“I make this choice having misplaced religion within the American authorized system,” she mentioned, “the place my unprotected testimony served as leisure and social media fodder.”
She additionally famous that even when her attraction—which she filed earlier this month—was in reality “profitable,” she might face a retrial, “the place a brand new jury must take into account the proof once more,” including that she “merely can not undergo that” once more.
“In settling this case,” Heard concluded, “I’m selecting the liberty to dedicate my time to the work that helped me heal after my divorce; work that exists in realms wherein I really feel seen, heard and believed, and which I do know I can impact change.”