a good month and a half, actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard dominated the news. Their defamation case was broadcast almost daily from Fairfax County Circuit Court in Virginia, with millions of people across the globe tuning in to watch.

Depp, 59, had sued the Aquaman star, 37, for $50m over a Washington Post article she had written, titled: "I spoke up against sexual violence - and faced our culture's wrath. That has to change." While the article does not mention Depp by name, his lawyers said it falsely implied he physically and sexually abused Heard while they were together.

The couple had met in 2009 on the set of the film The Rum Diary and reportedly started dating by the start of 2012. They eventually married during a private ceremony in 2015, but Heard filed for divorce a year later.

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During the trial, both parties went on to accuse each other of domestic abuse, and as evidence was heard throughout six weeks, social media users weighed in with their own opinions and theories. Witnesses took to the stand, including family members, friends, colleagues, employees and other individuals including British supermodel Kate Moss, as well as both Depp and Heard.

During the course of the trial at Fairfax County District Court, legions of fans gathered outside in an attempt to enter the courtroom and observe proceedings. Following weeks of evidence and roughly 13 hours of deliberation, jurors returned a verdict in favour of Depp.

He was awarded compensatory damages of $10m (£8m) and a further $5m (£4m) in punitive damages. The actor had consistently denied the 'outrageous, outlandish' claims of abuse and said he had 'spoken up for what