Amber Heard won't appeal case with Johnny Depp, settles out of court

[Body ache]

 

https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1604848468459241482

Apparently she now has to pay him $1 million instead of 10.

Her statement :

    After a great deal of deliberation I have made a very difficult decision to settle the defamation case brought against me by my ex-husband in Virginia.

    It’s important for me to say that I never chose this. I defended my truth and in doing so my life as I knew it was destroyed. The vilification I have faced on social media is an amplified version of the ways in which women are re-victimized when they come forward. Now I finally have an opportunity to emancipate myself from something I attempted to leave over six years ago and on terms I can agree to. I have made no admission, this is not an act of concession. There are no restrictions or gags with respect to my voice moving forward.

    I make this decision have lost faith in the American legal system, where my unprotected testimony served as entertainment and social media fodder.

    When I took before a judge in the U.K., I was vindicated by a robust, impartial and fair system, where I was protected from having to give the worst moments of my testimony in front of the worlds media, and where the court found that I was subjected to domestic and ***ual violence. In the U.S., however, I exhausted almost all my resources in advance of and during a trial in which I was subject to a courtroom in which abundant, direct evidence that corroborated my testimony was excluded and in which popularity and power mattered more than reason and due process. In the interim I was exposed to a type of humiliation that I simply cannot re-live. Even if my U.S. appeal is successful, the best outcome would be a re-trial where a new jury would have to consider the evidence age. I simply cannot go through that for a third time.

    Time is precious, and I want to spend my time productively and purposefully. For too many years I have been caged in an arduous and expensive legal process, which has shown itself unable to protect me and my right to free speech. I cannot afford to risk an impossible bill – one that is not just financial but also psychological, physical and emotional. Women shouldn’t have to face abuse or bankruptcy for speaking her truth, but unfortunately it is not uncommon.

    In settling this case I’m also choosing the freedom to dedicate my time to the work that helped me heal after my divorce; work that exists in realms in which I feel seen, heard and believed and in which I know I can effect change.

    I will not be threatened, disheartened, or dissuaded by what happened from speaking the truth. No one can and no one will take that from me. My voice forever remains the most valuable asset I have.

    I’d like to thank my outstanding appellate and original trial teams for their relentless hard work. I want to thank everyone who has supported me and I turn my attention to the growing support that I felt and seen publicly in the months since trial, and the efforts have been made to show solidarity with my story. Any survivor knows that the ability to tell their story often feels like the only relief. I cannot find enough words to tell you the hope your belief in me inspires. Not just for me, but for all of you.

    Thank you. See you soon.

[i sometimes sing live]

The amount of men who rallied behind him because they cared about justice or whatever will never fail to amuse me. It has reeked of misogyny since the beginning whether you believe Amber or not. If this were any other man, sure... But this is Johnny Depp we're talking about.

[Spicechinodiva]

3 minutes ago, i sometimes sing live said:

The amount of men who rallied behind him because they cared about justice or whatever will never fail to amuse me. It has reeked of misogyny since the beginning whether you believe Amber or not. If this were any other man, sure... But this is Johnny Depp we're talking about.

I watched Camille basically got amber and her witnesses basically silenced, Amber spoke and immediately the objection was sustained and not overruled.

 

So amber couldn't defend herself cos each time the judge denied her. 

[i sometimes sing live]

18 minutes ago, Spicechinodiva said:

I watched Camille basically got amber and her witnesses basically silenced, Amber spoke and immediately the objection was sustained and not overruled.

 

So amber couldn't defend herself cos each time the judge denied her. 

Interesting. I wish I had more to say, but I've never felt comfortable speaking on Amber or the case because I haven't been following it as religiously as everyone else, and because I don't have enough knowledge regarding the intricacies of the American legal system. I just know enough about Johnny Depp himself to be able to have a stance on him specifically.

[X_M]

[unusualyouforever]

amber has been put through the ringer for absolutely no reason (even if you believe absolutely everything she’s been accused of, the backlash is completely disproportionate). i hope this decision brings her peace and healing.

[Body ache]

5 hours ago, Spicechinodiva said:

I watched Camille basically got amber and her witnesses basically silenced, Amber spoke and immediately the objection was sustained and not overruled.

 

So amber couldn't defend herself cos each time the judge denied her. 

Because she was lying most of the time and even got caught in many lies. That's why the jury voted the way they did. They couldn't bring themselves to vote in her favor because she lied about many things which hindered any truth that she may have said. Did she abuse johnny? Yes. She said so on tape. Did Johnny abuse Amber? Probably. But because of the lies she couldn't be trusted to know for sure. The jury voted against her because they wanted her to tell the truth in her appeal which she didn't end up doing.

[Groundbreaking]

Girl, go to Sibera to gulag and start a new life.  She really trusts her own lies. 

[Dama Etro]

Scamber Turd trying to save some coins. At least Depp will donate the million and not PLEDGE it. 

[IsraeliMatt]

It was a terrible mistake for their problems to be made public. Both faced great professional consequences and there is no absolute consensus on who was more in the wrong...don't try to lie and say there is because there are disagreements even in this short thread already.