Defamation trial for Johnny Depp and Amber Heard raises concerns about domestic violence




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Summary: A Virginia jury Wednesday ordered Amber Heard to pay her ex-husband Johnny Depp $15 million in damages in a defamation case. Depp was also ordered to pay Heard $2 million in damages. Depp sued his ex-wife for defamation in 2019 after she published a piece about her experiences as a domestic abuse survivor. Ruth Glenn of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence joins John Yang to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders