Amber Heard#Early life

Amber Laura Heard was born on April 22, 1986,{{cite web|last1=Parkel|first1=Inga|last2=Muir|first2=Ellie|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/amber-heard-depp-channel-4-b2343077.html|title=Amber Heard timeline: Everything you need to know about her life, relationships and career|work=The Independent|date=May 21, 2023|access-date=October 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604081230/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/amber-heard-depp-channel-4-b2343077.html|archive-date=June 4, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/celebrity-birthdays-april-16-22-0b79d9cf5221d5316e91e3a751a08888|title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 16–22|publisher=Associated Press|date=April 10, 2023|access-date=October 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724075700/https://apnews.com/article/celebrity-birthdays-april-16-22-0b79d9cf5221d5316e91e3a751a08888|archive-date=July 24, 2023|url-status=live}} in Austin, Texas, the middle child of three daughters{{cite web |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |date=December 6, 2018 |title=Amber Heard on 'Aquaman', Elon Musk, Dedication to Activism |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/amber-heard-aquaman-elon-musk-dedication-activism-1166004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206185106/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/amber-heard-aquaman-elon-musk-dedication-activism-1166004 |archive-date=December 6, 2018 |access-date=May 26, 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}} of internet researcher Patricia Paige (née Parsons; 1956–2020) and construction company owner David Clinton Heard (born 1950).{{cite web |last=Barlow |first=Eve |date=April 2, 2019 |title=Amber Heard on her position as a Hollywood voice for justice |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2019/04/02/amber-heard-spring-19-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526113949/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2019/04/02/amber-heard-spring-19-interview/ |archive-date=May 26, 2019 |access-date=May 26, 2019 |work=Wonderland}} The family lived outside Austin.{{cite magazine| url= https://www.glamour.com/story/amber-heard-january-2018-cover-story|title=Amber Heard Is Nobody's Victim| magazine= Glamour |first=Phoebe|last= Reilly| access-date=April 19, 2019|date= November 27, 2018|archive-date= February 22, 2020| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200222183403/https://www.glamour.com/story/amber-heard-january-2018-cover-story|url-status=live}} Heard's father trained horses in his free time, and she grew up riding horses, hunting, and fishing with him. She also participated in beauty pageants, although as an adult she has said that she could no longer "support the objectification".{{cite news|first=William|last=Keck|title=Amber Heard will be heard| url= https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-05-29-amber-heard_N.htm| work=USA Today|location=McLean, Virginia|date=May 30, 2007|access-date=August 24, 2017|archive-date=June 28, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110628203153/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-05-29-amber-heard_N.htm|url-status=live}} Raised Catholic, Heard began identifying as an atheist at the age of sixteen after her best friend died in a car crash. The following year, no longer comfortable in "conservative, God-fearin' Texas", Heard dropped out of her Catholic high school to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles. She eventually earned a diploma through a home-study course.

Heard's earliest acting work included appearances in two music videos, Kenny Chesney's "There Goes My Life" and Eisley's "I Wasn't Prepared", and small supporting roles in the television series Jack & Bobby (2004), The Mountain (2004), and The O.C. (2005). She made her film debut in a minor role in the sports drama Friday Night Lights (2004), followed by brief supporting roles in films Drop Dead Sexy (2005), North Country (2005), Side FX (2005), Price to Pay (2006), Alpha Dog (2006), and Spin (2007), and a guest-starring spot in an episode of the police procedural crime drama television series Criminal Minds. Heard received her first leading role in the unconventional slasher film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, which premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, but was not released in Europe until 2008 and in the US until 2013 due to distribution problems.{{cite web|title=After Seven Years, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane is Coming to US Theaters|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=101303|work=ComingSoon.net|publisher=CraveOnline|last=Lesnick|first=Silas|date=March 8, 2013|access-date=March 8, 2013|archive-date=March 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311000859/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=101303|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Fischer |first=Russ |date=March 8, 2013 |title=All the Boys Love Mandy Lane finally set for release date |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/all-the-boys-love-mandy-lane-finally-set-for-release-revisit-an-old-trailer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811075604/http://www.slashfilm.com/all-the-boys-love-mandy-lane-finally-set-for-release-revisit-an-old-trailer/ |archive-date=August 11, 2013 |access-date=August 25, 2013 |work=Slash Film}}{{cite web|url=https://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/all-the-boys-love-mandy-lane-trailer.php|work=Film School Rejects|title='All the Boys Love Mandy Lane' Trailer Finally Debuts After Seven Years|last=Wilson|first=Samantha|date=August 23, 2013|access-date=August 25, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828204803/http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/all-the-boys-love-mandy-lane-trailer.php|archive-date=August 28, 2013}}

In 2007, Heard played the love interest of the main character in The CW's teen drama Hidden Palms, which the network aired to replace summer reruns of other series aimed at teenage audiences. That same year, Heard also appeared in the short movie Day 73 with Sarah,{{cite news|title=Day 73 With Sarah (2007)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/391074/Day-73-With-Sarah/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019232824/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/391074/Day-73-With-Sarah/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2014|access-date=October 11, 2014|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|year=2014|author=Jason Buchanan}} in the teen drama Remember the Daze, and in an episode of the Showtime series Californication.{{cite web|first=Pete|last=Debruge|title=Review: 'Remember the Daze'|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/remember-the-daze-1200558085/|website=Variety|location=Los Angeles, California|date=July 5, 2007|access-date=October 11, 2014|archive-date=August 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814234611/https://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/remember-the-daze-1200558085/|url-status=live}}

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Heard gained mainstream recognition in 2008{{cite web|title=Amber Heard: 'I'm good at getting people to believe in the villainous woman character'|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/amber-heard-im-good-at-getting-people-to-believe-in-the-villainous-woman-character/article33501342.ece/|website=The Hindu|first=Gautam|last=Sunder|access-date=March 11, 2021|date=January 5, 2021|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204161312/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/amber-heard-im-good-at-getting-people-to-believe-in-the-villainous-woman-character/article33501342.ece/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Amber Heard: The interview|url=http://www.fhm.com/girls/amber-heard-the-interview-20081007|website=FHM|access-date=October 11, 2014|date=October 7, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017011920/http://www.fhm.com/girls/amber-heard-the-interview-20081007|archive-date=October 17, 2014}} with supporting roles in the Judd Apatow-produced stoner comedy Pineapple Express and the martial arts drama Never Back Down. She also appeared as part of an ensemble cast in an adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's novel The Informers (2008).{{cite web|author1=Frosty|title=Amber Heard Exclusive Video Interview – NEVER BACK DOWN|url=https://collider.com/amber-heard-exclusive-video-interview-never-back-down/|website=Collider.com|access-date=October 11, 2014|date=March 10, 2008|archive-date=October 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018230026/http://collider.com/movie/article.asp/aid/7229/tcid/1|url-status=live}} The following year, Heard starred in The Joneses (2009) opposite David Duchovny and Demi Moore; Variety wrote that Heard "more or less steals the show" from Moore.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2009/film/reviews/the-joneses-1200476211/|title=The Joneses Review|work=Variety |date=September 14, 2009|access-date=February 6, 2012 |archive-date=September 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924110053/https://variety.com/2009/film/reviews/the-joneses-1200476211/ |url-status=live}} Outside a brief appearance in the box office hit Zombieland (2009), Heard's other films during this time were either independent films that received only limited theatrical release—ExTerminators (2009), The River Why (2010), And Soon the Darkness (2010){{cite web|url=http://www.fangoria.com/features/21-fearful-features/4303-amber-heard-in-step-with-the-horror-genre.html|title=Amber Heard: In STEP With the Horror Genre|date=October 15, 2009 |access-date=October 15, 2009|archive-date=October 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019061434/http://www.fangoria.com/features/21-fearful-features/4303-amber-heard-in-step-with-the-horror-genre.html|url-status=live}}—or critically panned horror films—The Stepfather (2009), The Ward.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.lesinrocks.com/2019/05/13/cinemas/cinemas/john-carpenter-ah-bon-cannes-est-le-temple-de-lauteurisme/|title=John Carpenter : "Ah bon, Cannes est le temple de l'auteurisme ?!" (in French)|magazine=Les Inrockuptibles|access-date=July 18, 2019|archive-date=July 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718183241/https://www.lesinrocks.com/2019/05/13/cinemas/cinemas/john-carpenter-ah-bon-cannes-est-le-temple-de-lauteurisme/|url-status=live}}

Heard's first film release in 2011 was Drive Angry, a supernatural action thriller in which she was paired with Nicolas Cage.{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35744/william-fichtner-and-amber-heard-ready-drive-angry|title=William Fichtner and Amber Heard Ready to Drive Angry?|publisher=Dreadcentral.com|date=February 5, 2010 |access-date=February 6, 2012 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019142624/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35744/william-fichtner-and-amber-heard-ready-drive-angry |url-status=live}} The film underperformed commercially,{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2011/02/hall-pass-weak-1-unknown-holds-2-drive-angry-3d-tanks-at-9-oscar-fave-kings-speech-rises-in-week-14-109284/|title='Gnomes' No. 1 In Third Week Of Release; 'Hall Pass' Drops To #2; 'Drive Angry' #9; Oscars Fave 'King's Speech' Doesn't Stutter|author=Nikki Finke|magazine=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=October 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009120637/http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/hall-pass-weak-1-unknown-holds-2-drive-angry-3d-tanks-at-9-oscar-fave-kings-speech-rises-in-week-14/|url-status=live}} but film critic Roger Ebert wrote that she "does everything that can possibly be done" with her character, a waitress who becomes entangled in an undead man's mission to save his daughter from a cult.{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/drive-angry-3d-2011|last=Ebert|first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert|date=February 24, 2011|title=Drive Angry Movie Review |access-date=December 8, 2014 |archive-date=August 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809142938/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/drive-angry-3d-2011 |url-status=live}} In early 2011, Heard also appeared on the British television program Top Gear as a star in a reasonably priced car coming 33rd of 41 on their Cee'd leaderboard.{{cite web|title=Amber Heard|work=Tatler |url=http://www.tatler.com/the-tatler-list/h/amber-heard|publisher=tatler.com|access-date=June 5, 2013|archive-date=May 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513170828/http://www.tatler.com/the-tatler-list/h/amber-heard|url-status=live}} Heard next starred in NBC's The Playboy Club, a crime drama series about the original Playboy Club in 1960s Chicago. After poor reviews and ratings as well as protests from both feminists{{cite news|last=Fernandez|first=Sofia M.|title='Playboy Club': Gloria Steinem Advocates Boycott of NBC Series|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 9, 2011|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/playboy-club-gloria-steinem-advocates-220996 |access-date=October 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007011926/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/playboy-club-gloria-steinem-advocates-220996 |archive-date=October 7, 2011 |url-status=dead}} and conservative groups,{{cite news|title=Parents group objects to skin in NBC pilot|work=United Press International|date=April 2, 2011|url=http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2011/04/02/Parents-group-objects-to-skin-in-NBC-pilot/UPI-82071301765929 |access-date=October 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830010115/http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2011/04/02/Parents-group-objects-to-skin-in-NBC-pilot/UPI-82071301765929 |archive-date=August 30, 2011 |url-status=dead}} the series was canceled after only three episodes had aired.{{cite news|title=NBC Cancels 'The Playboy Club'|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|first2=Philiana|last2=Ng|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 4, 2011|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-cancels-playboy-club-brian-williams-rock-center-241714 |access-date=October 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017210818/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-cancels-playboy-club-brian-williams-rock-center-241714 |archive-date=October 17, 2011 |url-status=dead}} Heard's third role of 2011 was as the love interest of the main character, played by Johnny Depp, in the Hunter S. Thompson adaptation The Rum Diary (2011). A commercial failure,{{cite web |last1=Maher |first1=Kevin |author-link=Kevin Maher (writer) |date=July 30, 2020 |title=Johnny Depp — from Hollywood hero to box office zero |url=https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/celebrity/article/johnny-depp-from-hollywood-hero-to-box-office-zero-bv5wd9qht |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801031643/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/johnny-depp-from-hollywood-hero-to-box-office-zero-bv5wd9qht |archive-date=August 1, 2021 |access-date=August 17, 2022 |work=The Times |quote=The Rum Diary was also a flop.}} grossing $30 million on a $45 million budget,{{cite web |last1=Larman |first1=Alexander |author-link=Alexander Larman |date=April 27, 2022 |title=The Rum Diary: how the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard saga began |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/rum-diary-johnny-depp-amber-heard-saga-began/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524043016/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/rum-diary-johnny-depp-amber-heard-saga-began/ |archive-date=May 24, 2022 |access-date=August 17, 2022 |work=The Daily Telegraph}} the film received mixed reviews.{{cite web|last1=Mann|first1=Camille|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hunter-s-thompsons-the-rum-diary-opens-to-mixed-reviews/|title=Hunter S. Thompson's "The Rum Diary" opens to mixed reviews|publisher=CBS News|date=October 28, 2011|access-date=October 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028130705/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hunter-s-thompsons-the-rum-diary-opens-to-mixed-reviews/|archive-date=October 28, 2023|url-status=live}} In 2011, Heard appeared in an advertisement campaign for the fashion brand Guess.{{cite web|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/exclusive-actress-amber-heard|publisher=Glamour|first=Megan|last=Gustavshaw|date=July 12, 2011|title=Exclusive: Actress Amber Heard, The New Face Of Guess, Dishes On Denim! |access-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131174148/https://www.glamour.com/story/exclusive-actress-amber-heard |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://wwd.com/business-news/marketing-promotion/amber-heard-channels-westerns-in-guess-ads-3639047/|work=Women's Wear Daily|date=July 2011|title=Amber Heard Channels Westerns in Guess Ads |access-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-date=February 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204215043/https://wwd.com/business-news/marketing-promotion/amber-heard-channels-westerns-in-guess-ads-3639047/ |url-status=live}}

