« She still wants him in her life—even if it’s in a negative way, » said Cooper Lawrence. « They have a toxic relationship and she clearly wants to continue it. »
Amber Heard « still wants » to have ex-husband Johnny Depp in her life, and is using her new TV interview to get his attention, a psychologist has claimed. Heard, 36, recently sat with Today’s Savannah Guthrie for a bombshell interview, with previews of the upcoming NBC News special showing that she has doubled down on her allegations that Depp, 59, abused her during their relationship. Depp has consistently denied the allegations. The interview comes after Depp sued her over a 2018 op-ed in The , in which she said that she was a domestic abuse survivor. While Heard didn’t name Depp in the article, his lawyers argued it was clear she was referring to the actor. Following a six-week trial, the jury on June 1 awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. The judge adjusted the punitive damages to $350,000, as Virginia law limits the value of punitive damages available. Heard, who had countersued for $100 million, was awarded $2 million by the jury, which found that Depp’s former attorney, Adam Waldman, had made defamatory comments about the Aquaman star. Reacting to the excerpts of the interview that have been broadcast ahead of its full airing on Friday, psychologist and podcaster Cooper Lawrence shared her belief that the op-ed and sit-down with Guthrie are a part of Heard’s efforts to be remain in Depp’s life. Newsweek has contacted a representative of Heard for comment. Making an appearance on Australian morning show Sunrise on Tuesday, Lawrence opined on Heard’s « whole purpose behind this », saying: « Remember, they had divorced in 2017, things were over.
