The actor wins libel case over an article in which his ex-wife said she was a victim of abuse
The jury awards Depp $10m (£8m) in compensatory damages and $5m in punitive damages
The jury found Heard's statements about her marriage were "false" and she acted with "actual malice"
Jurors also find Depp defamed Heard - through his attorney - and award her $2m
In a statement, Heard says she is "heartbroken" and "the disappointment I feel today is beyond words"
Depp says in his own statement: "The jury gave me my life back. I am truly humbled"
Depp, 58, had sued his ex-wife for $50m for an article she wrote in which she claimed to be a victim of domestic abuse
Heard, 36, counter-sued for $100m, saying he smeared her by calling her a liar
Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife for $50m (£40m). In turn, Amber Heard sued back, for $100m.
Both have accused the other of defamation and the jury have decided on both Depp and Heard's claims today.
The seven jurors will also suggest what "compensatory" and "punitive" damages should be awarded.
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Image source, PA MediaMr Depp playing in Sheffield on Sunday night
Depp is missing from the coutroom this afternoon.
The actor took a trip to the UK to play at three surprise concerts with his friend, musician Jeff Beck.
His guitar playing came up during the trial, when he accused Heard of severing his finger during an argument.
Depp is part of the band Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry of Aerosmith.
He last played at a show at Royal Albert Hall in London on Tuesday, which was attended by his former girlfriend and model Kate Moss.
Moss testified during this trial that Depp never was violent towards her, after Heard alleged that she heard he has pushed her down a flight of stairs.
The actor was seen leaving a London hotel with bags as the verdict was due to be announced in Virginia. He has another show at Gateshead on Thursday.
His ex-wife's lawyers derided his absence, saying: "Your presence shows where your priorities are".
Image source, Getty ImagesWhile we wait for the verdict... here's a brief timeline of Depp and Heard's relationship.
2009 - Heard and Depp meet on the set of The Rum Diary
2012 - The couple begins dating after Depp splits from his partner of 14 years, French actress Vanessa Paradis
2014 - They get engaged, with Depp telling US morning news presenters that Heard is as "sweet as can be and very good for me"
Feb 2015 - The two wed at Depp's private island in the Bahamas
July 2015 - Heard is charged with illegally smuggling their two dogs to Australia. She later appears in a video message alongside Depp to apologise
May 2016 - Heard files for divorce, and obtains a restraining order against Depp
January 2017 - The divorce is finalised after Depp pays Heard a $7m (£5.5m) settlement. "Our relationship was intensely passionate and at times volatile but always bound by love," the pair say in a statement
The judge has just asked the jury to return to their quarters and complete the paperwork in which they suggest compensatory and punitive damages.
The court is again in recess. The judge told those in the court to "not go too far".
The session has begun with a reminder to the gallery from Judge Penney Azcarate that "this is a court of law" and "outbursts will not be tolerated".
The jury, who are not on camera, receive instructions from the judge
Judge Penney Azcarate has just entered the courtroom and is bringing the jury in.
The verdict is expected to be delivered in approximately five minutes, at 1500 local time (2000 UK time).
Sophia Cadena (left) says she believes in Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp fan Sophia Cadena checks in with the BBC's Nomia Iqbal minutes before the verdict:
"I’m feeling nervous. I’ve been here since day one - so coming for six weeks. I support Johnny, I believe him.
Gender has no violence and people don’t always comprehend that.
I still have my gut feeling that Depp will win or if not perhaps both will lose their cases. [Both have brought defamation cases against each other]. We’ll see.
US fans’ perspective may be different from the jurors, but we’ll always believe in Johnny."
We're streaming the reading of the verdict live. To watch, click the play button at the top of this page.
Image source, Getty ImagesAmber Heard has just entered the packed courtroom in Virginia, along with the lawyers from both legal teams.
The verdict is expected to be delivered at about 15:00 local time (19:00 GMT).
Image source, Getty ImagesAmber Heard at the Tokyo premiere of Aquaman in February 2019
The 36-year-old Texas native starred as the character Mera in the first Aquaman film, which took more than $1bn (around £900m) in cinemas around the world.
She stars in the sequel to Aquaman, set to debut next March, and also played Mera in the 2017 film Justice League.
She has had roles in the Oscar winning 2015 film The Danish Girl and the Oscar-nominated North Country in 2005.
She first met Depp while filming on the set of 2011 film The Rum Diary.
Image source, Getty ImagesJohnny Depp at a film premiere in May 2017
The 58-year-old native of Owensboro, Kentucky, has been a major Hollywood movie star for much of his life.
