Amber Heard has expressed concern that Johnny Depp will sue her again after winning his defamation lawsuit.
Following a lengthy trial in Virginia, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor was granted $10.35 million in damages when a jury ruled in his favor against his ex-wife.
The Aquaman actress won on one count of her $100 million countersuit and was awarded $2 million when it was discovered that the 58-year-publicity old’s agent defamed her.
In the newest segment of her Today Show interview, the 36-year-old stated that she has “no harsh sentiments” for her ex and still loves him despite their turbulent relationship.
She also expressed concern that she will be hauled to court again for speaking out.
Asked by Savannah Guthrie if she is nervous about what she can now say, Heard replied, ‘Of course. I took for granted what I assumed was my right to speak.
‘I am scared that, no matter what I do, no matter what I say or how I say it, every step that I take will present another opportunity for silencing, which I guess is what a defamation lawsuit is meant to do – it is meant to take your voice.’
A significant portion of the six-week court proceedings focused on whether or not the Hollywood star had contributed the entire $7 million divorce settlement vow to charities.
She claimed on the stand that she couldn’t offer the full sum because “Johnny sued me for $50 million in March of 2019.”
‘I fully intend to honor all of my pledges,’ she added. ‘I would love for him to stop suing me so I can.’
When asked about the confusion, Heard told Guthrie, ‘I made a pledge, and that pledge is made over time by its nature.’
‘If you say you donated, you know that everybody thinks that you have donated it, not that you have pledged it,’ the presenter interrupted.
‘And for the jury sitting there, do you think they felt like that was you getting caught in a lie?’
Heard continued: ‘I don’t know because I feel like so much of the trial was meant to cast aspersions on who I am as a human, my credibility, to call me a liar in every way you can.
‘This is another one of the examples where if you pull back and you think about it, I shouldn’t have to have donated it in an effort to be believed.
‘I shouldn’t have had to earmark the entirety of that.’
Depp sued his ex-wife for $50 million in response to an essay she published in the Washington Post in 2018 about her experience with domestic abuse.
Despite not being identified in the op-ed, his lawyers maintained that it implied he was physically and sexually abusive during their relationship.
A jury found in favor of the Edward Scissorhands lead after a protracted spell in court and 13 hours of discussion.
During an earlier interview on the Today Show, Heard’s lawyer, Elaine Bredehoft, indicated that she will ‘absolutely’ be appealing the judgment, stating: ‘She has excellent grounds for it.’
‘We had even tried to get the UK judgement in to dismiss his case, because he already had his shot, and that’s one of the issues. But also a number of the evidentiary issues, there was so much evidence that did not come in.
‘The court found there, and we weren’t allowed to tell the jury this, but the court found that Mr Depp had committed at least 12 acts of domestic violence, including sexual violence, against Amber.
‘We had an enormous amount of evidence that was suppressed in this case, that was in the UK case.’
‘One of the first things she said is, I am so sorry to all those women out there,’ Bredehoft added. ‘This is a setback. For all women in and outside the courtroom. And she feels the burden of that.
‘It’s a horrible message. It’s a setback, a significant setback because that’s exactly what it means.
‘Unless you pull out your phone and you video your spouse or your significant other beating you, effectively, you won’t be believed.’