Amber Heard interview

"I actually understand. He's a beloved character and people feel they know him," Heard tells Today co-host Savannah Guthrie in an interview clip aired ...

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'Even if you think that I'm lying, you still couldn't look me in the eye and tell me that you think on social media there's been a fair representation,' ...

On Wednesday, Depp released his first TikTok, thanking his “most treasured, loyal and unwavering supporters.” “I don’t blame them,” she said. “You cannot tell me that you think that this has been fair.” And so I don’t take it personally.” The jury awarded him $10 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages (all U.S. dollars). “I actually understand.

Actor says she doesn't blame jurors for ruling against her in defamation trial but criticizes online commentators.

Heard did not name Depp in the piece, in which she described herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse”. Heard has said she intends to appeal against the decision from jurors while Depp thanked them for, as he put it, giving him his life back. Heard, however, was critical of social media commentators, saying they were unduly and overwhelmingly on Depp’s side throughout the seven-week trial.

Heard's conversation with Savannah Guthrie will air on both TODAY and Dateline this week.

Though the trial, undoubtedly left huge marks on both of their reputations, Depp is already moving forward with a new album and docuseries on the way. The trial gained a fervent online following (the worst of it on TikTok) that saw celebrities like Lance Bass imitating Heard’s tearful testimony about the alleged abuse, and Depp fans heading down to the courthouse to wave concert-style posters outside. Soundcore offers a selection of Sound Frames—glasses with built-in speakers that deliver clear, immersive sound to the space around your ears.

Amber Heard will sit down with "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie on June 17 to talk about the court case involving her ex-husband Johnny Depp.

“I’m sad I lost this case,” Heard’s statement concluded. To keep the special away from prying eyes, the interview was not filmed at NBC’s iconic 30 Rock building. You cannot tell me that you think that this has been fair.” A Fairfax, Virginia jury awarded Depp, 58, on June 1 with more than $10 million in finding that his ex-wife defamed his reputation and damaged his career with her claims of domestic abuse in a 2018 op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post. “He’s a beloved character and people feel they know him — he’s a fantastic actor,” she said in a clip released by “Today.” The “Today” show dropped a teaser for the bombshell talk on Monday, with the “Aquaman” star divulging her point of view over the trial.

Amber Heard is speaking out in her first interview since her defamation trial with her former husband, Johnny Depp.

I actually understand," she said. "But even somebody who is sure I'm deserving of all this hate and vitriol, even if you think that I'm lying, you still couldn't look me in the eye and tell me that you think on social media there's been a fair representation. "I don't blame them.

In a first interview since she lost a defamation suit against her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, Amber Heard said she doesn't blame the jury for the verdict — but ...

How could they not, she asked, “after listening to three and a half weeks of testimony about how I was a non-credible person, and not to believe a word that came out of my mouth?” Depp, Heard noted, put his paid employees on the stand. Psst! The Cut and New York Magazine are conducting a survey about dating. But even someone who is sure I am deserving of all this hate and vitriol, even if you think that I’m lying, you still couldn’t look me in the eye and tell me that you think on social media there’s been a fair representation. For her, the trial brought six weeks of public ridicule and shaming, even before the jury decided she had not been truthful about her allegations of Depp’s physical, emotional, and verbal abuse, and that she had defamed him in an op-ed that didn’t name him or even discuss any of that. They were given instructions at the end of each day not to talk about the case and to ignore media coverage. We had a ten-day break in the middle because of the judicial conference.”

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Savannah Guthrie of NBC Today - who conducts the invertiew - responded by saying: “Their job is to not be dazzled by that. While there is no confirmation that this may happen with the Heard interview, we’ll update this article should fresh information come to light. Unfortunately, NBC is not available to stream in the UK, and is geo-locked to the US. He’s a beloved character and people feel they know him. He’s a fantastic actor.” “Ms Heard simply intended to respond to what they aggressively did last week; she did so by expressing her thoughts and feelings, much of which she was not allowed to do on the witness stand.”

The Amber Heard VS. Johnny Depp trial was certainly something. Not an adventure per se, but still a wild experience all around. Since the trial's conclusion ...

So, you can imagine what’s going to happen once the full interview is aired today, and tomorrow. It damages the credibility of actual injured parties seeking to come forward as a result. That is what I do.. That is what I do.. “How could they, 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?” But we now see Heard speaking out about the whole trial in an NBC exclusive interview. Folks were debating and speculating what will come next, with the aforementioned partial plot twist from Depp on TikTok. Amber ended up with $2 million in compensatory damages, and nothing in punitive damages. On June 1st, a verdict was reached in the Heard Vs. Depp trial. That is what I do.. I experience mass freedom now that I'm my non-public boss. Amber Heard has spoken out for the first time since the trial in an NBC exclusive interview to air on NBC on June 14th and 15th.

In an exclusive interview with Savannah Guthrie, Amber Heard stood by accusations and testimony that her ex-husband Johnny Depp physically and ...

