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Amber Heard insists ‘I spoke truth to power’ in first post-trial interview

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Today Show . “The First Amendment protects speech . . . it doesn’t protect lies that amount to defamation,” NBC host Savannah Guthrie put to the actor in her first interview since Mr Depp won his $50m defamation case against her.

The jury also awarded Ms Heard a partial win in her countersuit, which was decided earlier this month. “Free speech does not protect you if you go into a crowded theatre and you scream ‘fire’,” Ms Heard explained in a clip of the interview, which is scheduled to air in full at 8pm ET on Friday 17 June. “My understanding of what that means is not just the freedom to speak, it’s a freedom to speak truth to power,” she added.

Ms Guthrie responded to the Aquaman actor’s description of free speech, and pointed out that “truth” was the exact point “that was the issue” in the weeks-long defamation trial. . @SavannahGuthrie: "The 1st Amendment. . .

doesn't protect lies that amount to defamation. "Amber Heard: ". . . It's a freedom to speak truth to power. "SG: "But 'truth' is the word. . .

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