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Amber Heardis sharing her experience of being on the witness stand during her trial with ex-husbandJohnny Depp.
“The scariest, most intimidating thing for anybody talking about sexual violence is not being believed, being called a liar, or being humiliated,” said Heard.
Earlier this month,Depp won all three defamation claimsin his case against Heard over her 2018 op-ed about coming forward as a survivor of domestic abuse. The jury awarded Depp $15 million in damages but Heard will only have to pay $10.35 million due to Virginia law cap on punitive damages (the judge reduced the amount.)
Additionally, the seven-person jury awarded Heard $2 million in damages for her counterclaims against Depp. Heard’s attorney said the actress will"absolutely" appealthe verdict against her.
During Friday’s special, Heard alsoallegedthat a piece of evidence that was not allowed in the courtroom could’ve changed the verdict.
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Shared onDateline, the notes stated that theAquamanactress told her therapist Depp “hit her” and “threw her on the floor” in January 2012 and, eight months later, “ripped her nightgown” and “threw her on the bed.” Heard further alleged that theRum Diaryactor “threw her against a wall and threatened to kill her” in 2013, per the notes.
“The judge ruled those notes were hearsay and inadmissible,” Guthrie — whose husbandMichael Feldmanhas done consulting work for Depp’s legal team, though not in connection with Guthrie’s interview — said in a voiceover in the special.
Speaking to her decision to do thesit-down, which marked her first on-camera interview since the trial ended, Heard told Guthrie, “One thing I can tell you is one thing I’m not is vindictive. There’s no part of me that sees any … This would be a really lousy way to get vengeance.”
Guthrie then asked, “What do you hope to get across here? You’ve had everything said about you. What do you wish people knew?”
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“You know, Savannah, as silly as it is to say this out loud,” Heard responded, “My goal, the only thing I could hope for at this point, is I just want people to see me as a human being.”
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.
source: people.com