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Heard next starred in the thriller Paranoia (2013), the exploitation film Machete Kills (2013), and the satire Syrup (2013). That year also saw the US limited release of All the Boys Love Mandy Lane. Heard's performance in the film was deemed her "most definitive to date" by the Los Angeles Times{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-all-the-boys-review-20131011,0,6522321.story|work=Los Angeles Times|date=October 10, 2013|access-date=October 24, 2013|last=Olsen|first=Mark|title=Movie review: 'All the Boys Love Mandy Lane' a spellbinding thriller|archive-date=October 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023000531/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-all-the-boys-review-20131011,0,6522321.story|url-status=live}} and "psychologically interesting" by The Washington Post.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/all-the-boys-love-mandy-lane-movie-review/2013/11/20/d60bd8a8-4d56-11e3-be6b-d3d28122e6d4_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|title='All the Boys Love Mandy Lane' movie review|first=Michael|last=O'Sullivan|date=November 21, 2013|access-date=December 10, 2013|archive-date=December 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225075156/https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/all-the-boys-love-mandy-lane-movie-review/2013/11/20/d60bd8a8-4d56-11e3-be6b-d3d28122e6d4_story.html|url-status=live}} In 2014, Heard appeared in a supporting role in the action-thriller 3 Days to Kill.

In 2015, Heard had a prominent role in the comedy-drama Magic Mike XXL, playing the love interest of the film's protagonist, Channing Tatum.{{cite news|title=Amber Heard To Co-Star In 'Magic Mike 2'|url=https://deadline.com/2014/09/amber-heard-magic-mike-2-co-star-cast-836817/|access-date=September 20, 2014|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 19, 2014|archive-date=September 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921125954/http://deadline.com/2014/09/amber-heard-magic-mike-2-co-star-cast-836817/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Amber Heard Interview:The Danish Girl star on sexism, transgenderism and marriage to Johnny Depp|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/amber-heard-the-star-of-the-danish-girl-on-sexism-transgenderism-and-her-marriage-to-johnny-depp-a6792691.html|work=The Independent|first=James|last=Mottram|date=January 1, 2015|access-date=April 18, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924114509/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/amber-heard-the-star-of-the-danish-girl-on-sexism-transgenderism-and-her-marriage-to-johnny-depp-a6792691.html|url-status=live}} Heard also had a small supporting role in Tom Hooper's period drama The Danish Girl (2015),{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/venice-review-tom-hoopers-the-danish-girl-with-eddie-redmayne-alicia-vikander-20150905|title=Venice Review: Tom Hooper's 'The Danish Girl' With Eddie Redmayne & Alicia|work=IndieWire|last=Kiang|first=Jessica|date=September 5, 2015|access-date=September 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907220149/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/venice-review-tom-hoopers-the-danish-girl-with-eddie-redmayne-alicia-vikander-20150905|archive-date=September 7, 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |author-link=Dave McNary |date=March 4, 2015 |title=Eddie Redmayne's 'Danish Girl' Set for Nov. 27 |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/eddie-redmayne-danish-girl-1201446329/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924110108/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/eddie-redmayne-danish-girl-1201446329/ |archive-date=September 24, 2018 |access-date=March 21, 2015 |work=Variety}} and a starring role opposite James Franco and Ed Harris in the independent crime thriller The Adderall Diaries (2015). IndieWire stated that although Heard was "miscast" in The Adderrall Diaries, she "displays much potential and has succeeded in a bid to be taken more seriously".{{cite news|title=The Adderall Diaries review|last1=Buder|first1=Emily|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/tribeca-review-james-franco-embraces-masochism-in-tone-deaf-the-adderall-diaries-20150417|work=IndieWire|access-date=April 18, 2015|archive-date=April 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418115212/http://www.indiewire.com/article/tribeca-review-james-franco-embraces-masochism-in-tone-deaf-the-adderall-diaries-20150417|url-status=live}} Her fourth role in 2015 was opposite Christopher Walken in the television film One More Time, which aired on Starz. For her role as a struggling singer-songwriter, she took singing lessons and learned to play piano and guitar.{{cite magazine|title=Christopher Walken, Amber Heard Sing and Strum in 'When I Live My Life Over Again'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christopher-walken-amber-heard-sing-786065|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=April 21, 2015|archive-date=April 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417143250/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christopher-walken-amber-heard-sing-786065|url-status=live}} The Los Angeles Times called her performance "superb" and The Film Stage stated that Heard did an "admirable job".{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/reviews/la-et-mn-mini-one-more-time-review-20160408-story.html|title='One More Time' with Christopher Walken plays a simple tune|last=Goldstein|first=Gary|date=April 7, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 18, 2016|archive-date=April 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418065533/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/reviews/la-et-mn-mini-one-more-time-review-20160408-story.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://thefilmstage.com/reviews/review-one-more-time/|title=[Review] One More Time|work=The Film Stage|date=April 8, 2016|access-date=April 18, 2016|archive-date=July 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715202619/https://thefilmstage.com/reviews/review-one-more-time/|url-status=live}} The actress also appeared in a November 2015 episode of the American automotive reality series Overhaulin', in which her Mustang received a makeover. It also featured the cast pranking Heard at the behest of Depp.{{Cite news |last=Kimble |first=Lindsay |date=October 28, 2015 |title=Watch Johnny Depp Pull an Epic Prank on Amber Heard on Overhaulin' – by Pretending Her Car Was Stolen |work=People |url=https://people.com/celebrity/johnny-depp-pranks-amber-heard-on-overhaulin-video/ |access-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531082911/https://people.com/celebrity/johnny-depp-pranks-amber-heard-on-overhaulin-video/ |url-status=live }}

Heard played the female lead in London Fields, an adaptation of Martin Amis's novel about a clairvoyant femme fatale who knows she will be murdered. It premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite web |date=August 18, 2015 |title=Sandra Bullock's 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' Robert Redford's 'Truth' to Premiere at Toronto |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/sandra-bullocks-our-brand-tom-hiddlestons-i-saw-the-light-to-premiere-at-toronto-1201572271/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150819112923/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/sandra-bullocks-our-brand-tom-hiddlestons-i-saw-the-light-to-premiere-at-toronto-1201572271/ |archive-date=August 19, 2015 |access-date=August 18, 2015 |work=Variety}} Shortly after the screening, the film was pulled from release due to disagreements between its director and producers,{{cite web |last=Kozicka |first=Patricia |date=September 17, 2015 |title='London Fields' pulled from TIFF after director sues producers |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/2226288/london-fields-pulled-from-tiff-after-director-sues-producers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421125604/https://globalnews.ca/news/2226288/london-fields-pulled-from-tiff-after-director-sues-producers/ |archive-date=April 21, 2019 |access-date=September 17, 2015 |work=Global News}} and due to litigation.{{efn|In a second lawsuit involving the producers of London Fields, Heard was sued, in November 2016, for $10 million. The producer's lawsuit claimed that Heard and Mathew Cullen (the film's director) made unauthorized changes to the film's script and failed to finish voice-over work.{{cite web|last=Gardner|first=Eriq|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/amber-heard-sued-by-london-fields-producer-949623|title=Amber Heard Sued Over Alleged Conspiracy to Undermine 'London Fields'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 21, 2016 |access-date=November 27, 2016 |archive-date=November 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124074742/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/amber-heard-sued-by-london-fields-producer-949623 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Pederson|first=Erik|url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/amber-heard-sued-london-fields-failure-to-promote-film-1201858278/|title=Amber Heard Sued For $10M As 'London Fields' Flap Heats Up Again|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=November 21, 2016 |access-date=November 27, 2016 |archive-date=November 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128050834/http://deadline.com/2016/11/amber-heard-sued-london-fields-failure-to-promote-film-1201858278/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Maddaus|first=Gene|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/amber-heard-sued-london-fields-1201923607/|title='London Fields' Producers Sue Amber Heard for $10 Million|work=Variety|date=November 21, 2016 |access-date=November 27, 2016 |archive-date=November 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126190012/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/amber-heard-sued-london-fields-1201923607/ |url-status=live}} Heard countersued, claiming the producers had violated a nudity clause in her contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/amber-heard-countersues-producer-of-london-fields-35584755.html|title=Amber Heard countersues producer of London Fields|work=Belfast Telegraph|date=April 1, 2017 |access-date=April 1, 2017 |archive-date=April 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402081301/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/amber-heard-countersues-producer-of-london-fields-35584755.html |url-status=dead}} In September 2018, a settlement was reached between Heard and the producers with no money changing hands.{{cite web|last=Maddus|first=Gene|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/london-fields-producers-amber-heard-settlement-1202927600/|title='London Fields' Producers Reach Settlement With Amber Heard|work=Variety|date=September 5, 2018 |access-date=September 5, 2018 |archive-date=September 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905203906/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/london-fields-producers-amber-heard-settlement-1202927600/ |url-status=live}}}} Heard was sued for $10 million for allegedly breaching performance and promotional obligations. The actress countersued, claiming the producers had violated a nudity rider in her contract. In September 2018, a settlement was reached, and the film was finally released.{{cite web |last=Gardner |first=Eriq |date=October 31, 2018 |title='London Fields': A Near-Record Flop With a Secret Backstory to Die For |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/london-fields-a-record-flop-a-secret-backstory-die-1156441 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111175439/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/london-fields-a-record-flop-a-secret-backstory-die-1156441 |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |access-date=January 10, 2019 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}} It received highly negative reviews,{{cite web|last1=Heritage|first1=Stuart|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2018/nov/01/london-fields-surrey-martin-amis|title=The London Fields film is here! It's awful! And it's all thanks to a Surrey insolvency firm|work=The Guardian|date=November 1, 2018|access-date=August 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422011822/https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2018/nov/01/london-fields-surrey-martin-amis|archive-date=April 22, 2021|url-status=live}} and Heard later stated that "it was one of the most difficult movies to film and it has proven to continue to be difficult ... I can't say I did [the character] justice". Jane Mulkerrins of The Daily Telegraph wrote that Heard provided "a decent enough turn as the enigmatic [Nicola Six]" that still could not save the adaptation,{{cite news|last=Mulkerrins|first=Jane|title=London Fields review: 'a cartoonish mess'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/london-fields/toronto-review/|date=September 17, 2015|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London |access-date= March 9, 2016 |archive-date= May 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520061330/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/london-fields/toronto-review/ |url-status= live}} while Peter Sobczynski of RogerEbert.com said that she "just does not project the kind of mystery and allure" that the character requires.{{cite web|last1=Sobczynski|first1=Peter|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/london-fields-2018|title=London Fields movie review & film summary (2018)|website=RogerEbert.com|date=October 26, 2018|access-date=August 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405181739/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/london-fields-2018|archive-date=April 5, 2022|url-status=live}} In 2019, Heard's performance in the film received a nomination for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress.{{Cite news |date=January 21, 2019 |title=Worst actors? Johnny Depp and Amber Heard among Razzie Award nominees |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46946222 |access-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-date=December 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210200749/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46946222 |url-status=live }}

