Actress Amber Heard opened as much as NBC News on ‘Today’ about her life after the defamation trial with ex-husband Johnny Depp that captivated the nation. When requested if she’s frightened about being sued once more by him for defamation, Heard mentioned, “I’m scared that no matter what I do, no matter what I say or how I say it, every step that I take will present another opportunity for this sort of silencing,” she mentioned, experiences ‘Variety’. The host Savannah Guthrie introduced up Depp’s textual content message to Heard that she would undergo “total global humiliation,” and requested Heard if she thought that got here true.Also Read – Amber Heard Not Axed From ‘Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom’ After Losing Against Johnny Depp
“I know he promised it,” she mentioned. Also Read – Johnny Depp Spends Whopping Rs 49 Lakh At Indian Restaurant to Celebrate Win Over Amber Heard | See Pics
“I testified to this. I’m not a good victim, I get it, I’m not a likable victim, I’m not a perfect victim. But when I testified I asked the jury to just see me as human and hear his own words, which is a promise to do this. It feels as though he has.” Also Read – Better Than That Old Man…: Amber Heard Receives Marriage Proposal From Saudi Man After Losing Against Johnny Depp
Asked if she hoped to “cancel” Depp with the op-ed, Heard mentioned, “Of course not. It wasn’t about him.”
When requested about her upcoming plans, Heard mentioned, “I get to be a mom full-time, where I’m not juggling calls with lawyers,” she mentioned.
Asked about Depp at the moment, Heard mentioned, “I love him. I loved him with all my heart. And I tried the best I could to make a deeply broken relationship work. I couldn’t. No bad feelings or ill will towards him at all. I know that might be hard to understand or it might be really easy to understand, if you’ve ever loved anyone it should be easy.”
Heard spoke to the host on NBC’s ‘Today’ present for the primary interview following the conclusion of the extremely publicised trial between her and Depp. During the interview, the 2 mentioned the decision of the case, which ended with each Heard and Depp receiving compensatory damages, albeit Depp obtained considerably extra.
In the primary a part of the interview, Heard denied mendacity concerning the alleged abuse she spoke about throughout her testimony, saying “I made a lot of mistakes, but I’ve always told the truth.” She additionally mentioned her perception that the social media protection of the trial helped to affect the end result, stating that “I think even the most well-intentioned juror� it would have been impossible to avoid this.”
“Every single day I passed three, four, sometimes six city blocks lined with people holding signs saying ‘Burn the Witch,’ ‘Death to Amber.’ After three and a half weeks, I took the stand and saw a courtroom packed full of Captain Jack Sparrow fans who were vocal, energised.”
The trial between Depp and Heard noticed the Virginia jury rule that each Heard and Depp have been responsible of defamation towards one another. The jury dominated in favor of three counts of defamation introduced by the plaintiff Depp and one depend of defamation introduced by Heard in her counterclaim.
Depp obtained $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, with the punitive damages being decreased to $350,000, in accordance with the state’s statutory cap. Heard obtained $2 million in compensatory damages for her counterclaim.
The trial started when Depp, the plaintiff within the case, sued Heard for defamation concerning a 2018 Washington Post op-ed she printed alluding to being the sufferer of previous abuse. Although the op-ed didn’t instantly point out the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star, Depp claimed the op-ed broken his fame and ruined his profession.
A yr previous to the op-ed’s publication, Heard and Depp divorced after two years of marriage, with Heard alleging that Depp had subjected her to emotional, bodily and sexual abuse all through their relationship.
In 2020, previous to the American trial, the High Court of London dominated in opposition to Depp in a separate defamation case spawned by Depp suing The Sun for writing concerning the abuse allegations.
The UK court docket dominated that he assaulted Heard in 12 of 14 alleged incidents, experiences ‘Variety’.
Over the course of the trial, Heard turned a goal for on-line posts that steadily ridiculed her in favour of assist for Depp.
Over the course of the trial, a number of viral developments emerged mocking Heard, together with TikTok developments making enjoyable of her testimony through which she described her alleged abuse throughout her relationship with Depp. On TikTok, the hashtag ‘Justice for Johnny Depp’ was seen 20 billion occasions, whereas the hashtag ‘Justice for Amber Heard’ obtained 27 million views.
Since the conclusion of the Virginia trial, Heard’s lawyer, Elaine Bredehoft, has publicly acknowledged her consumer plans to attraction the decision.
NBC’s Guthrie notably has her personal connection to the Heard/Depp case, as her husband, Michael Feldman, served as a advisor on Depp’s authorized workforce. Guthrie disclosed this info throughout an interview she carried out with Depp’s attorneys, Ben Chew and Camille Vasquez, on ‘Today’ earlier this month.
With IANS inputs
