Here's What Happens If Amber Heard Can't Pay $10.35 Million To Johnny Depp

Johnny sued his ex-wife for defamation after Heard published an op-ed in The Washington Post, wherein she referred to herself as a victim of domestic abuse.

The judge and jurors sided largely with Johnny, awarding him $15 million (later reduced to $10.35 million). Heard was awarded $2 million.

The court case itself was basically a show for many people around the world.

But now that it's over, the question on everybody's mind is "What happens now?"

Luckily, we have some answers for you, but not even we know everything.

When Bredehoft was asked whether or not Amber could afford to pay during an appearance on the Today show, she replied "Oh, no, absolutely not."

Unfortunately for Heard, this is owed money that she simply does not have. According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, her collective net worth sits at -$6 million.

To date, the petition has a little more than 4.5 million signatures, but those numbers are increasing quickly, that is for sure.

And what happens if it does continue to rise? Well, if the petition goes on to hit 6 million, it will be one of the top petitions in the site's history.

Crazy, right?

For the third installment of the franchise, Amber was slated to take home roughly $4 million — money that she desperately needs at the moment.

And as you can imagine, it is not so simple.

"It will be up to the parties," Baker began.

Throughout the trial, Johnny's lawyer, Ben Chew, reiterated time and time again that Johnny was not seeking to punish Amber.

"I imagine that they will try to settle it," Baker wagered. "And you'll see a PR statement that they are not seeking to enforce the judgment."

For example, one thing that Johnny and his legal team could ask for is the transfer of property in order to help cover the debt.

"If he's not interested in the money, I think he's more interested in her not repeating these allegations," Baker said.

Getting the money is an entirely separate ordeal.

Since this trial was never really about money in the first place, Baker feels that it isn't in Johnny's best interest to aggressively enforce the court's ruling.

"And I don't think they necessarily should at this point," she explained.

Some people have reasoned that Amber might be forced into filing bankruptcy. But according to Baker, this course of action wouldn't help.

With no possibility of bankruptcy, Amber's only course of action may be attempting to retrieve a portion of the $7 million that she "pledged" to charity back in 2017.

However, "pledged" and "donated" are far from the same thing, as was made crystal clear by Johnny's attorney, Camille Vasquez.

What happened to the rest of the $7 million remains to be seen. And who knows, we may never find out.

And as far as what Amber chooses to do next — we'll just have to wait and see.