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(To be Emergency Resolved) Will Amber Heard be found guilty of defaming Johnny Depp?

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(To be Emergency Resolved) Will Amber Heard be found guilty of defaming Johnny Depp?

This market will emergency resolved to the market prices as of April 30, 9:00 AM ET (Yes: .20, No: .80), due to ambiguity regarding intent and the rules. This resolution is expected to occur on May 2, 2022, 12:00 PM ET. All negative P&Ls will be made whole. After a short, stormy marriage, actor Johnny Depp and actress Amber Heard divorced in 2017. Since their split, Heard has made allegations that she was physically abused by her ex-husband. If Amber Heard is found guilty in the "CL-2019-2911 - JOHN C. DEPP, II V. AMBER LAURA HEARD" case before January 1, 2023, 12:00:00 AM ET, this market will resolve to "Yes". Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". If the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard case results in a settlement and no judgement is rendered by the court, this market will resolve to "No". If the trial has not ended by the resolution date, this market will resolve to 50-50. If a guilty verdict is rendered against Amber Heard before January 1, 2023, 12:00:00 AM ET, this market may resolve to "Yes" before that date. If the charges in this case are dismissed, any verdict other than guilty delivered, or the trial otherwise ends without a guilty verdict being rendered against Amber Heard, this market may resolve to "No" before January 1, 2023, 12:00:00 AM ET. The primary resolution source will be an official judgement delivered by the ruling court (https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/circuit/high-profile-cases); however, other credible reporting may be used.

This market will emergency resolved to the market prices as of April 30, 9:00 AM ET (Yes: .20, No: .80), due to ambiguity regarding intent and the rules. This resolution is expected to occur on May 2, 2022, 12:00 PM ET. All negative P&Ls will be made whole.

After a short, stormy marriage, actor Johnny Depp and actress Amber Heard divorced in 2017. Since their split, Heard has made allegations that she was physically abused by her ex-husband.

If Amber Heard is found guilty in the "CL-2019-2911 - JOHN C. DEPP, II V. AMBER LAURA HEARD" case before January 1, 2023, 12:00:00 AM ET, this market will resolve to "Yes". Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".

If the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard case results in a settlement and no judgement is rendered by the court, this market will resolve to "No".

If the trial has not ended by the resolution date, this market will resolve to 50-50.

If a guilty verdict is rendered against Amber Heard before January 1, 2023, 12:00:00 AM ET, this market may resolve to "Yes" before that date. If the charges in this case are dismissed, any verdict other than guilty delivered, or the trial otherwise ends without a guilty verdict being rendered against Amber Heard, this market may resolve to "No" before January 1, 2023, 12:00:00 AM ET.

The primary resolution source will be an official judgement delivered by the ruling court (https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/circuit/high-profile-cases); however, other credible reporting may be used.
Volume
$36,687
End Date
Jan 1, 2023
Market Opened
Apr 20, 2022, 8:00 PM ET
This market will emergency resolved to the market prices as of April 30, 9:00 AM ET (Yes: .20, No: .80), due to ambiguity regarding intent and the rules. This resolution is expected to occur on May 2, 2022, 12:00 PM ET. All negative P&Ls will be made whole. After a short, stormy marriage, actor Johnny Depp and actress Amber Heard divorced in 2017. Since their split, Heard has made allegations that she was physically abused by her ex-husband. If Amber Heard is found guilty in the "CL-2019-2911 - JOHN C. DEPP, II V. AMBER LAURA HEARD" case before January 1, 2023, 12:00:00 AM ET, this market will resolve to "Yes". Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". If the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard case results in a settlement and no judgement is rendered by the court, this market will resolve to "No". If the trial has not ended by the resolution date, this market will resolve to 50-50. If a guilty verdict is rendered against Amber Heard before January 1, 2023, 12:00:00 AM ET, this market may resolve to "Yes" before that date. If the charges in this case are dismissed, any verdict other than guilty delivered, or the trial otherwise ends without a guilty verdict being rendered against Amber Heard, this market may resolve to "No" before January 1, 2023, 12:00:00 AM ET. The primary resolution source will be an official judgement delivered by the ruling court (https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/circuit/high-profile-cases); however, other credible reporting may be used.

