The actress gave an exclusive interview where she spoke after losing the trial for defamation initiated by her ex-husband

Amber Heard has given her first interview after the verdict in her ex-husband Johnny Depp ‘s libel suit .

Last month, a jury in Virginia ruled that she had defamed Depp in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed published under his byline. In the op-ed, she talked about being a victim of domestic violence.

Following the ruling, the “Aquaman” actress was ordered to pay Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages after he managed to persuade the court that his career and reputation had been damaged as a result. from the article.

Depp previously lost a similar case in the UK after suing The Sun tabloid over an article calling him a “wife beater”. In that case, a judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence to support the allegation.

Now Heard sat down with “Today’s” Savannah Guthrie in a primetime interview scheduled to air Tuesday and Wednesday on NBC . In the interview, Heard tells Guthrie that she understands why the Virginia jury reached her verdict in Depp’s favor. “I don’t blame them ,” Heard said. “Actually I understand. He is a beloved character and people feel that he knows him. He is a fantastic actor . ”

However, referring to the extensive negative coverage she faced on social media, Heard said she believed her treatment had been unfair. “I don’t care what you think of me or what judgments you want to make about what happened in the privacy of my own home, in my marriage, behind closed doors. I don’t presume that the average person should know such things. So I don’t take it personally,” Heard said.

“But even someone who is sure that I deserve all this hate, even if you think I’m lying, you still couldn’t look me in the eye and tell me that you think there has been fair representation on social media. You can’t tell me that you think this has been fair.”