Johnny Depp (L); Amber Heard.Photo: Marc Piasecki/WireImage; Phillip Faraone/GettyAmber Heardsays she will be taking time off social media as she prepares to face her ex-husbandJohnny Deppin court.TheAquamanactress, 35, shared a statement toInstagramon Saturday addressing her upcoming trial, in which Depp, 58, issuing her for defamationover a2018Washington Postop-edabout her experience surviving domestic violence.“I’m going to go offline for the next several weeks. As you may know, I’ll be in Virginia, where I face my ex-husband Johnny Depp in court,” Heard wrote. “Johnny is suing me for an op-ed I wrote inThe Washington Post, in which I recounted my experience of violence and domestic abuse.““I never named him, rather I wrote about the price women pay for speaking out against men in power. I continue to pay that price, but hopefully when this case concludes, I can move on and so can Johnny. I have always maintained a love for Johnny and it brings me great pain to have to live out the details of our past life together in front of the world,” she continued.“At this time, I recognize the ongoing support I’ve been fortunate to receive throughout these years, and in these coming weeks I will be leaning on it more than ever,” she added, before signing off: “With love always, A.“Depp and Heard first met while making 2011’sThe Rum Diariesand later wed in 2015. They split in May 2016 after Heard sought a domestic violence restraining order against Depp and accused him of abuse.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.While he denied abusing Heard, sheeventually filed for divorcein 2016. They settled out of court in August of that year with the divorce being finalized in January 2017.Presley Ann/FilmMagicDepp previously lost a trial againstThe Sun.After he sued the British tabloid for calling him a “wife-beater,” a court upheld the outlet’s claims as “substantially true.” Depp’s attempt tooverturn the decision was overruledin March 2021.Depp is now suing Heard directly in the upcoming defamation trial, which will take place in Fairfax, Virginia, next week after it waspostponedmultiple times since Depp first filed in March 2019.Along with Heard and Depp, multiple celebrities are expected to be involved in the trial.James Franco,Ellen Barkin, andElon Muskwill testify virtually as witnesses for Heard, according toDeadline.Paul Bettanywill testify virtually for Depp.If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
Johnny Depp (L); Amber Heard.Photo: Marc Piasecki/WireImage; Phillip Faraone/Getty
Amber Heardsays she will be taking time off social media as she prepares to face her ex-husbandJohnny Deppin court.TheAquamanactress, 35, shared a statement toInstagramon Saturday addressing her upcoming trial, in which Depp, 58, issuing her for defamationover a2018Washington Postop-edabout her experience surviving domestic violence.“I’m going to go offline for the next several weeks. As you may know, I’ll be in Virginia, where I face my ex-husband Johnny Depp in court,” Heard wrote. “Johnny is suing me for an op-ed I wrote inThe Washington Post, in which I recounted my experience of violence and domestic abuse.““I never named him, rather I wrote about the price women pay for speaking out against men in power. I continue to pay that price, but hopefully when this case concludes, I can move on and so can Johnny. I have always maintained a love for Johnny and it brings me great pain to have to live out the details of our past life together in front of the world,” she continued.“At this time, I recognize the ongoing support I’ve been fortunate to receive throughout these years, and in these coming weeks I will be leaning on it more than ever,” she added, before signing off: “With love always, A.“Depp and Heard first met while making 2011’sThe Rum Diariesand later wed in 2015. They split in May 2016 after Heard sought a domestic violence restraining order against Depp and accused him of abuse.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.While he denied abusing Heard, sheeventually filed for divorcein 2016. They settled out of court in August of that year with the divorce being finalized in January 2017.Presley Ann/FilmMagicDepp previously lost a trial againstThe Sun.After he sued the British tabloid for calling him a “wife-beater,” a court upheld the outlet’s claims as “substantially true.” Depp’s attempt tooverturn the decision was overruledin March 2021.Depp is now suing Heard directly in the upcoming defamation trial, which will take place in Fairfax, Virginia, next week after it waspostponedmultiple times since Depp first filed in March 2019.Along with Heard and Depp, multiple celebrities are expected to be involved in the trial.James Franco,Ellen Barkin, andElon Muskwill testify virtually as witnesses for Heard, according toDeadline.Paul Bettanywill testify virtually for Depp.If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
Amber Heardsays she will be taking time off social media as she prepares to face her ex-husbandJohnny Deppin court.
TheAquamanactress, 35, shared a statement toInstagramon Saturday addressing her upcoming trial, in which Depp, 58, issuing her for defamationover a2018Washington Postop-edabout her experience surviving domestic violence.
“I’m going to go offline for the next several weeks. As you may know, I’ll be in Virginia, where I face my ex-husband Johnny Depp in court,” Heard wrote. “Johnny is suing me for an op-ed I wrote inThe Washington Post, in which I recounted my experience of violence and domestic abuse.”
“I never named him, rather I wrote about the price women pay for speaking out against men in power. I continue to pay that price, but hopefully when this case concludes, I can move on and so can Johnny. I have always maintained a love for Johnny and it brings me great pain to have to live out the details of our past life together in front of the world,” she continued.
“At this time, I recognize the ongoing support I’ve been fortunate to receive throughout these years, and in these coming weeks I will be leaning on it more than ever,” she added, before signing off: “With love always, A.”
Depp and Heard first met while making 2011’sThe Rum Diariesand later wed in 2015. They split in May 2016 after Heard sought a domestic violence restraining order against Depp and accused him of abuse.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.
While he denied abusing Heard, sheeventually filed for divorcein 2016. They settled out of court in August of that year with the divorce being finalized in January 2017.
Presley Ann/FilmMagic
Depp previously lost a trial againstThe Sun.After he sued the British tabloid for calling him a “wife-beater,” a court upheld the outlet’s claims as “substantially true.” Depp’s attempt tooverturn the decision was overruledin March 2021.
Depp is now suing Heard directly in the upcoming defamation trial, which will take place in Fairfax, Virginia, next week after it waspostponedmultiple times since Depp first filed in March 2019.
Along with Heard and Depp, multiple celebrities are expected to be involved in the trial.James Franco,Ellen Barkin, andElon Muskwill testify virtually as witnesses for Heard, according toDeadline.Paul Bettanywill testify virtually for Depp.
If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
source: people.com
