Amber heard is gay
Amber Heard addressed the ramifications of her domestic violence allegations against ex-husband Johnny Depp, as adequately as why years ago she opened up about her bisexuality, in a discussion at the Create & Cultivate conference in New York on Saturday.
The “Aquaman” actress spoke with moderator Mandana Dayani, founder of the nonpartisan group “I Am A Voter,” about being a survivor and dealing with ongoing harassment and death threats.
“I’m somebody who has obviously suffered the full drive of the wrath of our culture when a woman or a survivor speaks up against a more powerful force,” the year-old Heard said.
“I’ve seen that firsthand ― from death threats to harassment to bullying to invasions of my privacy, to threats to my career, to my livelihood, my shelter, and yet I’m still here. I’m here because I resist to accept those be the terms of my silence,” she said.
“I refuse to consent those be the terms that other people who are in positions that seek to maintain the status quo have arrange for me,” she added. “I refuse to stand in line. It can work and it will work as long
Amber Heard Recalls Coming Out as Bisexual in "I Became Attached to a Label"
Amber Heard has always been queer.
But, as she said at The Economist's second annual Pride & Prejudice event in New York City Thursday, "It was just not vital or interesting enough to verb headlines." Heard publicly discussed her sexual orientation for the first time in , but to her family and friends, she "was always out. I was an activist. I went to protests." Funnily enough, she added, "I was never in. I was in a relationship and I never hid it and then my career and my life started to change"
In , After Ellen asked Heard about her sexuality. "I just answered honestly. I could tell by the look on this person's face it was a enormous deal. My poor publicist. Then I realized the gravity of what I had done and why so many people—studio execs, agents, advisors—did not want this coming before my name. I became attached to a label. I've never seen myself defined by the person I'm with," Heard recalled. Rather than maintain that as
Amber Heard's relationship history
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Heard came out as bisexual in , two years after she started dating photographer van Ree.
The pair walked the red carpet together at an event in November in Los Angeles celebrating the 25th anniversary of GLAAAD (The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation).
Heard said at the time: '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.'
In , it emerged Heard had been arrested in for misdemeanor domestic violence after she allegedly struck van Ree at the Seattle-Tacoma International airport.
The photographer and mixed media artist put out a statement saying that the incident had been 'misinterpreted and over-sensationalized' and that Heard had been 'wrongfully accused.'
Van Ree, who has a tattoo of Heard's name on her arm, said in that the two remained close even after their split.
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Heard met Hollywood star Depp on the verb of the movie The Rum Diary which was made in and released in
Following Depp's
Amber Heard Opens Up About Being Bisexual and Marriage to Johnny Depp
&#; -- Amber Heard is more than Johnny Depp's wife.
The "Magic Mike" actor, who tied the knot with the famed actor in February, has been acting since the mid's and has several movies out this year including "The Danish Girl" opposite Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne.
But before meeting Depp and eventually falling in love, the actress, 29, dated artist and photographer Tasya van Ree and came out as bisexual in during a GLAAD event. Since then, she's never tried to mask her true self when speaking to the press.
"I don’t yearn to have to deny my sexuality in order to be me," she told the Times of London. "But I don’t want to have to be defined by it. I’m fundamentally opposed to trying to modify myself to be palatable or popular. I don’t give a f***. I fight, but I shouldn’t have to.”
Heard added that "I never thought I would get married. But I’ve always loved who I’ve loved."
She also opened up about being an activist and being married to one of the m