Losing Johnny Depp's Trial And Lack Of Support From Netizens, Amber Heard: I'm Not Offended

Amber Heard (Reuters via ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Amber Heard has spoken out for the first time about the court's decision on the defamation case between herself and her ex-husband Johnny Depp, saying that she understands why the jury sided with Depp.

"I don't blame them," Heard said in a preview for an interview with Today's show Savannah Guthrie.

"I actually understand. He was a lovable character and people felt they knew him. He's a fantastic actor."

Following a six-week trial that investigated intimate details about the former couple's private lives, including multiple instances of alleged verbal and physical abuse, a jury in a Virginia court ruled that Heard was convicted of defaming the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star and must pay damages of 10.4 million US dollars to Depp.

On the other hand, the jury also declared Heard defamed and he will receive 2 million US dollars.

"I don't care what people think of me or what judgment you want to make about what happens in the privacy of my own home, in my marriage, behind closed doors. I don't think the average person should know those things," he said.

"But even someone who believes I deserve all this hate and cruelty, even if you think I'm lying, you still can't look me in the eye and tell me that there is a fair representation of me on social media," he added.

"You can't tell me that you think this is fair," Heard said.

The case is widely discussed online. The hashtag "Justice for Amber Heard" on TikTok has received 92 million views, while a similar hashtag for Depp has more than 20 billion views.

Amber Heard said the scathing and malicious comments she received on social media during her defamation trial against Johnny Depp was "unfair", but she insisted she wasn't blaming the jury in favor of her ex-husband. Heard said this in an interview released on Monday, June 13.

After six weeks of a widely-watched trial, the jury finally decided Johnny Depp was entitled to $10 million in damages for Amber Heard's defamation, while his ex-wife only got $2 million in counterclaims.

The trial, which was broadcast live on television and the internet, to millions of people around the world, revealed shocking details about the celebrity's life, and Heard became the target of the mobs of netizens who turned him into a meme.

"I don't think the average person should know about this," Heard told NBC. "So I don't feel hurt."

"But even if there is someone who believes I deserve to be hated and scorned, even if you think I'm lying, you can't look me in the eye and say that what's on social media can be fairly represented."

"You can't say it's fair," said Amber Heard.