Elon Musk has once again been dragged into the Amber Heard defamation case along with ex-husband Johnny Depp
Elon Musk is once again dragged into Amber Heard's defamation case with ex-husband Johnny Depp, with a court hearing that Musk actually donated to charity on Heard's behalf, as he promised to donate. Failed to meet donations made.
According to court testimony from American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) General Counsel Terrence Dougherty, quoted by People magazine, Heard had promised $3.5 million in charity along with the money received from divorcing Depp.
However, the ACLU claimed in court that it had not completed the donation, and that a substantial amount of money donated actually came from other sources, including a $500,000 donation from Musk.
Dougherty said in his statement that Hurd only paid $350,000 out of the promised $3.5 million outright, with the ACLU receiving a $100,000 direct check from Depp, $500,000 from a Vanguard fund, understood to be from Musk. Went.
When Depp's lawyers asked Dougherty, "He hasn't donated $3.5 million to the ACLU to date, true?" He replied, "True."
He also said that Musk had sent an email to the ACLU saying Hurd's payments would come in installments over a 10-year period.
When asked why Musk is "representing this on behalf of Ms. Hurd," Dougherty said she thought it was because she had a prior relationship with the organization. Musk and Heard are believed to have dated at the time.
The last payment came in 2018, after which the ACLU says they "know it was having financial difficulties."