Amber Heard surprised TV presenters when she stated that she still loved Johnny Depp after the epic battle for defamation of the couple took over the world.
Speaking to NBC Today presenter Savannah Guthrie in an interview aired in the U.S. on Wednesday morning, local time, Heard made the unexpected revelation.
Heard was ordered to pay ex-husband Depp, 59, more than $ 10 million ($ 14 million) after a jury found him defaming him in an article posing as a “person representing domestic abuse. “
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But despite the long court battle during which Heard accused Depp of sexual, physical and emotional abuse, he told Guthrie that he loved her.
Amber Heard and Johnny Depp in 2006. Credit: Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for Spike TV
“Absolutely. I love him, “Heard told the host.” I loved him with all my heart. And I did my best to make a deeply broken relationship work. And I couldn’t, “Heard added.
“I have no bad feelings or bad will towards him,” he continued.
“I know it can be hard to understand or it can be very easy to understand. If you’ve ever loved someone, it should be easy.”
Speaking after the segment aired, Guthrie and co-presenter Hoda Kotb agreed that the choice of words in “present tense” was “interesting.”
Social media also responded quickly.
“Would Johnny Depp not even watch Amber Heard in court during a three-and-a-half week trial and she goes on TV saying she still loves him?” wrote a commentator on Twitter.
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“Amber Heard still loves Johnny Depp, unfortunately, darling, this love is not mutual because I wouldn’t even look at you in court, so something is wrong,” added another.
Elsewhere in the extensive interview, Heard said she was looking forward to being a “full-time” mother.
When asked what he would say to his daughter about his experience for years to come, Heard added, “Whatever happens, it will mean something. I did the right thing. I did my best to defend myself and to defend the truth “.
Amber Heard has spoken out after losing her battle for high-profile defamation. Credit: Getty Images
A day before his revelation that he still loves Depp, Heard said he would keep “every word” of his testimony about him until the “day of his death.”
He also described his experience in the Virginia courtroom as “surreal and difficult” and doubled his accusations.
“He [Depp] he says he never hit you. Is that a lie? ”Guthrie asked at one point.
“Yes, it is,” Heard replied.
Heard reiterated that “everything he said” was “the truth.”
“I talked to the power and paid the price,” he said.
During the interview, Heard stated that his “evidence was largely kept out” of the trial.
“Very big evidence, they kept it out,” Heard said.
The actress pointed to the case heard in the UK, in which Depp lost a defamation suit against the Sun newspaper.
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“Do you think I might just have better lawyers?” Guthrie asked about Depp.
“His lawyers certainly did a better job distracting the jury from the real issues,” Heard said.
At one point, Heard also appeared to refer to Edward Scissorhands’ portrayal of Depp in Tim Burton’s 1990 film of the same name.
Johnny Depp says the verdict has brought him back to life. Credit: Getty Images
She responded to a question about when Depp’s lawyer, Camille Vasquez, described her testimony as “a lifelong performance.”
“Says the lawyer representing the man who convinced the world that he had scissors for his fingers,” Heard replied. “Am I the performer?”
A Heard spokesman said the star’s interview was a reaction to Depp’s media appearances after the verdict. Credit: Instagram / Amberheard
The exclusive interview was filmed in secret in New York City on June 9, according to Deadline.
In a statement Monday, a spokesman for Heard said the star’s interview was a reaction to Depp’s media appearances after the verdict.
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“Johnny Depp’s legal team covered 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 did aggressively last week; she did so by expressing her thoughts and feelings, many of which she was not allowed to do on the witness stand,” he continued. the spokesman in a statement.
Depp has not given an interview on the case. Credit: Neil Mockford / GC Images
Depp has not given an interview on the case, but has issued a statement in response to the verdict saying “the jury brought me back to life.”
“I’m really humble,” he said on social media.
“Six years ago, my life, the lives of my children, the lives of those closest to me, and also the lives of people who for many, many years have supported me and believed in me changed forever.
“Through the media, I was presented with false, very serious and criminal accusations, which triggered an endless rain of hate content, even though no charges were ever brought against me.
“I had already traveled around the world twice in a nanosecond and it had a seismic impact on my life and my career.”
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