- Amber Heard has responded to Johnny Depp's debut TikTok in which he said he plans to "move forward."
- "As Johnny Depp says he's 'moving forward,' women's rights are moving backward," Heard's rep said.
- Depp joined TikTok on Monday, nearly a week after winning his defamation lawsuit against Heard.
Amber Heard has slammed Johnny Depp's debut TikTok post, in which he said, "we will all move forward together," nearly a week after winning his defamation lawsuit against her.
"As Johnny Depp says he's 'moving forward,' women's rights are moving backward," a spokesperson for Heard told E! News. "The verdict's message to victims of domestic violence is…be afraid to stand up and speak out."
Heard's spokesperson did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
Depp joined TikTok on Monday, immediately drawing millions of followers even before posting his first video.
On Tuesday, he thanked his "treasured, loyal, and unwavering" supporters in his first-ever TikTok, noting that "we did the right thing together, all because you cared." The video has received 10 million views as of press time.
Last Tuesday, jurors found both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard liable for defamation against each other but awarded more financial damages to Depp.
They awarded Depp $15 million in damages, finding that Heard had defamed him when she described herself as a victim of domestic violence in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed. The jury also found that Heard's statements were false and made with "actual malice" against her ex-husband.
As for Depp, the jury found him liable for defamation against Heard when one of his attorneys claimed her allegations of sexual abuse were a "hoax." They awarded Heard $2 million in compensatory damages and no punitive damages.
In a statement shared on Twitter last Wednesday, Heard said that she was "sad" and "heartbroken" over the verdict. Heard's team has also said that she plans to appeal the verdict.