File:Amber Heard (42867568355).jpg at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con]] In 2017, Heard appeared as part of an ensemble cast in Lake Bell's indie comedy I Do... Until I Don't and joined the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) cast as Mera, a princess of an Atlantean kingdom, in the superhero film Justice League. She reprised the role the following year in Aquaman, which co-starred Jason Momoa and marked Heard's first major role in a studio film.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/amber-heard-talks-star-aquaman-848622|title=Amber Heard in Talks to Star in 'Aquaman' (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=January 13, 2016|access-date=March 12, 2020|archive-date=January 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116015309/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/amber-heard-talks-star-aquaman-848622|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/movies/184773_amber_heard_confirms_her_aquaman_role_justice_league_dishes_on_interesting_mera_costume/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Amber Heard Confirms Her 'Aquaman' Role in 'Justice League', Dishes on 'Interesting' Mera Costume|work=Entertainment Tonight|last=Kile|first=Meredith B.|date=March 17, 2016|access-date=March 12, 2020|archive-date=March 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320073336/http://www.etonline.com/movies/184773_amber_heard_confirms_her_aquaman_role_justice_league_dishes_on_interesting_mera_costume/|url-status=live}} She cited Mera's trait of being "a strong, independent, self-possessed superhero in her own right" as one of the reasons for her attraction to the role as well as Mera's rejection of being called Aquawoman instead of by her own name. Aquaman received mixed reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46536972|title=Aquaman reviews: Does the blockbuster sink or swim?|publisher=BBC News|date=December 12, 2018|access-date=August 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603040144/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46536972|archive-date=June 3, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Abad-Santos|first1=Alex|url=https://www.vox.com/2018/12/31/18162437/aquaman-box-office-748-million|title=Aquaman box office: the movie has made $748 million worldwide|website=Vox|date=December 31, 2018|access-date=August 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018084138/https://www.vox.com/2018/12/31/18162437/aquaman-box-office-748-million|archive-date=October 18, 2021|url-status=live}} It was a commercial success,{{cite web|last1=Faughnder|first1=Ryan|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-box-office-aquaman-a-dogs-way-home-20190111-story.html|title='Aquaman' approaches $1 billion box-office milestone|work=Los Angeles Times|url-access=limited|date=January 11, 2019|access-date=August 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022110225/https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-box-office-aquaman-a-dogs-way-home-20190111-story.html|archive-date=October 22, 2021|url-status=live}} grossing over $1 billion.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/new-dc-movies-and-tv-shows-2022-release-dates-and-beyond|title=New DC Movies and TV Shows: 2022 Release Dates and Beyond|work=IGN|date=July 25, 2022|access-date=August 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725210419/https://www.ign.com/articles/new-dc-movies-and-tv-shows-2022-release-dates-and-beyond|archive-date=July 25, 2022|url-status=live}} The Chicago Tribune{{'}}s Michael Phillips and The Independent{{'}}s Geoffrey Macnab respectively noted that Heard "lends a blasé air of early '50s B-movie cheese" and that she "camps it up entertainingly" as Mera.{{cite web|last1=Phillips|first1=Michael|author-link1=Michael Phillips (critic)|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-mov-aquaman-rev-1211-story.html|title='Aquaman' review: It has surf. It has turf. And not much else.|work=Chicago Tribune|date=December 11, 2018|access-date=August 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521040632/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-mov-aquaman-rev-1211-story.html|archive-date=May 21, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Macnab|first1=Geoffrey|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/aquaman-review-critics-jason-momoa-amber-heard-nicole-kidman-dc-comics-release-date-a8678606.html|title=Aquaman review: This fish stew of a superhero movie is certainly an improvement on Justice League|work=The Independent|date=December 11, 2018|access-date=August 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810230205/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/aquaman-review-critics-jason-momoa-amber-heard-nicole-kidman-dc-comics-release-date-a8678606.html|archive-date=August 10, 2022|url-status=live}} That same year, Heard was appointed global ambassador for cosmetics brand L'Oréal Paris.

In 2019, Heard had supporting roles in the independent dramas Her Smell and Gully.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/amber-heard-elisabeth-moss-her-smell-1202787580/|title=Amber Heard Joins Elisabeth Moss in Drama 'Her Smell' (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=April 25, 2018|access-date=April 8, 2021|archive-date=March 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313070740/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/amber-heard-elisabeth-moss-her-smell-1202787580/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/amber-heard-gully-charlie-plummer-1202739453/|title=Amber Heard to Star With Charlie Plummer in Drama 'Gully' (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=March 29, 2018|access-date=April 8, 2021|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109030614/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/amber-heard-gully-charlie-plummer-1202739453/|url-status=live}} Her only project released in 2020 was The Stand, a miniseries based on Stephen King's novel of the same name.{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/the-stand-james-marsden-amber-heard-odessa-young-henry-zaga-stephen-king-cbs-all-access-series-1202659059/|title='The Stand': James Marsden, Amber Heard, Odessa Young & Henry Zaga Set For Stephen King's CBS All Access Series|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 1, 2019|access-date=April 8, 2021|archive-date=August 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802001220/https://deadline.com/2019/08/the-stand-james-marsden-amber-heard-odessa-young-henry-zaga-stephen-king-cbs-all-access-series-1202659059/|url-status=live}} She played Nadine Cross, a school teacher who is among the few survivors of an apocalyptic plague. It premiered on CBS All Access in December 2020, with the series finale airing in February 2021.{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2020/08/25/the-stand-premiere-date-stephen-king-cbs-all-access/|title=The Stand Miniseries Lands December Premiere Date on CBS All Access|website=TVLine|first=Dave|last=Nemetz|date=August 25, 2020|access-date=April 8, 2021|archive-date=August 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825160143/https://tvline.com/2020/08/25/the-stand-premiere-date-stephen-king-cbs-all-access/|url-status=live}} In 2021, Heard reprised her role as Mera in the superhero film Zack Snyder's Justice League, a director's cut of the 2017 film, for which she had also filmed new scenes.{{Cite web|last=Kaye|first=Don|date=August 22, 2020|title=Justice League Snyder Cut Trailer Revealed at DC FanDome|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/justice-league-snyder-cut-trailer-revealed-at-dc-fandome/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921010746/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/justice-league-snyder-cut-trailer-revealed-at-dc-fandome/ |archive-date=September 21, 2020 |access-date=April 8, 2021|website=Den of Geek}}

Heard reprised her Mera role in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), a sequel to Aquaman. An online petition to remove Heard from the film began following her ex-husband Depp's loss in his UK libel case and his replacement in the Fantastic Beasts films in 2020.{{cite web|last1=Del Rosario|first1=Alexandra|url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/petition-johnny-depp-axe-amber-heard-aquaman-1-5-million-signatures-1234622804/|title=Petition To Ax Amber Heard From 'Aquaman 2' Receives Upwards 1.5M Signatures Following Johnny Depp's 'Fantastic Beasts' Departure|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=November 28, 2020|access-date=October 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406104647/https://deadline.com/2020/11/petition-johnny-depp-axe-amber-heard-aquaman-1-5-million-signatures-1234622804/|archive-date=April 6, 2023|url-status=live}} Heard described the campaign as "paid rumors and paid campaigns on social media",{{Cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Roisin |date=May 3, 2022 |title=Petition to remove Amber Heard from Aquaman 2 passes 3 million signatures |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/amber-heard-aquaman-2-petition-b2070283.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503065231/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/amber-heard-aquaman-2-petition-b2070283.html |archive-date=May 3, 2022 |access-date=May 5, 2022 |website=The Independent}} and the film's co-producer, Peter Safran, confirmed that Heard would appear in the sequel.{{Cite news |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |last2=Patten |first2=Dominic |title=Johnny Depp Fans' Efforts To Have Amber Heard Axed From 'Aquaman 2' Carried No Water, Says Producer |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/amber-heard-aquaman-2-johnny-depp-fans-1234802845/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=July 29, 2021 |access-date=May 10, 2022 |archive-date=July 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730055908/https://deadline.com/2021/07/amber-heard-aquaman-2-johnny-depp-fans-1234802845/ |url-status=live }} By the start of the 2022 Depp v. Heard trial in the US, the petition had reached 2 million signatures.{{Cite web |last=Nugent |first=Annabel |date=April 28, 2022 |title=Petition to axe Amber Heard from Aquaman sequel reaches 2 million signatures |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/amber-heard-aquaman-2-petition-johnny-depp-b2067477.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428124414/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/amber-heard-aquaman-2-petition-johnny-depp-b2067477.html |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=The Independent}} Heard stated that she "'fought really hard to stay in the movie' but that 'they didn't want to include me in the film' and only shot a 'very pared-down version' of her part".{{Cite web |last=Hibberd |first=James |author-link=James Hibberd (writer) |date=May 17, 2022 |title=Amber Heard Says 'Aquaman 2' Role Reduced Due to Depp Allegations |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/amber-heard-aquaman-2-role-1235148309/ |access-date=May 17, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517132352/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/amber-heard-aquaman-2-role-1235148309/ |url-status=live }} Walter Hamada, a former DC Studios president, and James Wan, the film's director, attributed the reduction of Heard's role to the sequel's intention to focus on the relationship between Momoa and Patrick Wilson's characters.{{Cite web |last=Cho |first=Winston |date=May 24, 2022 |title=Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard Trial Peels Back Secrecy on Hollywood Decision-Making |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/johnny-depp-v-amber-heard-trial-peels-back-secrecy-on-hollywood-decision-making-1235153629/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524232500/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/johnny-depp-v-amber-heard-trial-peels-back-secrecy-on-hollywood-decision-making-1235153629/ |archive-date=May 24, 2022 |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{cite web|last1=De Loera|first1=Carlos|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-09-13/james-wan-amber-heard-aquaman-2-role-johnny-depp-trial|title=James Wan contradicts Amber Heard's 'Aquaman 2' allegations|work=Los Angeles Times|url-access=limited|date=September 13, 2023|access-date=October 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914041722/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-09-13/james-wan-amber-heard-aquaman-2-role-johnny-depp-trial|archive-date=September 14, 2023|url-status=live}}

Following the release of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom in 2023, several critics observed that, true to what Heard claimed in court, a number of her scenes seem to have been cut out from the film. One critic writing for Business Insider stated that "[d]espite WB and Wan's claim, it's tough to believe there wasn't another version of the film where Mera teamed up with her husband to track down his brother and the trio confronted Black Manta."{{cite news |last=Acuna |first=Kirsten |date=December 22, 2023 |title='Aquaman 2' diminishes Amber Heard's role to a mere 11 lines, grunts, and a laugh |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/aquaman-2-diminishes-amber-heards-role-to-a-mere-11-lines-grunts-and-a-laugh/articleshow/106195887.cms |url-status=live |work=Business Insider |location=New York City |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226044311/https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/aquaman-2-diminishes-amber-heards-role-to-a-mere-11-lines-grunts-and-a-laugh/articleshow/106195887.cms |archive-date=December 26, 2023 |access-date=January 14, 2024}} Another critic noted that "Heard, a steely highlight of Aquaman, here feels as though her scenes were all added in post" and that "[g]iven the clunky way Mera is literally silenced in the movie... it's hard not to assume that someone important in the production considered her a liability and made a decision of profound, deeply disappointing cowardice: To treat her as radioactive."{{cite news |last=Hassenger |first=Jesse |date=December 21, 2023 |title=Aquaman Sends the DCEU Off to the Lost Kingdom in the Sky |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/james-wan/aquaman-and-the-last-kingdom-review |url-status=live |work=Paste Magazine |location=Decatur, Georgia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103170813/https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/james-wan/aquaman-and-the-last-kingdom-review |archive-date=January 3, 2024 |access-date=January 14, 2024}} Echoing these sentiments, another critic wrote that "the fact that Heard's role is so sloppy and awkward suggests this wasn't the plan all along. It truly looks as if someone erased her actual role and then tossed her into the movie at the last minute as an afterthought" and further added that this is consistent with "Heard's allegations of the film cutting her role from the original script".{{cite news |last=Ulatowski |first=Rachel |date=December 22, 2023 |title=Unsurprisingly, Amber Heard's Reduced Role in 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' Backfired |url=https://www.themarysue.com/how-much-screen-time-does-amber-heard-have-in-aquaman-2-answered/ |url-status=live |work=The Mary Sue |location=New York City |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229152309/https://www.themarysue.com/how-much-screen-time-does-amber-heard-have-in-aquaman-2-answered/ |archive-date=December 29, 2023 |access-date=January 14, 2024}} In a more recent interview, Dolph Lundgren confirmed these observations by noting that "the original script was great... I was a bigger part of it and Amber Heard was a bigger part of it" while also lamenting that "[t]he studio decided... to just reshoot a bunch of footage to try to rebuild a slightly different story line... I felt a little disappointed, but life goes on."{{cite news |last=Topel |first=Fred |date=January 11, 2024 |title=Dolph Lundgren disappointed his, Amber Heard's 'Aquaman' roles reduced in reshoots |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2024/01/11/Dolph-Lundgren-Amber-Heard-Aquaman/3421705000713/ |url-status=live |work=United Press International |location=Boca Raton, Florida |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111195805/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2024/01/11/Dolph-Lundgren-Amber-Heard-Aquaman/3421705000713/ |archive-date=January 11, 2024 |access-date=January 14, 2024}}

