Amber Heard reacted to Johnny Depp’s first TikTok since the jury sided with him in his defamation case against her.
Depp posted his TikTok Tuesday, playing a montage of his recent touring and playing music with Jeff Beck along with a message to his fans.
“To all of my most treasured, loyal and unwavering supporters. We’ve been everywhere together, we have seen everything together. We have walked the same road together,” Depp wrote.
He added, “We did the right thing together, all because you cared. And now, we will all move forward together. You are, as always, my employers and once again I am whittled down to no way to say thank you, other than just by saying thank you. So, thank you. My love & respect, JD.”
johnny depp's first tiktok and he says he treasures us😭😭pic.twitter.com/7xTAio9QVC
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A spokesperson for Heard reacted to Depp’s message in a statement, as People Magazine reported.
“As Johnny Depp says he’s ‘moving forward,’ women’s rights are moving backward. The verdict’s message to victims of domestic violence is … be afraid to stand up and speak out,” the spokesperson said.
After the jury awarded Depp $15 million in damages and Heard $2 million in their defamation lawsuits, she posted a statement expressing her disappointment with the verdict.
“The disappointment I feel today is beyond words,” Heard wrote.
She continued, “I’m heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence and sway of my ex husband.”
Heard claimed the verdict “sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke up could be publicly shamed and humiliated.”
According to Heard, “It sets back the idea that violence against women should be taken seriously.”
While she was “sad” she lost, Heard said she was “sadder still that I seemed to have lost a right I thought I had as an American — to speak freely and openly.”
Camille Vasquez and Benjamin Chew, Depp’s lawyers, discussed his reaction to the verdict during an interview with “Good Morning America.”
Chew told George Stephanopoulos, “It was like the weight of the world had been taken off his shoulders and I feel that finally after six years he’s gotten his life back.”
During the interview, Vasquez responded to Heard’s suggestion that the verdict sets back the clock.
“We’re only speaking about what happened in this case, right? And the facts in this case were overwhelmingly positive for Johnny and the verdict speaks for itself,” she said.
Vasquez stressed that “we encourage any victim to come forward — domestic violence doesn’t have a gender.”