Johnny Depp donates all of ex-wife Amber Heard’s $1 million settlement money to charity

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

BREAKING: Johnny Depp donates all of Amber Heard $1 Million settlement money to charity pic.twitter.com/42rI8cfXJS

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After Amber Heard made $1 million settlement payment to Johnny Depp, he decided to donate it all to charity.

Johnny Depp selects charities

On Tuesday, a source was quoted as saying in a CNN report that Johnny Depp has chosen five charities to donate the settlement funds, which include the Make-A-Film Foundation, The Painted Turtle, Red Feather, Marlon Brando’s Tetiaroa Society charity, and the Amazonia Fund Alliance. The actor plans to donate $200,000 to each of the five charities, according to the source.

About these charities

As per a report by Entertainment Tonight, Make-A-Film, one of the charities chose by Johnny Depp, pairs actors, writers, directors and producers with children, who are battling life-threatening or serious illnesses. The second charity, The Painted Turtle, is an organisation that provides a life-changing free camp experience for sick children.

Another charity Red Feather partners with Indigenous communities to develop and implement lasting and impactful housing solutions. Meanwhile, Teitaroa Society ensures island and coastal communities have a future. The fifth charity Johnny will donate to is Amazonia Fund Alliance, which helps to finance the projects of Brazilian non-profit organisations.

The actor has plans to give away the settlement money from Heard to five charities, including the Make-A-Film Foundation, The Painted Turtle, Red Feather, Marlon Brando’s Tetiaroa Society charity, and the Amazonia Fund Alliance.

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The Make-A-Film Foundation helps critically ill children make short films. The Painted Turtle provides camp experiences for children with serious medical conditions. Red Feather provides safe housing to Native Americans.

The Tetiaroa Society works to preserve the ecosystem of the Tetiaroa atoll. And the Amazonia Fund Alliance protects indigenous communities in the Amazonian rainforest. According to TMZ, Depp choosing to donate to The Painted Turtle and the Tetiaroa Society may be tributes to actors Paul Newman and Marlon Brando, whom he respects.

Johnny Depp DONATED to 5 charities all the money that the jury said his abuser had to pay him (1 million because he forgave that abuser 7 millions ,that was another charity )… Johnny Depp didn't want her money Johnny Depp wanted Justice https://t.co/VtNSB7EfpF pic.twitter.com/1E5u9LNGKp

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Depp, reportedly, has received the money and plans to split the $1 million equally among the charitable organizations, giving each one $200,000.

A jury in Virginia found both Heard and Depp liable for defamation in June 2022. They later came to a settlement in December, and Heard agreed to pay Depp $1 million in damages. The idea to give all the money away is nothing new.

Those who watched the court proceedings closely might remember that, at the time, Depp’s lawyers had pledged to donate the money to charity. What’s happening now is that promise getting closer to being fulfilled.

“The jury’s unanimous decision and the resulting judgment in Mr. Depp’s favor against Ms. Heard remain fully in place. The payment of $1 million—which Mr. Depp is pledging and will (actually) donate to charities—reinforces Ms. Heard’s acknowledgment of the conclusion of the legal system’s rigorous pursuit for justice,” Depp’s attorneys Benjamin Chew and Camille Vasquez said in a statement in December 2022.