Heard's first role after the trial was in the film In the Fire, directed by Conor Allyn. The film premiered at the Taormina Film Fest in June 2023.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/amber-heard-in-the-fire-taormina-interview-1235424684/|title=Taormina: Amber Heard Has Got Some Things To Say As Her Film 'In The Fire' Premieres In Sicily|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=June 26, 2023|access-date=June 27, 2023}} It was released in October 2023.{{cite web|last1=Andersson|first1=Eric|url=https://people.com/amber-heard-clip-new-thriller-in-the-fire-exclusive-8348167|title=See Amber Heard in Clip from Thriller 'In the Fire' (Exclusive)|work=People|date=October 11, 2023|access-date=October 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012170621/https://people.com/amber-heard-clip-new-thriller-in-the-fire-exclusive-8348167|archive-date=October 12, 2023|url-status=live}}

Heard traveled to the Mexico–United States border with Amnesty International and worked with the organization on a bilingual campaign to raise awareness about US immigration policies.{{cite news |date=August 17, 2012 |title=Well Rounded |url=http://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/19/t-magazine/19well-amber.html |url-status=live |work=T Magazine |location=New York, United States |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110152826/http://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/19/t-magazine/19well-amber.html |archive-date=November 10, 2022 |access-date=November 14, 2022}}{{cite news |last=Ruiz |first=Rebecca |date=August 16, 2018 |title=Despite the hate, Amber Heard wants to make the most of her digital soapbox |url=https://mashable.com/article/amber-heard-activism-social-good-summit |url-status=live |work=Mashable |location=New York, United States |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107180505/https://mashable.com/article/amber-heard-activism-social-good-summit |archive-date=November 7, 2022 |access-date=November 10, 2022}} She supported the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights' Stand Up for Human Rights campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.standup4humanrights.org/en/hr-champions-aheard.html|publisher=Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights|title=Human Rights Champions|access-date=April 19, 2019|archive-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419120533/https://www.standup4humanrights.org/en/hr-champions-aheard.html|url-status=dead}} Heard was one of the speakers at the United Nations' 9th Annual Social Good Summit in September 2018.{{cite web |url=https://unfoundation.org/media/the-9th-annual-social-good-summit-uzo-aduba-amber-heard-padma-lakshmi-and-more-to-speak-in-day-long-event-to-elevate-solutions-to-leave-no-one-behind/ |title=THE 9TH ANNUAL SOCIAL GOOD SUMMIT: UZO ADUBA, AMBER HEARD, PADMA LAKSHMI, AND MORE TO SPEAK IN DAY-LONG EVENT TO ELEVATE SOLUTIONS TO LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND |date=August 1, 2018 |website=United Nations Foundation |access-date=November 10, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519074542/https://unfoundation.org/media/the-9th-annual-social-good-summit-uzo-aduba-amber-heard-padma-lakshmi-and-more-to-speak-in-day-long-event-to-elevate-solutions-to-leave-no-one-behind/ |archive-date=May 19, 2022}} In her talk, she highlighted the centrality of humans and significance of fairness and justice, as embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.{{cite AV media |last1=Heard |first1=Amber |last2=Ruiz |first2=Rebecca |date=September 27, 2018 |title=AMBER HEARD at Social Good Summit |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YVF841hxhQ |access-date=October 24, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024105228/http://youtube.com/watch?v=2YVF841hxhQ |archive-date=October 24, 2021 |publisher=Mashable Experiential|via=YouTube}} Ahead of the 70th anniversary of the declaration's drafting, Heard gave a speech at HagueTalks' Imagine the World We Want event in October 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.haguetalks.com/event/imagine-world-want/ |title=IMAGINE THE WORLD WE WANT |date=October 18, 2018 |website=Hague Talks |publisher=Hague Project Peace and Justice |access-date=November 8, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521092806/https://www.haguetalks.com/event/imagine-world-want/ |archive-date=May 21, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.haguetalks.com/speaker/amber/ |title=SPEAKER: AMBER HEARD |date=October 18, 2018 |website=Hague Talks |publisher=Hague Project Peace and Justice |access-date=November 8, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521101331/https://www.haguetalks.com/speaker/amber/ |archive-date=May 21, 2022}}

In April 2018, Heard joined the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) on a multi-specialty medical mission to the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan as a goodwill ambassador. She henceforth partnered with SAMS to help finance treatment for children in the camp with thalassemia.{{cite web |url=https://www.sams-usa.net/campaign/join-amber-heard-sams-to-provide-life-saving-care-to-syrian-refugee-children-in-jordan/ |title=AMBER HEARD PARTNERS WITH SAMS TO PROVIDE LIFESAVING CARE FOR SYRIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN |website=Syrian American Medical Society |access-date=October 25, 2022 |archive-date=October 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025132834/https://www.sams-usa.net/campaign/join-amber-heard-sams-to-provide-life-saving-care-to-syrian-refugee-children-in-jordan/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=April 5, 2018 |title=Actress Amber Heard: Syrian refugees leave 'indelible mark' |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2018/04/05/actress-amber-heard-syrian-refugees-leave-indelible-mark/ |work=Portland Press Herald |location=South Portland, Maine, United States |access-date=October 25, 2022 |archive-date=October 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025132830/https://www.pressherald.com/2018/04/05/actress-amber-heard-syrian-refugees-leave-indelible-mark/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=May 28, 2018 |title=Amber Heard launches fundraiser to help sick Syrian refugee children |url=https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/535714/Life/Life-Style/Amber-Heard-launches-fundraiser-to-help-sick-Syrian-refugee-children |work=Saudi Gazette |location=Saudi Arabia |access-date=October 25, 2022 |archive-date=October 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025132841/https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/535714/Life/Life-Style/Amber-Heard-launches-fundraiser-to-help-sick-Syrian-refugee-children |url-status=live }} In November 2018, she visited Smile Train's programs in Mexico, during which she met with children with cleft lip and cleft palate, their families, and doctors.{{cite news |date=November 12, 2018 |title=Trae Amber alegría a México |trans-title=Amber brings joy to Mexico |url=https://www.reforma.com/aplicacioneslibre/articulo/default.aspx?id=1538101&md5=e9fdb293e6dbbbac340158293066859d&ta=0dfdbac11765226904c16cb9ad1b2efe |url-status=live |work=Reforma |language=es-mx |location=Nuevo León, Mexico |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121132250/https://www.reforma.com/aplicacioneslibre/articulo/default.aspx?id=1538101&md5=e9fdb293e6dbbbac340158293066859d&ta=0dfdbac11765226904c16cb9ad1b2efe |archive-date=November 21, 2022 |access-date=November 21, 2022}} In February 2019, Heard joined SAMS' mission to Lebanon to help Syrian refugees living in poverty, during which she visited informal settlements in Beqaa Valley. She also partnered with SAMS in raising funds for psychosocial and educational programs and vocational training for the women and children in these settlements.{{cite web |url=https://www.sams-usa.net/media_post/amber-heard-partners-with-sams-to-launch-pss-programs-for-syrian-refugee-women-in-lebanon/ |title=AMBER HEARD PARTNERS WITH SAMS TO LAUNCH PSS PROGRAMS FOR SYRIAN REFUGEE WOMEN IN LEBANON |website=Syrian American Medical Society |access-date=October 25, 2022 |archive-date=October 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025132832/https://www.sams-usa.net/media_post/amber-heard-partners-with-sams-to-launch-pss-programs-for-syrian-refugee-women-in-lebanon/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Chuba |first=Kristen |date=July 12, 2019 |title=Hollywood Power Philanthropy: How Disney's Bob Iger, Kristen Bell, Amber Heard and More Are Giving Back |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/kristen-bell-amber-heard-more-hollywood-a-listers-are-giving-back-1223172/amber-heard/ |work=The Hollywood Reporter |location=Los Angeles, California, United States |access-date=October 25, 2022 |archive-date=October 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025132831/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/kristen-bell-amber-heard-more-hollywood-a-listers-are-giving-back-1223172/amber-heard/ |url-status=live }}

In November 2016, Heard appeared in a public service announcement (PSA) on domestic violence for the #GirlGaze Project. In the PSA, she spoke about the importance of making it easier for violence against women (VAW) survivors to come forward and self-advocate. She also highlighted the importance of taking responsibility for how VAW is handled and discussed in society.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/amber-heard-domestic-violence-psa-video-1201927174/|title=Amber Heard Films Domestic Violence PSA: 'We Can Change This'|first=Seth|last=Kelley|work=Variety|date=November 26, 2016|access-date=December 19, 2016|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327085906/https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/amber-heard-domestic-violence-psa-video-1201927174/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |last1=Suyin |first1=Haynes |date=November 28, 2016 |title=You Have to See Amber Heard's Powerful PSA Against Domestic Violence |url=https://time.com/4583325/amber-heard-psa-domestic-abuse/ |url-status=live |magazine=TIME |location=New York, United States |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025151650/https://time.com/4583325/amber-heard-psa-domestic-abuse/ |archive-date=October 25, 2021 |access-date=October 30, 2022}} In a letter published in the December 2016 issue of Porter magazine, she spoke to "every woman who is suffering in silence", assuring them that they "may not see us, but we are there. Your sisters are everywhere... and we are with you."{{Cite news |date=December 13, 2016 |title=Amber Heard Writes Essay on Domestic Abuse, Addresses Her "Silent Sisters" |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/amber-heard-essay-domestic-abuse-letter-955685/ |access-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527125724/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/amber-heard-essay-domestic-abuse-letter-955685/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Willis |first1=Jackie |date=December 13, 2016 |title=Amber Heard Pens Letter for Victims of Domestic Violence: 'You Are Not Alone' |url=https://www.etonline.com/news/204937_amber_heard_pens_letter_for_victims_of_domestic_violence_you_are_not_alone |url-status=live |work=Entertainment Tonight |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729003807/https://www.etonline.com/news/204937_amber_heard_pens_letter_for_victims_of_domestic_violence_you_are_not_alone |archive-date=July 29, 2021 |access-date=October 30, 2022}}

