Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation lawsuit is over
As ‘Variety’ reports, Amber Heard has given her first sit-down interview with ex-husband Johnny Depp in her latest legal battle since the verdict against her.
In an interview with Savannah Guthrie of American television network NBC’s “Today” show, Heard said she understood why the Virginia jury ruled in Depp’s favor.
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“I don’t blame them,” Hurd told Guthrie, according to Variety. “I really understand. He’s a beloved character and people think they know him. He’s a fantastic actor.” The news-based show is scheduled to air on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Heard referred to the negative social media coverage she faced, saying she believed her treatment was unfair. A clip of the interview was posted on the ‘Today’ show’s Twitter handle on Monday.
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Heard said, “I don’t care what anyone thinks of me or what you decide to do in the privacy of my home, at my wedding, behind closed doors.” “I don’t think the average person should know those things. And so I don’t take it personally.”
Heard continued: “But even someone who is certain that I deserve all this hate and controversy, even if you think I’m lying, you still can’t look me in the eye.” And tell me what you think on social media has been a fair representation. You can’t tell me that you think it’s fair.”
Last month, a jury in Virginia ruled that Heard had defamed Depp in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed published under his byline. In this, he had spoken of being a victim of domestic violence.
Hurd was ordered to pay Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages after he successfully persuaded the court that his career and reputation had been damaged as a result of the article.
Depp had previously lost a similar case in the UK, when he sued red-top tabloid ‘The Sun’ over an article calling him a “wifebeater”. A judge in that case ruled that there was sufficient evidence to support the charge.