All eyes were on Johnny Depp this week when he won his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, who publicly accused him of domestic violence.
And now fans of the actor are desperate to get their hands on a particular pair of sunglasses, after The Daily Telegraph’s Confidential revealed that the 58-year-old wore Australian eyewear brand AM six times during the trial.
Depp wore the $280 (AUD) limited-edition Ava style, which features a beige rim and blue lenses.
Revealed: The Australian brand Johnny Depp wore six times during his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard – with fans offering ‘all sorts of money’ to get their hands on the look. Depp, 58, is pictured outside court in Virginia on May 27
AM founder Simon Kumar Ponnusamy told Confidential on Saturday that Depp most likely purchased the sunglasses eight years ago, with the brand rarely gifting out freebies to celebrities.
‘We only released 75 of the frame he is wearing as it was a limited edition, we think he bought them because we don’t really gift celebrities,’ he said.
While they have been inundated with emails from people ‘offering all sorts of money’ to get their hands on a pair, Simon told Confidential that they have no plans on re-releasing the style.
Trendy eyewear: Depp wore the $280 (AUD) limited-edition Ava style, which features a beige rim and blue lenses during the trial. AM founder Simon Kumar Ponnusamy told The Daily Telegraph’s Confidential on Saturday that Depp most likely purchased the sunglasses himself, with the brand rarely gifting out freebies. Pictured on May 18
Hard to come by: While they have been inundated with emails from people ‘offering all sorts of money’ to get their hands on a pair, Simon told Confidential that they have no plans on re-releasing the style. Depp is pictured on June 1 after his defamation win
This contradicts the brand’s Instagram post on Thursday where they asked their followers whether they should ‘remake this frame even though its popularity stems from somebody else’s hardships?’
Depp’s choice to wear sunglasses would no doubt have been noticed by his fans, with it being revealed during the trial that Depp told Heard in 2016 that she would ‘never see his eyes again’ after she publicly accused him of domestic violence.
Depp sued Heard, 36, for $50million over a 2018 piece she had written that alleged she was a victim of domestic abuse.
Seeking opinions: This contradicts the brand’s Instagram post on Thursday where they asked their followers whether they should ‘remake this frame even though its popularity stems from somebody else’s hardships?’
Heard countersued him for $100million, claiming that Depp’s lawyer Adam Waldman made defamatory statements by calling her claims a ‘hoax’.
Depp won the suit and was awarded $15million — $10million in compensation and $5million in punitive damages.
Heard won just one of her three countersuit claims, which related to statements made by Depp’s lawyer suggesting she and friends had trashed their apartment before calling the police out.
She was awarded $2million in compensatory damages out of the $100million she was seeking in her countersuit against her ex-husband and received zero dollars in punitive damages.
Mammoth trial: Depp sued ex-wife Heard, 36, for $50million over a 2018 piece she had written that alleged she was a victim of domestic abuse. The actress is pictured on June 1
The judge later reduced Depp’s $5million punitive damages award to the Virginia maximum of $350,000, reducing Depp’s total to $10,350,000 – minus the $2million he was ordered to pay Heard.
It means Depp walks away from the case with $8.35million.
He chose not to hear the verdict in person, which was announced at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia on Wednesday.
Instead he went out for drinks with Beck and fellow musician Sam Fender at The Bridge Tavern pub in Newcastle, before returning to the stage to support the English guitarist on tour the following day.
Outcome: Depp won the suit and was awarded $15million — $10million in compensation and $5million in punitive damages. The judge later reduced Depp’s $5million punitive damages award to the Virginia maximum of $350,000, reducing Depp’s total to $10,350,000 – minus the $2million he was ordered to pay Heard