During The Economist{{'}}s Pride and Prejudice event in March 2017, Heard highlighted the underrepresentation of LGBTQ characters in the Hollywood film industry.{{cite AV media |last1=Heard |first1=Amber |last2=Standage |first2=Tom |date=May 24, 2017 |title=Behind the scenes: closing fireside chat with Amber Heard |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOOwz_6l88E |access-date=November 5, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504013344/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOOwz_6l88E |archive-date=May 4, 2022 |publisher=Economist Impact Events|via=YouTube}} Referencing her own coming out story, she praised actresses that are candid about their sexuality and encouraged men in the industry to help "challenge the status quo".{{Cite news |last=Kiefer |first=Halle |date=March 24, 2017 |title=Amber Heard Says If Every Gay Hollywood Actor Came Out Tomorrow, 'This Would Be a Nonissue in a Month' |url-status=live |work=Vulture |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/03/amber-heard-urges-gay-hollywood-actors-to-come-out.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831031317/https://www.vulture.com/2017/03/amber-heard-urges-gay-hollywood-actors-to-come-out.html |archive-date=August 31, 2022 |access-date=November 5, 2022}} In August 2017, Heard produced a short video for the publication, in which she spoke about the gender pay gap and underrepresentation of women in the industry.{{cite AV media |last=Heard |first=Amber |date=August 25, 2017 |title=Amber Heard: Why being called a "bitch" in Hollywood isn't all bad |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOFDi0ZchE8 |access-date=November 5, 2022 |publisher=The Economist|via=YouTube}} In 2018, Heard became an ambassador for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), aiding the organization's advocacy for justice in gender issues.{{cite web |publisher=American Civil Liberties Union |date=May 18, 2022 |title=What You Need to Know About ACLU Artist Ambassadors, Including Amber Heard |url=https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/what-you-need-to-know-about-aclu-ambassadors-including-amber-heard |access-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521032858/https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/what-you-need-to-know-about-aclu-ambassadors-including-amber-heard |url-status=live |quote=In 2016, Ms. Heard pledged to donate $3.5 million over 10 years to the ACLU. Two years later, in 2018, the ACLU invited Ms. Heard to become an ambassador and to work with us on an op-ed to bring attention to the issue of sexual assault and domestic violence issues; she agreed. Through her ambassadorship, Ms. Heard supported our advocacy for gender justice issues, a cause that has long been central to our mission at least since Ruth Bader Ginsburg headed the ACLU's Women's Rights Project.}}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ive-seen-how-institutions-protect-men-accused-of-abuse-heres-what-we-can-do/2018/12/18/71fd876a-02ed-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html|title=Amber Heard: I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture's wrath. That has to change.|first=Amber|last=Heard|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=December 18, 2019|access-date=October 26, 2022|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412184930/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ive-seen-how-institutions-protect-men-accused-of-abuse-heres-what-we-can-do/2018/12/18/71fd876a-02ed-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html|url-status=live}}

{{anchor|settlementpledge}}In August 2016, Heard pledged to donate her $7 million divorce settlement with Johnny Depp to the ACLU and Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA).{{cite news |last=Hill |first=Libby |newspaper=LA Times |date=August 18, 2016 |title=Amber Heard donates $7-million Johnny Depp divorce settlement to charities |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-amber-heard-donate-divorce-settlement-charity-20160818-snap-story.html |access-date=May 12, 2022 |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512030942/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-amber-heard-donate-divorce-settlement-charity-20160818-snap-story.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=August 19, 2016 |title=Amber Heard Pledges $7 Million Divorce Settlement to Charity |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/amber-heard-pledges-7-million-divorce-settlement-to-charity-1445969 |work=NDTV |location=New Delhi, India |access-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026181202/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/amber-heard-pledges-7-million-divorce-settlement-to-charity-1445969 |url-status=live }} In November 2016, she defended this pledge against an allegation from TMZ—despite Depp not having completed the payment to her—that she had not yet made the donations as pledged.{{cite news |last=Blair |first=Olivia |date=November 29, 2016 |title=Amber Heard releases statement after reports she has not donated money from Johnny Depp divorce to charity |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/amber-heard-charity-donation-statement-johnny-depp-divorce-settlement-a7445161.html |work=The Independent |location=London, United Kingdom |access-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026182705/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/amber-heard-charity-donation-statement-johnny-depp-divorce-settlement-a7445161.html |url-status=live }} CHLA included Heard in their "Honor Roll of Donors" list for the fiscal year 2017.{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Mike |date=April 9, 2018 |title=Amber Heard Honored for 7-Figure Donation to Children's Hospital Following Johnny Depp Divorce |url=https://people.com/movies/amber-heard-makes-7-figure-donation-childrens-hospital-after-johnny-depp-divorce/ |work=People |location=New York, United States |access-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026181203/https://people.com/movies/amber-heard-makes-7-figure-donation-childrens-hospital-after-johnny-depp-divorce/ |url-status=live }} Depp finished paying the full settlement to Heard in October 2018.{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Ted |last2=Patten |first2=Dominic |date=May 16, 2022 |title=Amber Heard's Cross-Examination By Johnny Depp Lawyer Gets Harsh Fast In $50M Trial; Elon Musk $500K Donation To ACLU In Spotlight – Update |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial-domestic-abuse-2-1235024730/ |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=Deadline |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517223603/https://deadline.com/2022/05/johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial-domestic-abuse-2-1235024730/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Patten |first1=Dominic |title=Johnny Depp Making "Desperate Attempt" To Malign Amber Heard, 'Aquaman' Star's Lawyer Says; Admits Promised $7M Charitable Donations "Delayed" |url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/johnny-depp-abuse-lawsuit-amber-heard-charitable-donations-disputed-divorce-1234667028/ |access-date=April 29, 2022 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 7, 2021 |archive-date=March 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321205531/https://deadline.com/2021/01/johnny-depp-abuse-lawsuit-amber-heard-charitable-donations-disputed-divorce-1234667028/ |url-status=live}} On the Dutch talk show RTL Late Night in October 2018, Heard said she had donated $7 million to the ACLU and CHLA.Multiple sources:

• {{cite news |last1=Duff |first1=Seamus |last2=Kemp |first2=Ellie |title=Amber Heard admits she hasn't yet paid the millions she promised to charities from Johnny Depp divorce |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/amber-heard-admits-hasnt-yet-23979794 |access-date=June 6, 2022 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=May 17, 2022 |quote=Back in 2018, Amber said during an appearance on the Dutch talk show RTL Late Night: "$7million in total was donated - I split it between the ACLU and the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. I wanted nothing." [...] a sensational UK court case [...] During that case – which Johnny lost – Amber claimed while under oath that: "the entire amount of my divorce settlement was donated to charity." |archive-date=June 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604063817/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/amber-heard-admits-hasnt-yet-23979794 |url-status=live }}
• {{cite news |last1=Cartwright |first1=Lexie |title=Amber Heard admits she didn't donate $7m divorce money to charity |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/amber-heard-admits-she-didnt-donate-7m-divorce-money-to-charity/news-story/7039d08e0351ebdb9b4f83b28474c2a2 |access-date=June 6, 2022 |work=news.com.au |date=May 17, 2022 }}
• {{cite news |title=Amber Heard denies she lied about making $7m in donations from Johnny Depp divorce despite video evidence |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/amber-heard-aclu-payouts-johnny-depp-b2080940.html |first1=Rachel |last1=Sharp |work=The Independent |date=May 17, 2022 |quote=Ms Heard's appearance on Danish TV show RTL Late Night in October 2018, where she said that "$7m was donated in total". |access-date=June 13, 2022 |archive-date=June 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613140844/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/amber-heard-aclu-payouts-johnny-depp-b2080940.html |url-status=live }} As part of Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd, Heard stated in a 2020 testimony that the settlement's full amount was donated to charity.Multiple sources:
• {{cite news |last1=Quinn |first1=Ben |title=Johnny Depp says 'lie' about charity donation influenced libel judge |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/mar/18/johnny-depp-lie-charity-donation-libel-ruling |access-date=April 29, 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=March 18, 2021 |archive-date=March 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322184617/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/mar/18/johnny-depp-lie-charity-donation-libel-ruling |url-status=live }}
• {{cite news |last1=O'Connor |first1=Roisin |title='Calculated lie': Depp has rare victory over ex-wife in $7m divorce charity pledge |url=https://www.independent.ie/world-news/north-america/calculated-lie-depp-has-rare-victory-over-ex-wife-in-7m-divorce-charity-pledge-40707815.html |access-date=June 7, 2022 |work=Irish Independent |date=August 1, 2021 |quote=In November last year, Depp lost a libel lawsuit in London ... Giving evidence in a statement dated February 26, Heard stated: "... the entire amount of my divorce settlement was donated to charity." |archive-date=June 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607024110/https://www.independent.ie/world-news/north-america/calculated-lie-depp-has-rare-victory-over-ex-wife-in-7m-divorce-charity-pledge-40707815.html |url-status=live }}
• {{cite news |last1=Ryder |first1=Taryn |title=Amber Heard didn't donate Johnny Depp $7 million divorce settlement to charity |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/amber-heard-johnny-depp-divorce-settlement-charity-aclu-190013243.html |access-date=April 29, 2022 |work=Yahoo! |date=April 29, 2022 |quote=The Aquaman star has stated on multiple occasions, including in U.K.'s high court in 2020, that she donated the settlement as promised. However, neither organization received the money in full |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428233050/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/amber-heard-johnny-depp-divorce-settlement-charity-aclu-190013243.html |url-status=live }}

In January 2021, the Daily Mail reported an allegation made by Depp's lawyers that Heard had yet to complete her donations.{{cite news |last1=Contreras |first1=Cydney |title=Amber Heard Responds to Claim She Failed to Donate $7 Million Johnny Depp Divorce Settlement |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1225154/amber-heard-responds-to-claim-she-failed-to-donate-s7-million-johnny-depp-divorce-settlement |access-date=June 7, 2022 |work=E! Online |date=January 8, 2021 |archive-date=June 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609222539/https://www.eonline.com/news/1225154/amber-heard-responds-to-claim-she-failed-to-donate-s7-million-johnny-depp-divorce-settlement |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Stolworthy |first1=Jacob |title=Amber Heard's lawyer accuses Johnny Depp of 'planting' story in 'desperate attempt' to smear name |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-divorce-settlement-b1784282.html |access-date=December 20, 2022 |work=The Independent |date=January 8, 2021 |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220033840/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-divorce-settlement-b1784282.html |url-status=live }} In response to this claim, Heard's lawyer stated that Heard intended to "eventually fulfill her pledge" but had "been delayed in that goal because ... she has been forced to spend millions of dollars" following Depp's lawsuit.{{cite news |last1=Emmanuele |first1=Julia |title=Amber Heard's Rep Reveals Why She Hasn't Donated Her $7 Million Divorce Settlement Yet |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/amber-heard-hasnt-donated-her-johnny-depp-divorce-settlement-yet-for-this-difficult-reason |access-date=June 7, 2022 |work=Bustle |date=January 9, 2021 |archive-date=June 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607031025/https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/amber-heard-hasnt-donated-her-johnny-depp-divorce-settlement-yet-for-this-difficult-reason |url-status=live }}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/mar/25/johnny-depp-loses-bid-to-overturn-ruling-in-libel-case|work=The Guardian|title=Johnny Depp loses bid to overturn ruling in libel case|first=Sarah|last=Marsh|date=March 25, 2021|access-date=March 25, 2021|archive-date=March 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325102805/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/mar/25/johnny-depp-loses-bid-to-overturn-ruling-in-libel-case|url-status=live}} During the 2022 Depp v. Heard trial, the corporate designee of CHLA testified that as of 2021, Heard had given the organization $250,000.{{Cite news |last=Andrews |first=Travis M. |date=May 24, 2022 |title=In Depp-Heard trial's final days, a parade of rebuttal witnesses |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/05/24/depp-heard-trials-final-days-parade-rebuttal-witnesses/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525060700/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/05/24/depp-heard-trials-final-days-parade-rebuttal-witnesses/ |archive-date=May 25, 2022}} The ACLU's chief operating officer testified in December 2021 that the organization expected to receive the money over a 10-year period.{{Cite news |first=Gemma |last=Peplow |date=April 29, 2022 |title=Depp v Heard trial finally delves into article that sparked the entire case - as more severed finger details come out in court |url=https://news.sky.com/story/depp-v-heard-trial-finally-delves-into-article-that-sparked-the-entire-case-as-more-severed-finger-details-come-out-in-court-12600787 |access-date=May 20, 2022 |publisher=Sky News |archive-date=May 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523122925/https://news.sky.com/story/depp-v-heard-trial-finally-delves-into-article-that-sparked-the-entire-case-as-more-severed-finger-details-come-out-in-court-12600787 |url-status=live }} To that time, a total of $1.3 million had been donated to the ACLU in Heard's name between 2016 and 2018.{{Cite news|last=Kilander|first=Gustaf|newspaper=The Independent|date=April 28, 2022|title=Court told Amber Heard only gave ACLU half of promised $3.5 million from Johnny Depp divorce settlement|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/amber-heard-aclu-donation-depp-b2067712.html|access-date=May 21, 2022|archive-date=May 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527002128/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/amber-heard-aclu-donation-depp-b2067712.html|url-status=live}} Heard testified that defending the case had cost her more than $6 million in legal fees and that she planned to resume her donations when she could.{{cite web |last=Maddaus |first=Gene |date=May 16, 2022 |title=Johnny Depp's Lawyer to Amber Heard: 'Mr. Depp Is Your Victim, Isn't He?' |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/amber-heard-cross-examination-johnny-depp-1235268531/ |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=Variety |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517202126/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/amber-heard-cross-examination-johnny-depp-1235268531/ |url-status=live }}

