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Amber Heardis living her life in Madrid.
TheAquamanactress, 37, was photographed in the capital of Spain, where she lives now, on Thursday after ex-husbandJohnny Depp, with whom she was involved in a controversial Virginia defamation trial a year ago,debuted his new French-language movieat the 2023Cannes Film Festival.
A source close to Heard previously told PEOPLE she “couldn’t wait toleave the U.S. with her daughter” after the trial. Heard, who is mom to 2-year-old daughterOonagh Paige, “has been living in Spain, where she gets more privacy,” said the source.
“The trial was beyond stressful for her and she just wanted to start fresh out of the country,” the source added. “She is excited about working and filming again. She was exhausted and disappointed about the trial. She felt she was mistreated. This is all behind her now, though. She has new energy and is focused on things that she loves.”
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Depp, 59, was applauded asJeanne Du Barryopened the prestigious event on Tuesday,signing autographs before walking the red carpet. He later got emotional as the film received astanding ovation after its screening.
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Added Depp, “I keep wondering about the word comeback because I didn’t go anywhere. As a matter of fact, I live about 45 minutes away. So yeah, maybe people stopped calling out of whatever their fear was at the time. But no, I didn’t go nowhere. I’ve been sitting around.”
In December, Heard revealed that she and Deppreached a settlement and dropped their appealsto the June 1 verdict.
She wrote in a statement that month, “It’s important for me to say that I never chose this. I defended my truth in doing so my life as I knew it was destroyed. The vilification I have faced on social media is an amplified version of the ways women are re-victimised when they come forward.”
“Now I finally have an opportunity to emancipate myself from something I attempted to leave over six years ago and on terms I can agree to,” Heard continued. “I have made no admission. This is not an act of concession. There are no restrictions or gags with respect to my voice moving forward.”
Johnny Depp at Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday.Lionel Hahn/Getty Images
Heard explained that she was “exposed to a type of humiliation that I simply cannot re-live"in the Virginia trial, which was televised live, adding that after the trial andDepp’s 2020 U.K. libel case, she “simply cannot go through that for a third time” in an appeal.
“I cannot afford to risk an impossible bill — one that is not just financial, but also psychological, physical and emotional,” the actress added. “Women shouldn’t have to face abuse or bankruptcy for speaking her truth, but unfortunately it is not uncommon.”
Heard next appears in theAquaman and the Lost Kingdomsequel scheduled to hit theaters Dec. 20.
source: people.com
