Lily-Rose Depp defends decision to remain silent during Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial

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Lily-Rose Depp defended her choice to remain silent during the defamation trial involving her father Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard.In a candid interview with Elle, the rising star actress explained why she decided to steer clear of all the drama and not comment directly on the case that was held in Fairfax County, Virginia earlier this year.'When it's something that's so private and so personal that all of a sudden becomes not so personal…I feel really entitled to my secret garden of thoughts,' the model and actress, who is set to star in HBO's upcoming series The Idol, said in the publication's cover story.

Her take: Lily-Rose Depp, 23, defended her decision to remain silent and not comment about the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial earlier this yearWhile addressing her silence, the Neuilly-sur-Seine, France native, 23, declared she wants to be judged on her own merits and not by the men in her life, whether that be her famous dad or boyfriends in her life.'I also think that I'm not here to answer for anybody, and I feel like for a lot of my career, people have really wanted to define me by the men in my life, whether that's my family members or my boyfriends, whatever.'Sounding confident and somewhat defiant at the same time, she added, 'And I'm really ready to be defined for the things that I put out there.' Johnny Depp started dating Amber Heard following his announcement that he had separated from Lily-Rose's mother, Vanessa Paradis, in June 2012 after being an item for more than 14 years.The Depp and Heard union would only last about a year-and-a-half, ending with Heard filing for divorce in May 2016.