{{anchor|photoleakresponse}}In May 2019, Heard gave a speech on Capitol Hill in support of the SHIELD Act, discussing her experience with the nonconsensual leak of her private photos obtained via hacking as part of the 2014 celebrity nude photo leak.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/05/22/cause-celeb-amber-heard-backs-revenge-porn-bill-capitol-hill/|title=Cause Celeb: Amber Heard backs 'revenge porn' bill on Capitol Hill|first=Emily|last=Heil|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=May 22, 2019|access-date=May 22, 2019|archive-date=May 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522215935/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/05/22/cause-celeb-amber-heard-backs-revenge-porn-bill-capitol-hill/|url-status=live}} Heard wrote an op-ed in The New York Times in November 2019, deeming "revenge porn" an inappropriate label due to the lack of consent for the images' disclosure and emphasizing the importance of congressional legislation to protect privacy in light of state laws' failure.{{cite news|title=Amber Heard: Are We All Celebrities Now?|last=Heard|first=Amber|date=November 4, 2019|access-date=January 15, 2020|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/opinion/amber-heard-revenge-porn.html|archive-date=January 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115210859/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/opinion/amber-heard-revenge-porn.html|url-status=live}} In the same month, Heard, together with Nico Tortorella and DC Comics, was awarded for "their activism and commitment to disenfranchised youth" by the Hetrick-Martin Institute.{{cite magazine |date=November 7, 2019 |title=AMBER HEARD AND NICO TORTORELLA SHINE AT THE EMERY AWARDS |url=https://vmagazine.com/article/amber-heard-and-nico-tortorella-shine-at-the-emery-awards/ |url-status=live |magazine=V Magazine |location=New York, United States |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811123716/https://vmagazine.com/article/amber-heard-and-nico-tortorella-shine-at-the-emery-awards/ |archive-date=August 11, 2022 |access-date=December 30, 2022}} Prior to the 2020 United States presidential election, Heard appeared in an election ad created by artist Marilyn Minter in support of Planned Parenthood and participated in the VoteRiders #IDCheck Challenge on social media.{{cite web|title=Actress Amber Heard and Marilyn Minter Have Made a Provocative Election Ad in Defense of Reproductive Rights—See It Here|url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/marilyn-minter-amber-heard-downtown-democracy-1917073|website=Artnet News |access-date=March 27, 2021|date=October 21, 2020|quote=Heard donated her $7 million settlement to the American Civil Liberties Union, and became an organization ambassador for women's rights. |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117065012/https://news.artnet.com/art-world/marilyn-minter-amber-heard-downtown-democracy-1917073 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Rabinowitz |first=Chloe |date=September 29, 2020 |title=Rory O'Malley, Amy Schumer, Elizabeth Banks and More Participate in VoteRiders #IDCheck Challenge |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rory-OMalley-Amy-Schumer-Elizabeth-Banks-and-More-Participate-in-VoteRiders-IDCheck-Challenge-20200929 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021212520/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rory-OMalley-Amy-Schumer-Elizabeth-Banks-and-More-Participate-in-VoteRiders-IDCheck-Challenge-20200929 |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |access-date=October 21, 2021 |website=BroadwayWorld}}

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Heard publicly came out in 2010,{{cite news|last=Halterman|first=J.|title=EXCLUSIVE: Amber Heard talks about being out in Hollywood|newspaper=AfterEllen|date=December 4, 2010|access-date=October 10, 2014|url=http://www.afterellen.com/exclusive-amber-heard-talks-about-being-out-in-hollywood/12/2010/|archive-date=October 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015082705/http://www.afterellen.com/exclusive-amber-heard-talks-about-being-out-in-hollywood/12/2010/|url-status=live}} but has stated, "I don't label myself one way or another – I have had successful relationships with men and now a woman. I love who I love; it's the person that matters."{{cite magazine|first=Sam|last=Frize|title=5 Things You Should Know About Amber Heard|magazine=Time|date=January 19, 2014|access-date=September 6, 2017|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2014/01/19/5-things-you-should-know-about-amber-heard/|archive-date=March 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323211008/http://entertainment.time.com/2014/01/19/5-things-you-should-know-about-amber-heard/|url-status=live}}

Heard was in a relationship with photographer Tasya van Ree from 2008 to 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-johnny-depp-amber-heard-engagement-rumors-engaged-20140117-story.html|title=Johnny Depp and Amber Heard spark engagement rumors|last=Saad|first=Nardine|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 17, 2014|access-date=August 20, 2016|archive-date=August 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826195327/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-johnny-depp-amber-heard-engagement-rumors-engaged-20140117-story.html|url-status=live}} Heard had her last name legally changed to van Ree during the relationship and reverted to her birth name in 2014. In 2009, Heard was arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Washington, after allegedly hitting van Ree.{{cite news|last1=Puente|first1=Maria|title=Amber Heard arrested in 2009 on charge of hitting girlfriend|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/06/07/amber-heard-arrested-2009-charge-hitting-girlfriend/85563338/ |access-date=February 18, 2020|work=USA Today|date=June 8, 2016 |archive-date=April 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423211350/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/06/07/amber-heard-arrested-2009-charge-hitting-girlfriend/85563338/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Hill|first1=Libby|title=Amber Heard was accused of domestic violence by a former girlfriend in 2009|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-amber-heard-girlfriend-domestic-violence-20160607-snap-story.html |access-date=February 18, 2020|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 7, 2016 |archive-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218084040/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-amber-heard-girlfriend-domestic-violence-20160607-snap-story.html |url-status=live}} Heard appeared the next day in King County District Court, Seattle but was not charged. The arrest was made public in 2016 during Heard's divorce proceedings from actor Johnny Depp. A statement was then issued by Heard's publicist in which van Ree said that Heard had been "wrongfully" accused and that the incident had been "misinterpreted and over-sensationalized", while also recalling "hints of misogynistic attitudes toward us which later appeared to be homophobic when they found out we were domestic partners and not just 'friends'" and adding that she and Heard "shared 5 wonderful years together and remain close to this day".{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Michael |date=June 9, 2016 |work=People |title=Amber Heard's 2009 Arresting Officer Speaks Out: 'I Am So Not Homophobic or Misogynistic!' |url=https://people.com/movies/amber-heards-arresting-officer-speaks-out-i-am-so-not-homophobic/ |access-date=May 15, 2022 |archive-date=May 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515115852/https://people.com/movies/amber-heards-arresting-officer-speaks-out-i-am-so-not-homophobic/ |url-status=live }} The female officer who conducted the arrest — a lesbian — subsequently posted on Facebook to say, "I am so not homophobic or misogynistic! The arrest was made because an assault occurred (I witnessed it)."

Heard was one of the victims of the 2014 celebrity nude photo leak, in which "more than 50 of [her] personal photos were stolen and released to the public" with Heard later both speaking and writing against such breaches of privacy.

Following her divorce from Johnny Depp,{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/amber-heard-meet-the-new-mrs-johnny-depp-737427|title=Amber Heard: Meet the New Mrs Johnny Depp|website=NDTV|access-date=February 6, 2015|archive-date=June 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608053508/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/amber-heard-meet-the-new-mrs-johnny-depp-737427|url-status=live}} Heard dated tech entrepreneur and Tesla CEO and shareholder Elon Musk for a year, until early 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/06/elon-musk-breaks-up-with-amber-heard-report-says/|title=Tesla CEO Elon Musk breaks up with Amber Heard, report says|date=August 6, 2017|access-date=June 6, 2020|archive-date=September 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912212523/http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/06/elon-musk-breaks-up-with-amber-heard-report-says/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|title=Elon Musk and Amber Heard Call it Quits ... Again|url=https://people.com/movies/elon-musk-amber-heard-call-quits-again/|access-date=February 28, 2021|website=People|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301193214/https://people.com/movies/elon-musk-amber-heard-call-quits-again/|url-status=live}} She later had a relationship with actress and cinematographer Bianca Butti from January 2020 to December 2021.{{cite web |url=https://people.com/movies/amber-heard-and-girlfriend-bianca-butti-everything-we-know-about-the-new-couple/ |title=Amber Heard and Girlfriend Bianca Butti: Everything We Know About the New Couple |website=People |date=March 25, 2020 |access-date=May 10, 2022 |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428213951/https://people.com/movies/amber-heard-and-girlfriend-bianca-butti-everything-we-know-about-the-new-couple/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/celebrities/2022/05/06/62748611268e3e851e8b4663.html |title=What's Amber Heard's full dating history? |website=Marca |date=May 5, 2022 |access-date=May 10, 2022 |archive-date=May 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510220223/https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/celebrities/2022/05/06/62748611268e3e851e8b4663.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Parkel |first=Inga |title=Amber Heard: What we know about her career, background and family life |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/amber-heard-johnny-depp-whitney-henriquez-movies-family-b2079828.html |access-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516100913/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/amber-heard-johnny-depp-whitney-henriquez-movies-family-b2079828.html |url-status=live }}

In April 2021, Heard had her first child, a daughter, via surrogacy.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/amber-heard-first-child-surrogate-1234976874/|title=Amber Heard Reveals She Welcomed Her First Child Via Surrogate|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Allison|last=Crist|date=July 1, 2021|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-date=July 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701231714/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/amber-heard-first-child-surrogate-1234976874/|url-status=live}} In December 2024, Heard announced that she is expecting her second child.{{Cite news |last=VanHoose |first=Benjamin |date=December 5, 2024 |title=Amber Heard Is Expecting Baby No. 2: She Is 'Delighted Both for Herself and Oonagh Paige' (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/amber-heard-expecting-second-baby-exclusive-8707364 |access-date=December 7, 2024 |work=People}} On May 11, 2025, Heard announced the arrival of twins, a daughter and son.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/amber-heard-reveals-newborn-twins-names-mothers-day-tribute-11732566|title=Amber Heard Reveals Names and Sexes of Her Newborn Twins in Mother's Day Tribute: 'My Dream Family'|first=Benjamin|last=VanHoose|website=People|date=May 11, 2025|accessdate=May 11, 2025}} As of June 2023, Heard resides in Madrid, Spain.{{Cite web |last=Vanhoose |first=Benjamin |date=June 1, 2023 |title=Amber Heard Breaks Silence on Moving to Spain After Johnny Depp Trial: 'I Love Living Here' |url=https://people.com/amber-heard-breaks-silence-move-to-spain-love-living-here-7506725 |access-date=June 3, 2023 |website=People |archive-date=June 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603055701/https://people.com/amber-heard-breaks-silence-move-to-spain-love-living-here-7506725 |url-status=live }}

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Heard first met actor Johnny Depp in 2009 when she was cast in The Rum Diary opposite him. According to reports,{{Cite news |date=July 19, 2020 |title=Factbox: Johnny Depp's libel case - The evidence so far |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-people-depp-evidence-factbox-idUKKCN24K0UY |access-date=December 18, 2022 |archive-date=December 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218005436/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-people-depp-evidence-factbox-idUKKCN24K0UY |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=May 25, 2022 |title=A timeline of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's relationship and key moments from court case |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-26/johnny-depp-v-amber-heard-timeline-defamation-domestic-violence/101098658 |access-date=December 18, 2022 |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808223037/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-26/johnny-depp-v-amber-heard-timeline-defamation-domestic-violence/101098658 |url-status=live }} the couple began dating in 2012 and were married in a civil ceremony in February 2015.{{cite news|title=Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: A Timeline of Their Tempestuous Relationship|url=https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-divorce-settlement-1201837685/|first1=Lamarco|last1=McClendon|first2=Maria|last2=Cavassuto|first3=Lawrence|last3=Yee|date=August 19, 2016|work=Variety|access-date=February 21, 2021|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127083059/https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-divorce-settlement-1201837685/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://documents.latimes.com/amber-heard-and-johnny-depps-court-declarations-regarding-allegations-domestic-violence/|title=Amber Heard and Johnny Depp's court declarations regarding allegations of domestic violence|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 27, 2016|access-date=August 20, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304030720/http://documents.latimes.com/amber-heard-and-johnny-depps-court-declarations-regarding-allegations-domestic-violence/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Tie the Knot: Source|url=http://www.people.com/article/johnny-depp-amber-heard-marry-wedding-civil-ceremony-los-angeles|work=People|access-date=February 4, 2015|archive-date=February 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190206221803/https://people.com/article/johnny-depp-amber-heard-marry-wedding-civil-ceremony-los-angeles|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=New documents from the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard trial have been unsealed – and things have only got uglier {{!}} Johnny Depp {{!}} The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/10/new-documents-johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial-unsealed-things-have-got-uglier |access-date=December 18, 2022 |website=amp.theguardian.com | date=August 10, 2022 |archive-date=December 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218005439/https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/10/new-documents-johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial-unsealed-things-have-got-uglier#amp_tf=From%20%251$s&aoh=16713116102846&referrer=https://www.google.com |url-status=live }}

