Amber Heard says her op-ed wasn't directed towards Johnny Depp; 'Was about me & my life'

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's defamation trial resumed on May 16 at  Fairfax, Virginia court, with Aquaman actor taking to stand. In latest development, Amber Heard has claimed that 2018 op-ed that she wrote for Washington Post, which is at centre of whole case, wasn't directed towards Johnny Depp. 

According to  Independent, Heard insisted that article is about what she endured 'after escaping her marri' and that she was trying to 'raise awareness' around some of issues she mentioned in it. “ only one who me it about him ironically is Johnny,” she told court.

Amber Heard claims her 2018 op-ed wasn't directed at Johnny Depp

For uninitiated, article in question is titled “I spoke up against sexual violence – and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change.” While Heard hasn't mentioned Depp in article, she described herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.”

Taking to stand after a one week break, Heard answered if she h any 'ill will or b intentions' towards Johnny while publishing op-ed. Heard insisted, "ne." She mentioned that article was initially drafted by American Civil Liberties Union, for which she was an ambassor, in order to discuss women's issues. 

"I was trying to raise awareness around some of issues that I just mentioned," she said. Amber also ded, "It’s t about Johnny. only one who thought it was about Johnny is Johnny." She continued, "It's about what happened to me after I escaped my marri. It was about me and my life and what I endured."

In article, Heard mentioned  “culture’s wrath" that women face after y come forward with domestic violence allegations. "Like many women, I h been harassed and sexually assaulted by time I was of college-. But I kept quiet — I did t expect filing complaints to bring justice. And I didn’t see myself as a victim,” she wrote.

Depp's former talent nt Christian Cari also testified that actor may have lost his job in sixth installment of  Pirates of Caribbean franchise due to Amber's allegations. 

Im: AP