Amber Heard acknowledges she and Depp ‘might look like Hollywood brats’ after trial

Amber Heard has revealed that she and ex-husband Johnny Depp 'might look like Hollywood brats' following their six-week long defamation trial that panned out in the US

Amber Heard acknowledged that herself and ex-husband Johnny Depp 'might look like Hollywood brats' after their infamous defamation trial.

The 36-year-old actress - who lost the case against Depp - spoke out in her first TV interview since the jury ruled in favour of the Pirates of the Caribbean actor on June 1.

Depp, 58, was awarded compensatory damages of $10million (£8 million) and a further $5 million (£4 million) in punitive damages by a jury.

Speaking on NBC Today, she told journalist Savannah Guthrie that to the average person it might look like the pair are "Hollywood brats".

Amber Heard says she and Johnny Depp 'might look like Hollywood brats'

She said: "I would not blame the average person for looking at this and how this has been covered and not thinking that this is Hollywood brats at their worst.

"It's actually so much more than that," Amber continued.

The Aquaman actress also claimed her trial wasn't 'fair', but understands why the jury reached their verdict in favour of the actor.

Amber told Savannah: "I actually understand. He's a beloved character and people feel they know him. He's a fantastic actor."

But Amber then referred to the negative social media coverage she faced, and how she feels it contributed to the jury's verdict.

She has made her first TV appearance since the trial

"I don't care what one thinks about me or what judgments you want to make about what happened in the privacy of my own home, in my marriage, behind closed doors," she adds.

"I don't presume the average person should know those things. And so I don't take it personally."

She concludes: "But even somebody who is sure I'm deserving of all this hate and vitriol, 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."

Following the verdict Heard said she felt “heartbroken” by the ruling, adding she was “sadder still” that she had “lost a right” to “speak freely and openly”.

“The disappointment I feel today is beyond words. I’m heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway of my ex-husband,” she said in a statement.

“I’m even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women.

“It is a setback. It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated.

Johnny won the defamation trial after a jury ruled in his favour

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“It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously.

“I believe Johnny’s attorneys succeeded in getting the jury to overlook the key issue of freedom of speech and ignore evidence that was so conclusive that we won in the UK.

“I’m sad I lost this case. But I am sadder still that I seem to have lost a right I thought I had as an American – to speak freely and openly.”

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