In April 2015, Heard and Depp breached Australia's biosecurity laws when they failed to declare in customs the two dogs accompanying them when they flew into Queensland, where Depp was working on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.{{cite news|title=Johnny Depp's dogs face death in Australia|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-32732313|access-date=April 18, 2016|work=BBC News|date=May 14, 2015|archive-date=April 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406142739/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-32732313|url-status=live}} In May 2015, the dogs were flown out of the country hours before a euthanasia deadline.{{Cite news |last=Medhora |first=Shalailah |date=May 17, 2015 |title=Barnaby Joyce defends threat to put down Johnny Depp's dogs |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/17/barnaby-joyce-defends-threat-to-put-down-johnny-depps-dogs |access-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531105131/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/17/barnaby-joyce-defends-threat-to-put-down-johnny-depps-dogs |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Nianias |first=Helen |date=May 15, 2015 |title=Johnny Depp's dogs have finally left Australia hours before deadline |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/johnny-depp-s-dogs-have-finally-left-australia-hours-before-deadline-10253044.html |access-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531105131/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/johnny-depp-s-dogs-have-finally-left-australia-hours-before-deadline-10253044.html |url-status=live }} Later in July of the same year, only Heard was charged for this breach in the laws.{{cite news|title=Amber Heard charged with illegally bringing dogs to Australia|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/16/amber-heard-charged-with-taking-dogs-to-australia-johnny-depp|access-date=April 18, 2016|work=The Guardian|date=July 16, 2015|archive-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626204825/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/16/amber-heard-charged-with-taking-dogs-to-australia-johnny-depp|url-status=live}}

By December 2015, the case had been adjourned four times with Heard having instructed her lawyers to enter not guilty pleas and stating that she was "looking forward" to fighting the charges.{{Cite news |last=Robertson |first=Joshua |date=December 7, 2015 |title=Johnny Depp's dogs: Amber Heard 'looking forward' to fighting charges |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/07/johnny-depps-dogs-amber-heard-looking-forward-to-fighting-charges |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207034030/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/07/johnny-depps-dogs-amber-heard-looking-forward-to-fighting-charges |archive-date=December 7, 2015 |access-date=June 2, 2022 |url-status=live }} In the court case in April 2016,{{Cite news |date=April 18, 2016 |title=Johnny Depp dogs case: Amber Heard faces court |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/johnny-depp-dogs-case-amber-heard-faces-court-20160418-go8lct.html |access-date=May 12, 2022 |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512120844/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/johnny-depp-dogs-case-amber-heard-faces-court-20160418-go8lct.html |url-status=live }} Heard pleaded guilty to falsifying quarantine documents, stating that she had made a mistake due to sleep deprivation.{{cite news|title=Johnny Depp's dogs: Amber Heard pleads guilty over Boo and Pistol quarantine document|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-18/johnny-depp-and-amber-heard-gold-coast-court-dogs/7333662|access-date=April 18, 2016|work=ABC News|date=April 18, 2016|archive-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626204822/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-18/johnny-depp-and-amber-heard-gold-coast-court-dogs/7333662|url-status=live}} While criminal charges were dropped, she was placed on a A$1,000 (US${{To USD|1000|AUS|round=yes}}) one-month good behaviour bond for producing a false document;{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/apr/18/johnny-depps-wife-amber-heard-pleads-guilty-over-bringing-dogs-to-australia|title=Charges dropped against Amber Heard for bringing dogs to Australia with Johnny Depp|first=Joshua|last=Robertson|work=The Guardian|location=London, England|date=April 18, 2016|access-date=April 18, 2016|archive-date=April 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414191308/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/apr/18/johnny-depps-wife-amber-heard-pleads-guilty-over-bringing-dogs-to-australia|url-status=live}} Heard and Depp released a video apologizing for their behavior and urging others to adhere to biosecurity laws.

Heard filed for divorce from Depp in May 2016 and obtained a temporary restraining order against him, releasing a statement saying that, "During the entirety of our relationship, Johnny has been verbally and physically abusive to me. I endured excessive emotional, verbal and physical abuse from Johnny, which has included angry, hostile, humiliating and threatening assaults to me whenever I questioned his authority or disagreed with him."{{Cite magazine |last=Miller |first=Julie |date=May 27, 2016 |title=Amber Heard Secures Restraining Order Against Johnny Depp, Claims "Emotional, Verbal, and Physical Abuse" |magazine=Vanity Fair |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/05/johnny-depp-amber-heard-divorce-abuse |access-date=May 13, 2022 |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706213947/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/05/johnny-depp-amber-heard-divorce-abuse |url-status=live }} She requested $50,000 a month "as and for pendente lite spousal support based on [their] marital lifestyle".{{cite news |last=Nessif |first=Bruna |date=May 28, 2016 |title=Amber Heard Denied $50,000 Monthly Spousal Support From Johnny Depp: 11 More Things We Learned From the Court Documents |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/768615/amber-heard-denied-50-000-monthly-spousal-support-from-johnny-depp-11-more-things-we-learned-from-the-court-documents |url-status=live |work=E! Entertainment Television |location=Los Angeles |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820010635/https://www.eonline.com/news/768615/amber-heard-denied-50-000-monthly-spousal-support-from-johnny-depp-11-more-things-we-learned-from-the-court-documents |archive-date=August 20, 2021 |access-date=September 20, 2023}}{{cite web |last1=France |first1=Lisa Respers |title=Amber Heard documents $43K a month in expenses |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/31/entertainment/amber-heard-johnny-depp-expenses/index.html |website=CNN |publisher=Cable News Network |access-date=August 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604003246/https://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/31/entertainment/amber-heard-johnny-depp-expenses/index.html |archive-date=June 4, 2016 |date=June 1, 2016 |url-status=live}} In response, Depp's counsel said "Amber is attempting to secure a premature financial resolution by alleging abuse", but agreed with her request for a restraining order, saying Depp "nonetheless has every intention of staying away from Amber and will stipulate to mutual stay-away and personal conduct orders".{{Cite news |last=Warner |first=Kara |date=April 14, 2022 |title=Amber Heard and Johnny Depp's Divorce Explodes: Everything You Need to Know |work=People |url=https://people.com/crime/johnny-depp-amber-heard-divorce-timeline-everything-you-need-to-know/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013154316/http://people.com/crime/johnny-depp-amber-heard-divorce-timeline-everything-you-need-to-know/ |archive-date=October 13, 2016 |access-date=June 1, 2022 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Blair |first=Olivia |date=May 28, 2016 |title=Johnny Depp's lawyers claim Amber Heard's request for restraining order was a response to negative media coverage against her |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/johnny-depp-s-lawyers-amber-heard-s-restraining-order-claim-response-to-negative-media-coverage-against-her-a7053631.html |access-date=June 1, 2022 |archive-date=June 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601074615/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/johnny-depp-s-lawyers-amber-heard-s-restraining-order-claim-response-to-negative-media-coverage-against-her-a7053631.html |url-status=live}}

{{anchor|DivorceSettlement}}A settlement amount for the divorce was arrived at in August 2016,{{cite web|url=http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/08/19/amber-heard-to-give-7m-johnny-depp-divorce-settlement-to-charity/|title=Amber Heard To Give $7M Johnny Depp Divorce Settlement To Charity|work=The New York Times|location=London, England|date=August 19, 2016|access-date=August 20, 2016|archive-date=December 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212121140/http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/08/19/amber-heard-to-give-7m-johnny-depp-divorce-settlement-to-charity/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/16/entertainment/amber-heard-johnny-depp-timeline/|title=Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Settle Divorce|publisher=CNN|location=Atlanta, Georgia|first=Lisa Respers|last=France|date=August 16, 2016|access-date=August 20, 2016|archive-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411215238/https://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/16/entertainment/amber-heard-johnny-depp-timeline/|url-status=live}} and Heard pledged to donate the proceeds equally between the ACLU{{cite web|url=https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/actress-amber-heard-donates-millions-support-aclu-and-its-work-fighting-violence|title=Actress Amber Heard Donates Millions to Support the ACLU and Its Work Fighting Violence Against Women|publisher=American Civil Liberties Union|date=August 19, 2016|access-date=May 23, 2017|archive-date=May 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528021633/https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/actress-amber-heard-donates-millions-support-aclu-and-its-work-fighting-violence|url-status=live}} and CHLA.{{cite web|title=Amber Heard Honored for 7-Figure Donation to Children's Hospital Following Johnny Depp Divorce|url=http://people.com/movies/amber-heard-makes-7-figure-donation-childrens-hospital-after-johnny-depp-divorce/|work=People|location=New York City|first=Mike|last=Miller|date=April 9, 2018|access-date=May 4, 2018|archive-date=January 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129115105/https://people.com/movies/amber-heard-makes-7-figure-donation-childrens-hospital-after-johnny-depp-divorce/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38621519|title=Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Finalise Divorce|date=January 14, 2017|access-date=January 14, 2017|publisher=BBC|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328005741/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38621519|url-status=live}} She dropped her request for a continued restraining order and she and Depp issued a joint statement saying that their "relationship was intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love. Neither party has made false accusations for financial gain. There was never any intent of physical or emotional harm."

The final terms of the settlement were agreed upon by January 2017 with Depp being required to complete the payment of $7 million to Heard by February 2018,{{cite news |last1=Kenneally |first1=Tim |title=Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's Divorce Is Finalized, Finally |url=https://www.thewrap.com/johnny-depp-and-amber-heards-divorce-is-finalized-finally/ |access-date=June 9, 2022 |work=TheWrap |date=January 13, 2017 |archive-date=June 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609060937/https://www.thewrap.com/johnny-depp-and-amber-heards-divorce-is-finalized-finally/ |url-status=live }} contribute $500,000 towards Heard's attorneys fees, and to give Heard custody of their two dogs, a horse, and two cars.{{cite web|title=Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Divide Assets: He Gets His Cars and Houses, She Gets the Dogs|url=https://people.com/movies/johnny-depp-amber-heard-divorce-settlement/|work=People|publisher=Meredith Corporation|location=New York City|first=Mike|last=Miller|date=January 14, 2017|access-date=June 15, 2022|archive-date=June 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615184601/https://people.com/movies/johnny-depp-amber-heard-divorce-settlement/|url-status=live}} Depp was to retain all his real estate assets and 42 vehicles and no spousal support would be paid by either party. In her 2022 testimony, Heard stated that because they had no pre-nuptial agreement, she would have been entitled to half of Depp's earnings of $65 million during the marriage had she requested it.{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Ted|last2=Patten|first2=Dominic|date=May 17, 2022|title=Amber Heard Testimony Ends As 'Aquaman' Star Insists Johnny Depp "Guilty" Of Domestic Abuse; Actress' Status In DC Sequel Unclear She Says In $50M Trial – Update|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial-assault-cross-examination-1235025786/|access-date=May 18, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-date=May 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517222701/https://deadline.com/2022/05/johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial-assault-cross-examination-1235025786/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Maddaus |first=Gene |date=May 17, 2022 |title=Amber Heard Testifies About Johnny Depp: 'This Is a Man Who Tried to Kill Me' |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial-cross-examination-1235269530/ |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=Variety |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517222611/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial-cross-examination-1235269530/ |url-status=live }}

