(Los Angeles) Amber Heard denounced on Monday “the hatred and vitriol” of which she was the target on social networks during her recent trial against Johnny Depp, assuring however that she did not blame the jury which gave reason to her ex-husband.
Posted at 3:10 p.m.
After six weeks of trial, the seven jurors of the court in Fairfax, United States, concluded the 1er June that the ex-spouses had defamed each other in the press. But they awarded the star more than $10 million. Pirates of the Caribbeanagainst only 2 million for that ofAquaman.
The highly publicized trial, broadcast live on television, exposed the lackluster private lives of the two Hollywood celebrities, sparking a rash of insulting messages towards the 36-year-old actress on social media.
“I guess normal people don’t know about ‘this slur campaign’ and I don’t take it personally,” she said in an interview on NBC, her first since the trial.
“But even someone who is certain that I deserve this hatred and this vitriol, even if he thinks that I am lying, he cannot look me in the eye and tell me that he thinks the treatment was fair on the social media,” she added.
Johnny Depp was suing his ex-wife for defamation, who had described herself in a column published by the washington post in 2018 as “a public figure representing domestic violence”, without naming her ex-husband.
He was seeking $50 million in damages, saying the platform had destroyed his career and reputation. Amber Heard had counter-attacked and demanded the double.
According to her lawyer, Elaine Bredehoft, the actress will appeal the judgment.
In excerpts from the interview, which will be broadcast in full on Friday, Amber Heard claims not to have made the decision of the jurors “personally”.
“How could they have come to a decision, how could they not have come to this conclusion? she wondered.
“They sat and heard for three weeks relentless testimonies from people employed (by Johnny Depp), and towards the end, from random people,” she said.
“I don’t blame them, actually I understand that he’s a beloved character, that people think they know, he’s a fantastic actor,” Amber Heard explained.
When the journalist opposite her suggested that the jurors should not take these elements into account, she replied: “How could they, after hearing for three weeks that I was not credible, believe a word that came out from my mouth? “.