Amber Heard's new film, 'In The Fire', centres on a female doctor in 1890s who makes her way to a plantation to help a boy with strange abilities. Photo: TNS
Amber Heard is returning to the spotlight – sort of.
This weekend, the Aquaman star, 37, appeared relaxed and happy at Italy’s Taormina Film Festival as she promoted her new movie In The Fire, a year after the conclusion of her infamous defamation trial with ex-husband, Johnny Depp.
The appearance comes amid speculation that Heard is leaving Hollywood behind following the online circus that ensued from the case.
Heard and the Pirates Of The Caribbean star, 60, spent the beginning of last summer as the central preoccupation of the Internet as they accused each other of career-altering defamation.
Much of the time spent in court saw the former couple airing dirty laundry that oftentimes was not directly related to the actors’ allegations.
Depp sued his ex-wife for US$50mil over a Washington Post op-ed in which she described herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse”.
While Heard didn’t name Depp specifically in the piece, she had previously accused him of domestic abuse. She countersued him for US$100mil, citing his former attorney dubbed her allegations a hoax.
A Virginia judge ruled in favour of Depp, awarding him US$10mil in compensatory damages and US$5mil in punitive damages, which were capped by the state.
Heard was awarded US$2mil in her counterclaim. She eventually paid Depp US$1mil, after the pair dropped their respective appeals and reached a settlement.
Heard’s new film, In The Fire, centres on a female doctor in 1890s who makes her way to a plantation to help a boy with strange abilities, while some locals believe him to be possessed. – New York Daily News/Tribune News Service
