Amber Heard pushes 'binder worth' of notes 'proving' Johnny Depp abuse even after judge threw them out
The Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation case might be over in favor of Depp, but it looks like Heard is not ready to give up yet on an attempt to prove her innocence against ex-husband Johnny Depp. Ahead of Heard's explosive interview airing Friday, June 17, on "Dateline" on Peacock with host Savannah Guthrie, Heard gave the NBC show numerous documents from a doctor that “represented years, years of real-time explanations of what was going on", Heard said after breaking her silence on her "unfair" defamation trial against Johnny Depp.
“There’s a binder worth of years of notes dating back to 2011 from the very beginning of my relationship that were taken by my doctor, who I was reporting the abuse to,” Heard added in the clip. The documents, which are shown on-screen, detail one 2012 instance in which Depp allegedly “hit her, threw her against a wall and threatened to kill her,” according to Dateline. Eight months after that, Depp allegedly “ripped her nightgown, threw her on the bed” and in 2013, he reportedly “threw her against a wall and threatened to kill her.” Heard’s legal team was unable to admit the documents into evidence in the highly publicized trial due to “hearsay”. This marks the first time that Heard’s legal team has shared the therapist’s notes publicly.
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Meanwhile, in response to Heard’s interview with NBC, a spokesperson for Depp indicated to 'Dateline' that the actor simply wants to “move forward” after he won his case. “It’s unfortunate that while Johnny is looking to move forward with his life, the defendant and her team are back to repeating, reimagining, and re-litigating matters that have already been decided by the Court and a verdict that was unanimously and unequivocally decided by the jury in Johnny’s favor,” they said in a statement.
Depp, 59, filed a defamation lawsuit against Heard after the publication of a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she called herself a victim of domestic abuse. On June 1, the jury gave the verdict in the favor of Depp. Heard has been ordered to pay Depp $10.35 million after the jury determined she defamed him. As for Heard, she was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages from her countersuit.
The first part of the interview streamed on Thursday, June 16, and the second will stream on Friday, June 17. However, the teaser of the interview was played on the 'Today Show' on Wednesday, June 15. During the bombshell interview, Heard stood by her emotional testimony and accused Depp of lying on the witness stand about being abusive. "To my dying day, I will stand by every word of my testimony," Heard firmly stated.
Heard blamed "unfair" social media. While interviewing with Guthrie, Heard said, "Even if you think that I'm lying, you still couldn't look me in the eye and tell me that you think on social media there's been a fair representation. You cannot tell me that you think that this has been fair." Heard was slammed on social media and fans did not approve of her comment and were once again disappointed with her.
Soon after the release of Heard's interview teaser, Megyn Kelly, journalist, and political commentator, reacted to Heard's interview on her show The Megyn Kelly Show. Kelly was joined by Emily Jashinsky of The Federalist and Eliana Johnson of the Free Beacon to discuss Heard's latest comments, her credibility, and more after a 7-person jury favored Depp in the court war that rocked the nation.