But you’re testifying, and you’re telling me today, ‘I never started a physical fight,’ and here you are on tape saying you did.” Those recordings became a central talking point online and in the courtroom, as Depp’s legal team called into question Heard’s credibility. The seven-person jury ultimately ruled in Depp’s favor after finding “clear and convincing evidence” that Heard defamed him. Heard countersued for $100 million, claiming Depp’s former lawyer defamed her when he called her claims of abuse “a hoax.” Heard was awarded $2 million when the jury found Depp’s lawyer defamed her on one count. For his part, Depp sought to absolve himself of allegations made by Heard in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she described herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” Though Heard never named Depp, the actor’s attorneys argued that the opinion piece referenced claims she made at the time of their 2016 divorce.

I don't blame the jury. I actually understand. He's a beloved character and people feel they know him, he's a fantastic actor,” Heard said in her first ...

I had listened to weeks of testimony saying quite directly that I’m a terrible actress, so I’m a bit confused how I could be both.” “And that’s all I spoke, and I spoke it to power and I paid my price.” “Every single day, I passed from three, four, sometimes six city blocks lined with people holding signs saying ‘Burn The Witch,’ ‘Death To Amber,’” she said. “I think even the most well-intentioned juror, it would have been impossible to avoid this.” “This was the most humiliating and horrible thing I’ve ever been through. “But even somebody who is sure I’m deserving of all this hate and vitriol, even if you think that I’m lying, you still couldn’t look me in the eye and tell me that you think on social media there’s been a fair representation. Heard then held herself accountable for her own “toxic” role in the relationship, admitting: “I did do and say horrible, regrettable things throughout my relationship. It was evidence of a negotiation on how to talk about that with your abuser.” “I never had to instigate it,” she said. It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously,” she wrote in part. “I would not blame the average person for looking at this, and how it’s been covered, and thinking that it’s Hollywood brats at their worst,” Heard told the host. But his case against Heard took place in Virginia and went to trial in April of this year.

Amber Heard said her high-profile defamation trial was the "most humiliating thing I've ever been through," but she stands by "every word" of her testimony.

On June 1, the jury found Heard defamed Depp, awarding him $15 million in damages. I talked about the horrible language. And it was ugly and could be very beautiful. “I never had to instigate it. I responded to it. She added: "I will always continue to feel like I was a part of this, like I was the other half of this relationship because I was. “That’s all I spoke. I think that this trial is an example of that gone haywire, gone amok. I actually understand. “I don’t blame them. I have never felt more removed from my own humanity. “I think vast majority of this trial was played out on social media.

The Today Show interview was Heard's first since the U.S. jury's split decision in a libel trial that awarded her ex-husband Johnny Depp $10 million US and ...

"We were awful to each other," said Heard, who admitted that she made a lot of mistakes. Heard, who was a key witness in that trial, was asked how she felt the U.S. trial played out differently. You have to adapt." I can't promise you I won't get physical again.' " I responded to it," she said. "Even if you think that I'm lying, you still couldn't … look me in the eye and tell me that you think on social media there's been a fair representation," she said. "I never had to instigate it. "I am looking at a transcript that says, he says, 'You start physical fights,' " Guthrie read. Even if you think that I'm lying, you still couldn't … look me in the eye and tell me that you think on social media there's been a fair representation.- Amber Heard Heard said she believes the way the vast majority of the trial played out online was an example of social media gone "haywire." Heard counter-sued for $100 million. Heard called the trial decision "surreal" and "difficult."

Amber Heard gave her first sit-down interview with the Today host since losing her defamation battle against her ex-husband Johnny Depp.

I spoke it to power, and I paid the price.” On Tuesday, after clips for the interview, scheduled to air on Friday 17 June at 8pm ET, were dropped, Ms Boylan tweeted: “This clip sucks. @SavannahGuthrie, no wonder many women choose not to talk to you. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Mr Depp, who won his defamation case against his ex-wife, had argued throughout the trial’s proceedings that Ms Heard’s 2018 opinion piece penned in The Washington Post where she described herself as being a “public figure representing domestic abuse” had defamed him. In response to Ms Guthrie, Ms Heard elaborated on her understanding of free speech and emphasised that she knows that the First Amendment doesn’t protect people from spreading false information, like shouting “fire” in a theatre, she noted.

"To my dying day, I will stand by every word of my testimony," the actress told Guthrie in an exclusive sit-down interview.

A Heard spokesperson recently told People that Depp’s legal team “blanketed the media for days” in the wake of the verdict, doing multiple television interviews and issuing statements, as did Depp on social media. It’s been noted that Heard is hardly innocent, and there is, in fact, credible evidence to support that she’s lied in the past. And that was the issue.” Consistent with weeks of trial testimony, Heard reiterated her the claim that she acted in self-defense, only becoming physical with Depp once he had. “To my dying day [I] will stand by every word of my testimony,” Heard told Guthrie of the former couple’s highly-publicized defamation trial, which was prompted by Heard’s now-infamous Washington Post op-ed and culminated in a ruling that both parties defamed each other to some degree. “A quick disclosure, my husband has done consulting work for the Depp legal team, but not in connection with this interview,” Guthrie said before a swift segue.