US Edition'I Have Lost My Ability to Speak': Amber Heard on Fallout From Depp Legal War
Amber Heard shares how the defamation trial against Johnny Depp affected her voice and highlights the broader impact of such lawsuits on women speaking out about abuse.
- On Saturday, January 24, Amber Heard unexpectedly appears in Silenced at the Sundance Film Festival, which bowed in the world cinema lineup from director Selina Miles and producer Jennifer Robinson and is seeking distribution.
- Heard's 2018 Washington Post op‑ed put her at the center of subsequent libel litigation, with Jennifer Robinson assisting her defence and warning defamation suits financially deter women from speaking out.
- In a confessional with director Selina Miles, Amber Heard says `I have lost my ability to speak` and faced public scorn, while trial clips gained more than 27,000,000 TikTok views.
- On June 1, 2022 a jury found Amber Heard had defamed Johnny Depp, awarding $10 million and $5 million, Heard countersued for $100 million and settled for $1,000,000 in December 2022.
- `What does free speech mean if you can't afford to defend it?` anchors Silenced's critique of costly nine‑figure defamation suits, while Amber Heard ends on hope with theatre and motherhood.
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Amber Heard Reflects On Depp Trial Fallout
Amber Heard is speaking publicly about the fallout from her legal battles with ex-husband Johnny Depp, but says she no longer wants to tell her own story, People reports. In a new documentary titled Silenced , which premiered Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival, the 39-year-old actor reflects on the aftermath...
Amber Heard Says Depp Trial Cost Her 'The Ability To Speak' Years After Verdict
Years after one of the most watched celebrity trials in modern history, Amber Heard says the courtroom battle that defined her public image also silenced her voice. The actress has made a rare and reflective comment on the fallout from her highly publicised 2022 defamation trial with ex-husband Johnny Depp, saying the experience cost her 'the ability to speak'. Heard, who has largely stayed out of the spotlight since the verdict, described the l…
Amber Heard claims Johnny Depp lawsuit left her voiceless nearly four years after explosive trial
Amber Heard says Johnny Depp lawsuit left her voiceless in new Sundance documentary "Silenced," stating she has "lost my ability to speak" and no longer wants to use her voice.
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