Amber Heard admits she and Depp might look like “Hollywood brats”
Amber Heard will give her first televised interview since losing her battle for multimillion-dollar defamation against her ex-husband Johnny Depp this Friday.
NBC’s meeting with Savannah Guthrie, which airs at 8 pm EST on June 17, comes two weeks after Depp emerged victorious in his $ 50 million defamation case against Heard after three days of deliberations. by a jury, which also awarded him a partial victory on his back.
In a preview clip released Monday, Heard revealed he doesn’t blame the jury for being on his side.
“I do not blame them. In fact I understand. He is a beloved character and people feel that they know him. He’s a great actor, “he said.
Depp sued Heard for $ 50 million to say he abused her in the opinion piece, “I spoke out against sexual violence and confronted the anger of our culture. to change “.
Although he did not name him, Depp said his accusations had a big impact on his career. Heard filed a $ 100 million counterclaim, accusing Depp of conducting a “smear campaign” against her.
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Heard says he told “the truth to power” and paid the price
Ms Guthrie asked about Ms Heard’s assertion that the case concerned the First Amendment right to freedom of expression.
“The First Amendment … does not protect lies that amount to defamation,” says anchor Today.
Heard responds that it is “a freedom to tell the truth to power.”
“But ‘truth’ is the word … And that was the problem,” says Ms Guthrie.
Heard replies, “And that’s all I talked about. I talked about it with power and I paid the price.”
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Why Heard is talking now
A heartfelt spokesman responded to the news of his first television interview in a statement to The Independent:
“Johnny Depp’s legal team covered the media for days after the verdict with numerous statements and interviews on television, and Depp himself did the same on social media.
“Madam. Heard simply intended to respond to what they did aggressively last week; he did so by expressing his thoughts and feelings, many of which he was not allowed to do in the witness stand.”
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Heard admits she and Depp might look like “Hollywood brats”
Amber Heard has admitted that she understood how the public could see her and her ex-husband Johnny Depp as “Hollywood brats,” in an interview with NBC Today Show.
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Heard says he would like to be able to say he felt safe before the verdict
When asked if she felt safe on the day of the verdict, Ms. Heard said, “I wish I could say yes to that. I want to tell you yes, but it wouldn’t be true.”
He adds: “Even if you think I’m lying, you still can’t tell me, look me in the eye and tell me that there has been a fair representation on social media.”
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Heard felt “less than human” during the trial
About her personal experience during the seven weeks of the trial, she told Ms. Guthrie in Today: “This was the most humiliating and horrible thing I’ve ever been through. I’ve never felt any further from my own humanity.”
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Listened to: Even the most well-meaning jury would have found it impossible to avoid social media
Heard says he believes “the vast majority of this trial was played on social media.”
To Mrs. Guthrie’s question if she thought the jury saw social media, she replies, “How could they not? I don’t think even the best-intentioned jury would have been able to avoid it.”
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“I wouldn’t blame the average person for looking at this and how it’s covered and seeing it as Hollywood brats at their worst,” Ms. Heard says, adding that she thought these were much more important issues around freedom of speech.
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Amber Heard Today continues the program interview
NBC’s Today program has aired more clips of the exclusive interview between Savannah Guthrie and Amber Heard.
Mrs. Heard was asked how she felt about the verdict and if she had collapsed.
“How could I? Surreal and difficult. In part, yes. It’s been a long time coming. “
When asked about his testimony, he said, “I will listen to every word of my testimony until the day of my death.”
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Heard calls Depp a “fantastic actor” in the first post-verdict interview
Inga Parkel of The Independent reports:
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Heard says he doesn’t blame jurors for being on Depp’s side
Heard says he doesn’t blame jurors for being on Depp’s side
In a clip of the interview released Monday, Heard said he “understands” why the jurors ruled in favor of Depp.
“I do not blame them. In fact I understand. He is a beloved character and people feel that they know him. He’s a great actor, “he said.
Gustaf Kilander of The Independent has more:
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