Speaking publicly for the first time since the verdict in a defamation lawsuit, Hollywood actor Amber Heard was indicating that the jury’s decision was based more on her ex-husband Johnny Depp’s acting skills, rather than legal provisions.
In an NBC report, Heard is quoted as saying, “I don’t blame them. I really understand. He [Depp] There is a beloved character and people think they know him. He is a wonderful actor.”
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She also called the social media coverage surrounding the case “inappropriate” as several posts in favor of Depp appeared on TikTok, Twitter, Facebook and other platforms during the six-week trial.
“I don’t care what anyone thinks of me or what decisions you want to make about what you want to do behind closed doors, at my wedding, in the privacy of my own home. I don’t think average One should know those things. And so I don’t take it personally,” she said.
The report further quoted him as saying: “But even for anyone who is sure I deserve all this hate and humiliation, even if you think I’m lying, then Even you can’t look me in the eye and tell me. That you think there has been a fair representation on social media. You can’t tell me that you think it’s fair.”
Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Case
famous Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard defamation case ends On June 1, a jury in Fairfax County Court in Virginia, USA, awarded the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor more than $10 million and his ex-wife more than $2 million.
The case was based on a lawsuit Depp filed against Heard in a December 2018 op-ed he wrote in The Washington Post in which he described himself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” Although the op-ed did not mention Depp, he said it pointed to him and hurt his career.
While a Virginia court jury found Amber Heard’s article defamatory to Johnny Depp, it also determined that Heard had been defamed by one of Depp’s attorneys, who said he had created an elaborate hoax that involved police To make it look worse included the couple’s apartment being ransacked. , The jury awarded him $2 million.
Hurd’s attorney, Ellen Breedhoft, previously said that Hurd cannot pay the $10.4 million and intends to appeal. When asked on NBC’s “Today” show if Heard had the money to pay $10.35 million, Breedhoft said, “Oh, no, not at all.”
,With inputs from NBC News Digital,