His first film appearance was in the 1984 horror flick Nightmare on Elm Street. He went on to become a teen idol after appearing in TV series 21 Jump Street in the late 1980s.
At one point he was thought to be the highest-paid actor in Hollywood.
His biggest role was playing Captain Jack Sparrow, the main character in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Depp starred in five films - but claimed as part of his defamation case that his ex-wife's allegations of domestic abuse cost him his role in the franchise.
The jury is composed of seven people, with two alternates.
Their identities have been ordered to remain sealed for a year, given the high-profile nature of the case.
But US media outlets have made their own observations of the jury.
According to Court TV, there are five men and two women.
They reportedly range in age from in their 20s to older than 60.
They deliberated for only two hours last Friday before taking a three-day break for the US Memorial Day long weekend, and continued for seven hours on Tuesday and for several hours on Wednesday morning.
Holly Honderich
BBC News, Washington
Image source, Getty ImagesAmber Heard is on her way to the Fairfax courthouse, a source close to her has told the BBC.
Depp is is not expected to be there after making three unscheduled appearances at concerts with British guitarist Jeff Beck.
His absence was criticised by Heard's team, who chided him for "taking his snickering and lack of seriousness on tour."
With less than an hour to go before the verdict is read, Depp's lawyer Camille Vasquez has been seen arriving at the courthouse in Virginia.
Vasquez became an improbable social media star over the course of the televised trial.
Read more about the attorney who has caught the eyes of court watchers and TikTokers alike.
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Nomia Iqbal
Reporting from Fairfax, Virginia
“A verdict!”
That was the shout from a member of the press gathered on the grassy bank outside the courthouse just moments ago.
The energy has suddenly electrified, turning what was a relaxed sunny day of people quietly waiting, into a quick media frenzy. Everyone is now poised for the verdict which will be read live in the next hour.
To say this case has got attention is an understatement.
Polls suggest more Americans have been interested in this rather than other pressing issues such as the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling and Ukraine war. It has lit up social media where coverage of the trial - which has been livestreamed - has hit billions of views.
Everyone has an opinion but the jury - made up of five men and two women - will be the ones who have the final say. Johnny Depp won’t be in court as he’s in the UK but his ex-wife Amber Heard is expected to be.
David Sillito
Reporting from Fairfax, Virginia
It’s clear that the Depp-Heard trial has captivated audiences worldwide. Millions have posed, shared, and re-tweeted.
But it’s less clear who, exactly, is generating all this online traffic.
Cyabra, an Israeli firm that tracks online disinformation, has been following the case for weeks. It analyses accounts that are spreading memes, videos and comments and tries to assess if they are genuine members of the public.
The results are startling, according to the company's spokesman, Rafi Mendelsohn.
"We were amazed to see that actually nearly 11% of the conversation around the trial was driven by fake accounts, which is a very high number," he said.
"To give some context, at any given conversation on average, we see maybe around 3 to 5% of the conversation involving fake accounts”.
The best comparison for a conversation with this level of bot and fake accounts would be a big election campaign.
Read more about the trial by TikTok here.
Here's a look at what the former couple have said about each other on the witness stand.
Depp v Heard: The trial so far, in their own words
Image source, Getty ImagesAmber Heard in court on 5 May
When Amber Heard took the stand, jurors heard a wildly different account of her relationship with Depp from the one offered by his team.
Heard, like her ex-husband, described an intense and immediate connection between the pair.
"I felt like butterflies. I couldn't see straight," she said.
But that connection was marred, Heard testified, by a sudden transformation. Depp would disappear for days, she claimed, and return drunk, high and angry.
She described violent outbursts - slaps, head butts and sharp kicks to the head - and disturbing episodes of sexual assault throughout their relationship.
"I was so scared that it was going to end really badly for me," Heard told the jury of her decision to file for divorce in 2016.
"I had to leave him," she said. "I knew I wouldn't survive if I didn't.”
Depp has denied all allegations of assault.
Image source, Getty ImagesJohnny Depp testifying on 21 April
Throughout the trial, Depp portrayed his ex-wife as a volatile spouse who abused and demeaned him.
After the romance of their first year together soured, the pair argued regularly, Depp said.
Heard frequently issued a "sarcastic, demeaning, aggressive, violent, toxic spew", and occasionally resorted to violence, he said.
Depp told the jury: "She has a need for conflict. She has a need for violence."
Heard has admitted to striking her former partner on several occasions, after "years of not defending myself". But Heard said she was never "abusive" to Depp.