Trial overheard by Johnny Depp and Amber: ACLU believes Elon Musk is behind a $ 500,000 donation to actress promise

ACLU General Counsel Johnny Depp-Amber Heard confirmed Thursday at the trial that the foundation believed billionaire Elon Musk was behind paying $ 500,000 to help the plaintiff deliver a $ 3.5 million donation to the organization. .

Herd said he would donate $ 7 million from Depp’s divorce settlement to a charitable division between the ACLU and Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.

But in Depp’s $ 50 million libel suit against Herd, his lawyers tried to prove that Herd had not kept his promise to the ACLU.

Video excerpts of the organization’s adviser, Terence Dogert, were pulled in court on Thursday and said the organization had so far received $ 1.3 million, which has been credited to Herd.

Doherty said Musk’s payment was likely made through a state-of-the-art fund set up for charitable contributions. Herd paid $ 350,000 directly in August 2016, $ 500,000 in 2017, and $ 350,000 from the Vanguard Fund in 2018. The latter payment was made through Heard. Another $ 100,000 came from Depp and was credited to Heard.

Herd and Musk met after they split from Depp.

Doherty said Herd’s donations ceased after 2018. He said the ACLU contacted him at some point “and we learned he was in financial trouble.” But Musk indicated in an email to the organization in 2016 that Herd’s promise would be fulfilled in installments within 10 years. However, he never signed the official engagement form, Duarte said.

Herd served as the ACLU’s Artist Ambassador for Women’s Rights. Announced this role Washington Post He ran his article, which is at the center of Depp’s $ 50 million libel suit. In a December 2018 article, Herd wrote, “Two years ago, I became a public figure for domestic violence and felt our culture’s anger at women who speak out.”

Depp’s attorney’s claim that although the author did not mention him by name was a sufficient link to tarnish his reputation, as his insult was against him.

In his statement, Doherty talked about the work the ACLU did to create the article. The email showed that while writing the article, Herd wanted to find a way to get a postponement to get a restraining order against Depp in 2016, but his attorneys have not proven it. References were not included.