Amber Heard Speaks Out for First Time on Johnny Depp Verdict: I ‘Understand’ Jury, But My Trial Wasn’t ‘Fair’

variety.com:

K.J. Yossman Amber Heard has given her first sit-down interview following the verdict in her latest legal battle with ex-husband Johnny Depp.Last month a jury in Virginia ruled she had defamed Depp in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed published under her byline.

In the op-ed, she spoke about being a victim of domestic violence. The “Aquaman” actor has been ordered to pay Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages after he successfully persuaded the court his career and reputation had been damaged as a result of the article.Depp previously lost a similar case in the U.K.

after he sued tabloid newspaper The Sun over an article which called him a “wifebeater.” In that case a judge ruled there was sufficient evidence to back-up the allegation.

Now Heard has sat down with “Today’s” Savannah Guthrie in a primetime interview set to air Tuesday and Wednesday on NBC. In the interview, Heard tells Guthrie that she understands why the Virginia jury reached their verdict in favor of Depp. “I don’t blame them,” Heard said. “I actually understand.