{{main|Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd}}

In June 2018,{{Cite web|last=Russian|first=Ale|date=June 4, 2018|title=Johnny Depp Sues U.K. Tabloid for Defamation Over Story Slamming Him and J.K. Rowling|url=https://people.com/movies/johnny-depp-sues-u-k-tabloid-for-defamation-over-story-slamming-him-and-j-k-rowling/|url-status=live|access-date=April 14, 2021|website=People|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414004358/https://people.com/movies/johnny-depp-sues-u-k-tabloid-for-defamation-over-story-slamming-him-and-j-k-rowling/}} Depp brought a libel lawsuit in the United Kingdom against News Group Newspapers (NGN), the company publishing The Sun, which had labeled him a "wife beater" in an April 2018 article.{{cite news|last1=Bowcott|first1=Owen|last2=Davies|first2=Caroline|date=November 2, 2020|title=Johnny Depp loses libel case against Sun over claims he beat ex-wife Amber Heard|work=The Guardian|location=London, England|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/02/johnny-depp-loses-libel-case-against-sun-over-claims-he-beat-ex-wife-amber-heard|access-date=November 2, 2020|archive-date=March 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321205514/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/02/johnny-depp-loses-libel-case-against-sun-over-claims-he-beat-ex-wife-amber-heard|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=November 2, 2020|title=Depp loses libel case against The Sun newspaper|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54779430|access-date=November 2, 2020|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505190012/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54779430|url-status=live}} Heard was a key witness for NGN during the highly publicized trial in July 2020.{{cite news|last1=Walawalkar|first1=Aaron|date=November 2, 2020|title=London high court to deliver ruling on Johnny Depp libel case|work=The Guardian|location=London, England|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/02/london-high-court-to-deliver-ruling-on-johnny-depp-libel-case|access-date=November 2, 2020|archive-date=November 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102062313/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/02/london-high-court-to-deliver-ruling-on-johnny-depp-libel-case|url-status=live}}

In November 2020, the presiding judge found that Depp had lost his claim and that "the great majority of alleged assaults of Ms Heard by Mr Depp [12 out of the 14] have been proved to the civil standard". The court rejected Depp's claim of a hoax,{{cite web|date=November 25, 2020|title=Johnny Depp libel case appeal bid turned down|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55079825|access-date=March 24, 2021|work=BBC|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203051347/https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-55079825|url-status=live}} and accepted that the allegations Heard had made against Depp had damaged her career and activism. Depp's appeal to overturn the verdict was rejected in March 2021.

{{main|Depp v. Heard}}

In February 2019, Depp sued Heard for defamation over a December 2018 op-ed for The Washington Post.{{cite web|last1=Griffith|first1=Janelle|title=Johnny Depp sues ex-wife Amber Heard for $50 million for allegedly defaming him|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/johnny-depp-sues-ex-wife-amber-heard-50-million-allegedly-n978976|date=March 4, 2019|publisher=NBC News|location=New York City|access-date=April 12, 2019|archive-date=March 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321205616/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/johnny-depp-sues-ex-wife-amber-heard-50-million-allegedly-n978976|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-defamation-washington-post-op-ed-50-million-1203153857/|title=Johnny Depp Reportedly Sues Amber Heard for $50M Over Washington Post Op-Ed|last=Nyren|first=Erin|date=March 2, 2019|website=Variety|location=Los Angeles, California|access-date=March 3, 2019|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505190114/https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-defamation-washington-post-op-ed-50-million-1203153857/|url-status=live}} In the lawsuit, Depp alleged that the op-ed contained three defamatory statements, the first of which was a headline:

• "Amber Heard: I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture's wrath. That has to change."
• "Then two years ago, I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our culture's wrath for women who speak out."
• "I had the rare vantage point of seeing, in real time, how institutions protect men accused of abuse."{{cite news |last1=Hennessy |first1=Joan |title=Jurors mostly side with Depp in defamation case against Heard |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/jurors-mostly-side-with-depp-in-defamation-case-against-heard/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=Courthouse News Service |date=June 1, 2022 |archive-date=June 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607054036/https://www.courthousenews.com/jurors-mostly-side-with-depp-in-defamation-case-against-heard/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Yahr |first1=Emily |title=What to know about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's defamation trial |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/04/10/johnny-depp-amber-heard-case/ |access-date=April 21, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220410162533/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/04/10/johnny-depp-amber-heard-case/ |archive-date=April 10, 2022 |url-status=live }}

Depp also alleged that Heard had been the one who abused him, and that her allegations constituted a hoax against him.

In August 2020, Heard filed a counterclaim against Depp, alleging that he had coordinated "a harassment campaign via Twitter and [by] orchestrating online petitions to get her fired from Aquaman and L'Oréal".{{cite web|first=Ashley|last=Cullins|title=Johnny Depp Seeks Defamation Trial Delay Because of 'Fantastic Beasts 3' Filming|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/johnny-depp-seeks-defamation-trial-delay-because-of-fantastic-beasts-3-filming|website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=November 8, 2020|date=August 31, 2020 |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101221757/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/johnny-depp-seeks-defamation-trial-delay-because-of-fantastic-beasts-3-filming |url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Johnny Depp seeks delay to US defamation trial due to Fantastic Beasts 3 filming|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53983386|publisher=BBC News |access-date=November 8, 2020|date=September 1, 2020 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108080603/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53983386 |url-status=live}} Ultimately, Heard's counterclaim went to trial over three allegations that Depp had defamed her through statements made by his then-lawyer, Adam Waldman, published in the Daily Mail in April 2020, where Waldman stated:

• "Heard and her friends in the media used fake sexual violence allegations as both sword and shield", publicizing a "sexual violence hoax" against Depp.
• ... in one incident at a penthouse, "Amber and her friends spilled a little wine and roughed the place up, got their stories straight under the direction of a lawyer and publicist, and then placed a second call to 911" as "an ambush, a hoax" against Depp.
• ... there had been an "abuse hoax" by Heard against Depp.{{cite news |last1=Rico |first1=R.J. |title=Explainer: Each count the Depp-Heard jurors considered |url=https://apnews.com/article/amber-heard-johnny-depp-entertainment-lawsuits-078f566e5a2486240bf776792b12e93d |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=Associated Press |date=June 1, 2022 |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602080524/https://apnews.com/article/amber-heard-johnny-depp-entertainment-lawsuits-078f566e5a2486240bf776792b12e93d |url-status=live }}

The Depp-Heard trial took place in Fairfax County, Virginia between April 11 and June 1, 2022.{{cite news |last1=Rosenblatt |first1=Kalhan |title=Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial: Summary and timeline |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-defamation-trial-summary-timeline-rcna26136 |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=NBC News |date=June 2, 2022 |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602001921/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-defamation-trial-summary-timeline-rcna26136 |url-status=live }} The verdict was that for Depp's lawsuit, the jury found that all three statements from Heard's op-ed were false, defamed Depp, and were made with actual malice, so the jury awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages from Heard. The punitive damages were reduced to $350,000 due to a limit imposed by Virginia state law.{{cite news |last1=Chappell |first1=Bill |last2=Diaz |first2=Jaclyn |title=Depp is awarded more than $10M in defamation case against Heard and she gets $2M |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/06/01/1102118755/depp-heard-trial-verdict |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=NPR |date=June 1, 2022 |archive-date=June 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601231157/https://www.npr.org/2022/06/01/1102118755/depp-heard-trial-verdict |url-status=live }} For Heard's counterclaim, the jury found that Waldman's first and third statements to the Daily Mail had not been proven to be defamatory, while finding that Waldman's second statement to the Daily Mail was false, defamatory and made with actual malice. As a result, Heard was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages and zero in punitive damages from Depp.

During the trial, online public sentiment was generally against Heard. Her testimony, which was widely ridiculed, was thought to be false.{{Cite news |date=June 2, 2022 |title=Could toxic Depp-Heard case have chilling effect on accusers? |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61664982 |access-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-date=September 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906083003/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61664982 |url-status=live }} Heard said she was "harassed, humiliated, threatened every single day" and described online criticism of her testimony as "agonizing".{{Cite news |last=Jacobs |first=Julia |date=May 26, 2022 |title=Amber Heard Describes Impact of Online Attacks: 'I'm a Human Being' |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/26/arts/amber-heard-johnny-depp-harassment.html |access-date=June 11, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611101821/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/26/arts/amber-heard-johnny-depp-harassment.html |url-status=live }} An interviewer hypothesized that the jury had reviewed the evidence and had not believed Heard's testimony and Heard responded to this by questioning how the jury could have believed her by the time she got on the stand when they had already listened "to three-and-a-half weeks of testimony about how I was a non-credible person".{{cite news |date=June 14, 2022 |title=Amber Heard speaks about social media 'hate and vitriol' of Johnny Depp trial |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61782384 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906083004/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61782384 |archive-date=September 6, 2022 |access-date=June 15, 2022 |work=BBC News}}Sources:

• {{cite news |last1=Sabur |first1=Rozina |title=Amber Heard says jury fell for Johnny Depp's 'fantastic' acting |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/amber-heard-says-jury-fell-for-johnny-depp-s-fantastic-acting-20220614-p5athj.html |access-date=June 15, 2022 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=June 14, 2022 |archive-date=June 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615032840/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/amber-heard-says-jury-fell-for-johnny-depp-s-fantastic-acting-20220614-p5athj.html |url-status=live }}
• {{cite news |title=Heard says online 'hate and vitriol' during Depp trial not 'fair' |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220613-heard-says-online-hate-and-vitriol-during-depp-trial-not-fair |access-date=June 16, 2022 |work=France 24 |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=June 13, 2022 |archive-date=June 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616024653/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220613-heard-says-online-hate-and-vitriol-during-depp-trial-not-fair |url-status=live }}
• {{cite news |last1=Lampen |first1=Claire |title=Amber Heard Says She Still Has Love for Johnny Depp |url=https://www.thecut.com/2022/06/amber-heard-doesnt-blame-the-jury-for-johnny-depp-verdict.html |access-date=June 16, 2022 |work=The Cut |date=June 15, 2022 |archive-date=June 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616032534/https://www.thecut.com/2022/06/amber-heard-doesnt-blame-the-jury-for-johnny-depp-verdict.html |url-status=live }}

The day after the verdict was read, Heard's lawyer, Elaine Bredehoft, told interviewers that Heard could not afford to pay the damages owed to Depp and would appeal the verdict.{{Cite news|date=June 2, 2022 |title=As Amber Heard plans appeal, her lawyer says she can't pay Johnny Depp $10.4 million |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-06-02/amber-heard-johnny-depp-verdict-defamation-trial-appeal-bredehoft |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220602192048/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-06-02/amber-heard-johnny-depp-verdict-defamation-trial-appeal-bredehoft |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |access-date=June 6, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |first1=Christi |last1=Carras}}{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Jamie |title=Amber Heard's lawyer hits out at social media influence and says actress cannot afford $10m penalty |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/06/03/amber-heards-lawyer-accuses-jury-social-media-influence-says/ |access-date=June 6, 2022 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=June 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220604004155/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/06/03/amber-heards-lawyer-accuses-jury-social-media-influence-says/ |archive-date=June 4, 2022 }} A month later, one of Heard's insurance providers, New York Marine, sued Heard in federal court, wanting to avoid paying up to $1 million for her legal defense fees in the Virginia case, arguing that the "jury's factual findings establish that Heard's liability is caused by the willful act(s) of Heard", hence New York Marine is "not liable" for the loss.{{cite news |last1=Sakoui |first1=Anousha |title=Amber Heard faces new legal battle, this time with her insurer over Depp suit |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-07-08/amber-heard-faces-lawsuit-insurance-company-johnny-depp-case |access-date=July 11, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 9, 2022 |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711003815/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-07-08/amber-heard-faces-lawsuit-insurance-company-johnny-depp-case |url-status=live }}

After they both filed to appeal the verdict, Depp and Heard settled the case in December 2022, with Heard publicly stating that even if her appeal succeeds, she "simply cannot go through" a retrial, while maintaining that the settlement was "not an act of concession". Meanwhile, Depp's lawyers stated that the "jury's unanimous decision and the resulting judgement in Mr. Depp's favor against Ms. Heard remain fully in place", and that the settlement would result in $1 million being paid to Depp by Heard's insurer, which "Depp is pledging and will donate to charities".{{cite news |last1=Honderich |first1=Holly |title=Amber Heard settles defamation case against Johnny Depp |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64031252 |access-date=December 19, 2022 |work=BBC News |date=December 19, 2022 |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219153106/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64031252 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Diaz |first1=Merrit |title=Amber Heard said she has decided to settle Johnny Depp's case against her |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/12/19/1144132687/amber-heard-johnny-depp-settlement |access-date=December 20, 2022 |work=NPR |date=December 19, 2022 |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219234326/https://www.npr.org/2022/12/19/1144132687/amber-heard-johnny-depp-settlement |url-status=live }}

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