Amber Heardis explaining her motivations in speaking out via a nationally televised interview after the Johnny Depp verdict.
Ahead of NBC News' fullDatelinespecial airing Friday on NBC, anAmber Heard: After the Verdictspecial debuted on Peacock Thursday, comprising mostly of clips that were rolled out on theTodayshow earlier this week. New moments, however, were sprinkled within the 20-minute episode.
At the start,Savannah Guthrieasked 36-year-old Heard why she agreed to do the interview, her first on-camera sit-down since the controversial June 1 verdict. “You’re here. Some people might ask why. Are you brave? Are you reckless? Are you vindictive? Why did you want to do an interview?” asked Guthrie, 50.
“One thing I can tell you is one thing I’m not is vindictive. There’s no part of me that sees any…. This would be a really lousy way to get vengeance,” said the actress with a laugh. Guthrie then asked, “What do you hope to get across here? You’ve had everything said about you. What do you wish people knew?”
“You know, Savannah, as silly as it is to say this out loud,” Heard responded, “my goal, the only thing I could hope for at this point, is I just want people to see me as a human being.”
When Guthrie pointed out that Depp testified that he never struck Heard and that none of Depp’s previous partners have ever come forward about him being physically abusive, Heard said: “Look what happened to me when I came forward. Would you?”
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About moving on after the trial, Heard told Guthrie, “I look forward to living my life, and I have a long one, I hope, in front of me. And I will continue to walk through this with my chin up.”
Watch the fullDatelinespecial Friday at 8 p.m. EST on NBC, or stream it on Peacock the next day.
source: people.com
