amber heard has settled her defamation fight with ex husband
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consideration. The Aquaman star announced her decision on monday
on instagram Heard said the decision followed a great deal
of deliberation and provides her with an opportunity to emancipate
myself from something I attempted to Over six years ago
and on terms I can agree to her denied that
settling the case was an admission or an active concession
and added that there are no restrictions or gags with
respect to my voice moving forward. The duo married
in 2015 but divorced 15 months later in 2016.
Heard wrote an op ed for the Washington Post in
2018 titled I spoke up against sexual violence and faced
our culture's wrath. That has to change. In
March of 2019 Depp filed a$50 million defamation suit
against heard over the op ed with a complaint stating
that despite depth not being explicitly named, it would
be clear Heard was referring to him in May of
2020 to a jury ruled in his favor on three
of his claims and against him on just one awarding
him over$10 million. It also awarded her$2
million for statements made by Depp's lawyer. Both sides
appealed the in a statement to the Hollywood reporter on
monday depths attorneys. Benjamin Chew and Camille Vasquez said
in part, we are pleased to formally close the
door on this painful chapter for Mr Depp who made
clear throughout this process that his priority was about bringing
the truth to life. In her monday statement heard
says her life as she knew it was destroyed during
the process. Writing the vilification I faced on social
media is an amplified version of the ways in which
women are re victimized when they come forward. Hurt
also said she wanted to move forward 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 affect change for more on this story,
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