"This is not about me. I have lost my ability to speak. I am not here to tell my story. I don't want to tell my story. In fact, I don't want to use my voice anymore. That's the problem."
"The outcome of that trial depended on my participation, and I depended on the outcome of that trial. When I first met [Robinson], I immediately got the sense that she got the bigger picture. What has happened to me is an amplified version of what a lot of women live through. I remember at the close of the trial, the idea that I could say something to the press came up. [Robinson] asked if I was sure about that. [I thought], 'If they throw things at me, it will make this point more obvious.' I didn't understand it could get so much worse for me as"
Amber Heard has largely removed herself from the public eye following the 2022 defamation trial loss to Johnny Depp. Heard participated in Silenced, a documentary that premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and focuses on human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson's fight against the weaponization of defamation laws used to silence survivors of gender violence. Robinson represented Heard in the 2018 U.K. trial in which Depp sued The Sun. Heard experienced intense cyberbullying, described a loss of ability to speak publicly, and framed her experience as an amplified version of what many women endure during public allegations and litigation. The film was directed by Selina Miles.
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