Amber Heard sat down for her first interview since the jury reached a verdict in her defamation trial against Johnny Depp, and she responded to many of the accusations that were leveled at her in court and on social media.“It’s surreal and difficult,” the Aquaman actress, 36, explained during a Tuesday, June 14, appearance on the Today show, responding to Savannah Guthrie‘s question about whether the verdict had sunk in yet. “In part, yes.
This has been a long time coming.”Though the jury ruled that Heard had defamed her ex-husband, 59, the Texas native told Guthrie, 50, that she will “stand by every word of” her testimony until her “dying day.”Depp sued the Magic Mike XXL star for defamation in regard to a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post, in which she described herself as a survivor of domestic abuse.
Heard didn’t mention the Oscar nominee by name, but he claimed that the essay damaged his reputation and career prospects. (The outlet has since added an editor’s note to the article about the trial results.)On June 1, a Virginia jury ruled in favor of Depp after several weeks of testimony, awarding him $10.35 million in damages.
Heard was also awarded $2 million in compensatory damages in her counterclaim against the Finding Neverland star.Despite her loss in court, the Justice League actress repeated her claim that Depp was abusive to her during their marriage. “He says he never hit you.
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