'I resented the label of victim': Amber Heard pens open letter about domestic violence...after finalizing divorce from Johnny Depp
Amber Heard does not want to be considered a victim.
The actress, who is finalizing her divorce from Johnny Depp amid allegations of domestic abuse, penned an open letter for Porter magazine's December issue.
The 30-year-old wrote about the subject of domestic violence and female empowerment, alluding to personal experience in the essay.
'You are not alone': Amber Heard , who is finalizing her divorce from Johnny Depp amid allegations of domestic abuse, penned an open letter for Porter magazine (pictured in November at Glamour Women of the Year Awards in Los Angeles)
'You are not alone,' she writes. 'You may have suffered alone behind closed doors, but you are not alone. You need to know that.
Amber and Johnny, pictured in January, settled their divorce in August after one year of marriage
'I want to remind you of your strength, a strength that has been multiplied by the number of women who stand silently behind you—a truth that allowed me to break down the doors I once found myself behind.'
She went on to write: 'Let's start with the truth—the cold, hard truth. When a woman comes forward to speak out about injustice or her suffering, instead of aid, respect and support, she will be met with hostility, skepticism and shame.'
'Her motives will be questioned and her truth ignored.'
The Rum Diaries actress then alluded to personal experience: 'I was raised to be independent and self-reliant. I was never given nor wanted the burden of dependency.
'I never felt like anyone would or could rescue me, so naturally I resented the label of "victim."'
'As I write this today, I can promise every woman who is suffering in silence, you are not alone. You may not see us, but we are there,' she concluded.
The open letter could be in violation of Heard's confidentiality clause prohibiting her from further alleging Depp abused her, according to TMZ.
The website previously reported Depp has agreed to pay out $6.8 million to the actress in their divorce settlement, which she plans to donated to charity.
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