Amber Heard recently opened up about the impact the years of court trial she had with her former husband Johnny Depp and the way it changed her life.
In a new documentary titled Silenced, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, Heard said she feels "drowned out" and pushed into silence after the case.
She mentioned how things kept getting "worse" when she tried to speak up, and noted that she now feels she has lost the space to tell her side of the story.
"I didn't understand it could get so much worse for me as a woman, using my voice. I have lost my ability to speak. I am not here to tell my story. I don't want to tell my story, In fact, I don't want to use my voice anymore. That's the problem," Heard said.
Directed by Selina Miles and international human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson, the film follows the struggles of many women in their legal battles because of nine-figure defamation suits.
"I remember at the close of the trial, the idea that I could say something to the press came up. Robinson asked if I was sure about that. I thought, 'If they throw things at me, it will make this point more obvious.' I didn’t understand it could get so much worse for me as a woman, using my voice," she said.
According to TMZ, Heard's legal battle with Depp began after he filed a defamation case against her over a 2018 opinion piece she wrote for The Washington Post, in which she spoke about domestic abuse. A jury later ruled in Depp's favor and awarded him damages. At the same time, the jury also supported Heard in part of her countersuit.
Following the trial, both Heard and Depp mostly stepped away from public life with the former relocated to Spain to take care of her life. However, Depp has continued acting recently with fresh opportunities and a directing role in Modi, Three Days on the Wings of Madness, starring Al Pacino, Riccardo Scamarcio, Antonia Desplat, Bruno Gouery, Ryan McParland and Stephen Graham. The film revolves around the life of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani.