Amber Heard says she still loves Johnny Depp
Amber Heard has given her first interview since losing her multi-million dollar defamation battle against her ex-husband Johnny Depp.
Having sat down with NBC’s Savannah Guthrie last week, segments have been previewed on the Today show with the full interview scheduled for 8pm EST on 17 June.
Heard says she will stand by her testimony in the trial “to my dying day”, but with the trial played out on social media, she believes even the best-intentioned juror would’ve found it difficult to avoid.
Describing the trial as “humiliating” and that she felt “less than human”, Heard admits she did not feel confident ahead of the verdict but maintains she “spoke truth to power” and paid the price.
Asked whether Depp had made good on his promise of “total global humiliation”, Heard says it feels as though he has, but also says she still loves him.
Depp sued Heard for $50m for implying he abused her in a Washington Post op-ed. She pursued a $100m counterclaim, accusing him of conducting a “smear campaign” against her.
Voices: Amber Heard’s latest interview with Savannah Guthrie was the last thing we needed
If this most recent interview was intended to clear things up, it certainly fell short. Many viewers will have come away from it feeling even more confused than ever.
Oliver O’Connell15 June 2022 14:50
Heard says Depp fulfilled promise for ‘global humiliation’
Amber Heard has said that Johnny Depp fulfilled his promise for “global humiliation” and added that she’s “not a good victim”.
Savannah Guthrie of NBC News asked Ms Heard, “there’s a text message where Johnny promises total global humiliation for you. Do you feel like that came true?”
“I asked the jury to just see me as human and hear his own words, which is a promise to do this. It feels as though he has,” Ms Heard said.
Oliver O’Connell15 June 2022 14:35
Heard grilled about being ‘caught in a lie’ over charitable donations
Amber Heard was grilled by Savannah Guthrie about being “caught in a lie” over her plegde to donate her $7m divorce settlement to charity, in the actor’s first sitdown interview since her bombshell defamation trial with ex-husband Johnny Depp.
The NBC Today host put Ms Heard on the spot over the discrepancies between her pledge and the actual payments made, asking her if she believed that raised doubts about her “credibility” among the jury.
Rachel Sharp has the story.
Oliver O’Connell15 June 2022 14:20
Heard denies she has been cut from Aquaman 2
Amber Heard has denied rumours she has been cut from Aquaman 2.
Earlier today (14 June) a source claimed Heard had been removed from Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and her part recast. However, this rumour has been refuted by Heard’s representative.
“The rumour mill continues as it has from day one – inaccurate, insensitive, and slightly insane,” a rep for Heard told The Independent.
Oliver O’Connell15 June 2022 14:05
What is Savannah Guthrie’s connection to Johnny Depp?
Hollywood actress Amber Heard has given her first interview since a Virginia jury found her guilty of defaming her former husband Johnny Depp, sitting down with NBC journalist Savannah Guthrie to reflect on her side of the story.
What is surprising is not that the Aquaman star is speaking out about her experiences but that her choice of broadcaster to confide in happens to have a known connection to her former husband.
Oliver O’Connell15 June 2022 13:50
Heard says she’ll tell her one-year-old daughter ‘everything’ about legal battle
“I get to be a mom,” Ms Heard said. “Like full time, where I don’t have to juggle calls with lawyers.”
Oliver O’Connell15 June 2022 13:35
Heard says she ‘still loves’ Johnny Depp as Today Show airs old footage of engagement
Amber Heard has revealed she still “loves” ex-husband Johnny Depp even after their bitter defamation trial as viewers were shown old footage of the former couple’s engagement reveal in her first interview since the case.
“Absolutely. I love him. I loved him with all my heart,” she told Savannah Guthrie in a clip of the interview airing on the NBC Today show on Wednesday morning.
Oliver O’Connell15 June 2022 13:20
Heard asked if she feels ‘total global humiliation’ threat text came true
Ms Guthrie asks if Ms Heard feels that a promise from Johnny Depp in a text came true, that she would experience “total global humiliation”.
“I know he promised it… and I testified to this… I’m not a good victim, I get it, I’m not a likable victim, I’m not a perfect victim, but when I testified I asked the jury to just see me as human and to see his own words, which is a promise to do this. It feels as though he has.”
Oliver O’Connell15 June 2022 13:10
Why Heard is speaking out now
A spokesperson for Heard offered responded to the news of her first TV interview in a statement to The Independent:
“Johnny Depp’s legal team blanketed the media for days after the verdict with numerous statements and interviews on television, and Depp himself did the same on social media.
“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.”
Oliver O’Connell15 June 2022 13:00
Looking to the future, Ms Heard says she is looking forward to being a full-time mom without having to juggle calls with lawyers.
Asked about how one day she may want or have to tell her daughter about what she has been through and what she will say, Ms Heard responds: “I think, no matter what it will mean something. I did the right thing to stand up for myself and the truth.”
Oliver O’Connell15 June 2022 12:58
