Amber Heard revealed that she had the key to winning the defamation case against her ex-husband Johnny Depp. The former couple battled in court over an op-ed Heard wrote for Washington Post in 2018, in which she had shared her experience of surviving domestic violence. The case is now closed with the final verdict given in favor of Depp.
Heard, in her first post-trial interview, talked about the pieces of evidence she had, which were excluded from the trial. She believes that they could have changed the jury’s decision. The actress stated that the evidence is “real” and captures all the moments of her relationship with Depp.
Amber Heard Says Therapist Notes On Her Relationship With Johnny Depp Could Prove Incidents Of Domestic Violence
In her latest interview with NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie, the ‘Aquaman‘ actress spoke about the notes taken by her therapists. There, she claimed she had reported the alleged abuse by Johnny Depp. Unfortunately for Heard, the notes were excluded from the six-week trial.
Guthrie said that they reviewed the notes and they showed “that as far back as 2012, Amber was talking about physical abuse. In January of that year, she told her therapist Depp hit her, and threw her on the floor. Eight months after that, ripped her nightgown, threw her on the bed, and in 2013, he threw her against a wall and threatened to kill her.”
Heard’s lawyers also showed NBC News text messages that were excluded from the trial. This also included the one in which she wrote to her father, “He kicked me in front of everyone.” That message had to do with a disputed incident in which Heard claimed Depp kicked her on a private plane flight.
Depp has denied Heard’s allegations of physical abuse. A spokesperson told the network, “It’s unfortunate that the defendant and her team are back to repeating and reimagining and re-litigating matters that have already been decided by the court.”
The Actress Says She Doesn’t “Blame” The Jury
Heard took another chance to tell her side of the story during the interview, but it was a version of events that the jury found unconvincing. “They thought you were lying,” Guthrie said to Heard.
She responded, “I’ll put it this way: How could they make a judgment, how could they not come to that conclusion? They had sat in those seats and heard for over three weeks of non-stop relentless testimony from paid employees and towards the end of the trial, randos, as I say.”
She continued, “I don’t blame [the jury]. … I actually understand he is a beloved character and people feel they know him. He’s a fantastic actor….After listening to three and a half weeks of testimony about how I was a non-credible person, not to believe a word that came out of my mouth. I’m a hysterical woman. I’m a crazy. I can’t be trusted over and over again.”
Even after all this, the 36-year-old is being termed as “unbelievable.” One juror appeared on Good Morning America earlier this week and pointed out that she claimed that she didn’t instigate physical fights. However, the audio which was played during the trial acknowledged her starting one.
“I know much has been made of these audio tapes,” Heard told Guthrie. “And as I testified on the stand, what you hear in those clips are not evidence of what was happening. It was evidence of a negotiation, of how to talk about that with your abuser.”
Guthrie asked Heard, “He said he never hit you. Is that a lie?” “Yes,” Heard said. Guthrie noted that no other women have come forward with claims against Depp. “Look what happened to me when I came forward. Would you?” Heard responded.
Heard Will Stand By Her Testimony Till Her “Dying Day”
Guthrie also highlighted another aspect of Depp’s case. She focused on the photos showing Heard looking “unblemished” after the alleged abuse. Heard testified that some of the photos were taken weeks after the alleged injuries.
“What I learned in that trial is that it is never going to be good enough,” Heard said. “If you have proof, then it was a scheme. It was a hoax. if you don’t have proof, it didn’t happen. If you have a bruise, it’s fake. If you don’t have a bruise, then violence clearly didn’t hurt you. If you told people, then you’re hysterical. If you didn’t tell anyone, it didn’t happen.”
The actress told Guthrie that she hopes that the outcome “hasn’t had the chilling effect it may have on other people. I worry about that. But if I can look you in the eye, Savannah, and say, ‘I’m still here,’ and maybe that serves to balance out some of the very. very real fear others may have about coming forward or speaking out.” Heard said that she would “stand by every word of my testimony” to her “dying day.”
“My goal, the only thing I can for hope for at this point, I just want people to see me as a human being,” she said.
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