Embattled actress Amber Heard is opening up about her recent trial loss to Johnny Depp. Following the televised trial, which saw jurors agree with Depp that Heard had defamed him with false allegations of domestic abuse, Heard took on her first post-trial interview with Savannah Guthrie on NBC’s Today. The first half of the interview aired on Tuesday morning with Heard speaking out about the verdict and her public reputation.

Guthrie asked Heard about the verdict, which Heard noted was “surreal.” Pressed further about her testimony, which observers of the trial for the most part do not believe, Heard doubled down on everything she said at the trial. As Heard explained (via Variety), she says she will forever stand by her accusations, even if it resulted in a trial that was very unpleasant for her to go through.

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Heard has said that she doesn’t blame the jurors for arriving at their conclusion, suggesting that they were influenced by Depp’s fame and popularity. She claims that it would be “impossible” for even well-intentioned jurors not to notice the Depp fans that had surrounded the course and believes this impacted their ability to see the Pirates of the Caribbean star in a negative light.

Amber Heard Points to the UK Trial, Says Evidence Was Omitted

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Previously, Depp had sued The Sun’s publisher in the UK after the tabloid had referred to him as a “wife beater” based on Heard’s claims. In that case, a singular judge was left to make the decision rather than a jury, and that judge ruled that Heard’s claims of abuse were “substantially true.” That decision has been widely criticized, but Heard says it happened because there was “even more evidence” against Depp allowed in that trial that wasn’t introduced in the U.S. trial.

In response to Depp’s lawyer accusing Heard of acting on the stand, Heard fired back:

One of the most damning pieces of evidence against Heard has been audiotapes featuring the two arguing. In these tapes, Heard admits to striking Depp and can be heard taunting him with insults. Trial observers, and clearly the jurors, felt that this painted a very different picture of the relationship than what Heard had been describing. To that, Heard claims the audiotapes were edited and that they aren’t genuine evidence of how the relationship actually was. She also says had would “take the blame” for things she didn’t do, as that’s “how to talk about that with your abuser.”

Before the interview ended, Heard did admit that she’s made “mistakes,” but made it clear that she stands by every single accusation leveled at Depp throughout the legal battle.

The second part of Amber Heard’s new interview will air on Wednesday morning on Today.