Johnny Depp Reflects on Amber Heard Trial, Defamation Verdict

Johnny Depp, in a rare and reflective interview with The Sunday Times, opened up about his tumultuous relationship and legal battles with ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp described himself as a "sucker" for love, explaining that his attempts to help people with sadness or loneliness sometimes backfired, which he felt applied to his relationship with Heard. The pair met in 2011, married in 2015, and divorced a little over a year later amid allegations of domestic abuse and a highly publicized defamation trial. Depp lost a libel case in the UK but later won a defamation suit in the US, being awarded roughly $15 million. He also expressed feelings of betrayal by close associates during the trial and lamented the public and personal toll the legal battles took on him. Despite the difficulties, Depp stated he felt compelled to fight for the truth to clear his name and rejected the notion that the issues would simply "go away."