Actress Amber Heard has spoken out for the first time since the trial about the defamation lawsuit filed by the actor and her exhusband Johnny Depp. The interview was granted to NBC News TV program “The Today Show” host Savannah Guthrie and will be aired in full by the station in two parts on Tuesday (14th) and Wednesday (15th) on Friday (17th).
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Amber and Depp, who were married between 2015 and 2017, sued each other for defamation. After a sixweek trial, the jury ordered the actress to pay $15 million, which was reduced to $10.35 million. Depp was asked to pay his exwife $2 million.
In an excerpt of an interview published by the network on Monday (April 13), Amber criticized the role played by social media during the trial, which began on April 11 in the city of Fairfax, Virginia.
2 of 3 Amber Heard — Photo: Playback/YouTube/Today Show
Amber Heard — Photo: Playback/YouTube/Today Show
“Even someone who’s sure I deserve all this hate and cruel criticism, even if you think I’m lying, you still can’t tell me look me in the eye and tell me that there is one.” fair representation on social media,” the actress said during the interview. “You can’t tell me you think that’s fair.”
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According to The Today Show, people on social media, particularly TikTok, supported Johnny Depp during the Virginia trial. As of June 3, the hashtag #justiceforjohnnydepp had almost 20 billion views on TikTok, while #justiceforamberheard had around 80 million. Hatags like #amberheardisguilty had almost 900 million views on social media at the time.
In another published part, she also spoke about the jury, who did not believe her testimony and convicted her. “I am not blaming you. In fact I understand. [Johnny Depp] He’s a beloved character and people feel like they know him. He’s a fantastic actor,” said the actress.
3 of 3 Amber Heard — Photo: Playback/YouTube/Today Show
Amber Heard — Photo: Playback/YouTube/Today Show
The moderator replies that the jury’s function was to analyze the facts and testimonies without being influenced by them, and yet they didn’t believe Amber. “How could they? After three and a half weeks of hearing testimonies about what an unreliable person I was, they were not to believe a word I said.”
The former couple’s lawsuit centered on an article by Heard, published in the Washington Post in 2018, in which he claimed to be a domestic violence survivor. She didn’t name Depp, but the actor’s attorneys said the actress was referring to him.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star is suing Heard for $50 million. Amber countered with a $100 million demand and said she was defamed by a former lawyer for the actor, who called her a liar.
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