The infamous Johnny Depp–Amber Heard trial concluded after tumultuous six weeks for both the parties. The jury gave its verdict in favor of Depp, who celebrated his victory by touring with Jeff Beck across the U.K. As for his ex-wife, she came out to speak about her feelings exclusively with Savannah Guthrie on the ‘Today‘ show.
The trial began on April 12, 2022, at Fairfax County Circuit Court, Virginia. Depp sued Heard for $50 million regarding an alleged defamatory article that she wrote in the Washington Post. Heard counter-sued him for $100 million. Both the stars accused each other of domestic violence. During the recent conversation, the actress spoke about social media trolling she faced during the trial and said she “still loves” Johnny Depp.
Read More: “I Actually Understand”: Amber Heard Says She Doesn’t Blame Jury For Siding With Johnny Depp
Amber Heard Says She Tried To Mend Her “Broken Relationship” With Johnny Depp
On Wednesday, NBC News’ Today show released the part two clip of the ‘Aquaman’ star’s exclusive conversation with Savannah Guthrie. Amber publicly spoke about the trial for the first time since the high-profile case began. During the interview, Savannah asked her whether she still loves Johnny after whatever she said during the defamation trial.
The actress replied with an affirmative “absolutely.” She said, “I love him. I loved him with all my heart. And I tried the best I could to make a deeply broken relationship work and I couldn’t.”
Even though her testimony screamed the sufferings she went through, she admitted, “I have no bad feelings or ill towards him at all.” Amber added, “I know that might be hard to understand or it might be really easy to understand if you’ve just ever loved anyone.”
“The Op-Ed Wasn’t About My Relationship With Johnny”: Heard
Heard had written an op-ed in 2018 when the #MeToo movement was gaining momentum. She stated that she was a “survivor” of domestic abuse. The defamation case from Johnny’s side claimed that the article was directed at him. However, Heard said, “The op-ed wasn’t about my relationship with Johnny. What the op-ed was about was me loaning my voice to a bigger cultural conversation that we were having at the time.”
In the first part of the conversation, Amber Heard talked about how Depp supporters villainized her and played the role of the judiciary. She further talked about the image on social media that got created during the trial. She said, “I’m not a good victim, I get it. I’m not a likable victim, I’m not a perfect victim.
She continued, “But when I testified I asked the jury to see me and hear his own words, which is a promise to do this.” After the trial, Heard is afraid to speak out as she feels she “took it for granted what I assumed was my right to speak.”