Outcome proposed:

No dispute

Final outcome:

This market will emergency resolved to the market prices as of April 30, 9:00 AM ET (Yes: .20, No: .80), due to ambiguity regarding intent and the rules. This resolution is expected to occur on May 2, 2022, 12:00 PM ET. All negative P&Ls will be made whole. After a short, stormy marriage, actor Johnny Depp and actress Amber Heard divorced in 2017. Since their split, Heard has made allegations that she was physically abused by her ex-husband. If Amber Heard is found guilty in the "CL-2019-2911 - JOHN C. DEPP, II V. AMBER LAURA HEARD" case before January 1, 2023, 12:00:00 AM ET, this market will resolve to "Yes". Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". If the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard case results in a settlement and no judgement is rendered by the court, this market will resolve to "No". If the trial has not ended by the resolution date, this market will resolve to 50-50. If a guilty verdict is rendered against Amber Heard before January 1, 2023, 12:00:00 AM ET, this market may resolve to "Yes" before that date. If the charges in this case are dismissed, any verdict other than guilty delivered, or the trial otherwise ends without a guilty verdict being rendered against Amber Heard, this market may resolve to "No" before January 1, 2023, 12:00:00 AM ET. The primary resolution source will be an official judgement delivered by the ruling court (https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/circuit/high-profile-cases); however, other credible reporting may be used.

This market will emergency resolved to the market prices as of April 30, 9:00 AM ET (Yes: .20, No: .80), due to ambiguity regarding intent and the rules. This resolution is expected to occur on May 2, 2022, 12:00 PM ET. All negative P&Ls will be made whole.

After a short, stormy marriage, actor Johnny Depp and actress Amber Heard divorced in 2017. Since their split, Heard has made allegations that she was physically abused by her ex-husband.

If Amber Heard is found guilty in the "CL-2019-2911 - JOHN C. DEPP, II V. AMBER LAURA HEARD" case before January 1, 2023, 12:00:00 AM ET, this market will resolve to "Yes". Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".

If the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard case results in a settlement and no judgement is rendered by the court, this market will resolve to "No".

If the trial has not ended by the resolution date, this market will resolve to 50-50.

If a guilty verdict is rendered against Amber Heard before January 1, 2023, 12:00:00 AM ET, this market may resolve to "Yes" before that date. If the charges in this case are dismissed, any verdict other than guilty delivered, or the trial otherwise ends without a guilty verdict being rendered against Amber Heard, this market may resolve to "No" before January 1, 2023, 12:00:00 AM ET.

The primary resolution source will be an official judgement delivered by the ruling court (https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/circuit/high-profile-cases); however, other credible reporting may be used.
Volume
$36,687
End Date
Jan 1, 2023
Market Opened
Apr 20, 2022, 8:00 PM ET
This market will emergency resolved to the market prices as of April 30, 9:00 AM ET (Yes: .20, No: .80), due to ambiguity regarding intent and the rules. This resolution is expected to occur on May 2, 2022, 12:00 PM ET. All negative P&Ls will be made whole. After a short, stormy marriage, actor Johnny Depp and actress Amber Heard divorced in 2017. Since their split, Heard has made allegations that she was physically abused by her ex-husband. If Amber Heard is found guilty in the "CL-2019-2911 - JOHN C. DEPP, II V. AMBER LAURA HEARD" case before January 1, 2023, 12:00:00 AM ET, this market will resolve to "Yes". Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". If the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard case results in a settlement and no judgement is rendered by the court, this market will resolve to "No". If the trial has not ended by the resolution date, this market will resolve to 50-50. If a guilty verdict is rendered against Amber Heard before January 1, 2023, 12:00:00 AM ET, this market may resolve to "Yes" before that date. If the charges in this case are dismissed, any verdict other than guilty delivered, or the trial otherwise ends without a guilty verdict being rendered against Amber Heard, this market may resolve to "No" before January 1, 2023, 12:00:00 AM ET. The primary resolution source will be an official judgement delivered by the ruling court (https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/circuit/high-profile-cases); however, other credible reporting may be used.

Outcome proposed:

No dispute

Final outcome:

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Frequently Asked Questions

"(To be Emergency Resolved) Will Amber Heard be found guilty of defaming Johnny Depp?" is a prediction market on Polymarket where traders buy and sell "Yes" or "No" shares based on whether they believe this event will happen. The current crowd-sourced probability is 20% for "Yes." For example, if "Yes" is priced at 20¢, the market collectively assigns a 20% chance that this event will occur. These odds shift continuously as traders react to new developments and information. Shares in the correct outcome are redeemable for $1 each upon market resolution.

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