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Amber Heard<\/a> is subtly addressing her yearslong legal battle with ex-husband Johnny Depp<\/a> in a new documentary. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The \u201cJustice League\u201d actor appears in \u201cSilenced,\u201d which premiered last Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival<\/a>. The film, directed by Selina Miles, explores how defamation laws have been used to silence abuse survivors and includes a profile of international human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n One of Robinson\u2019s most high-profile clients was Heard, who makes it clear that she did not participate in \u201cSilenced\u201d for any personal or professional gain. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThis is not about me. I have lost my ability to speak,\u201d she says in the film, according to Variety<\/a>. \u201cI am not here to tell my story. I don\u2019t want to tell my story. In fact, I don\u2019t want to use my voice anymore. That\u2019s the problem.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Heard and Depp were married from 2015 to 2016. Shortly after their split, Heard accused the \u201cPirates of the Caribbean\u201d actor of having been<\/a> \u201cverbally and physically abusive\u201d towards her during their marriage. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Depp denied the allegations, and in 2018, filed a lawsuit<\/a> against the U.K. publication The Sun for having labeled him a \u201cwife beater\u201d in reference to Heard. Two years later, Depp lost the case.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n According to early reviews of \u201cSilenced,\u201d Heard does not address specifics of her relationship with Depp and their split, but nonetheless praises Robinson for having understood \u201cthe bigger picture\u201d when her legal fight got underway. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cWhat has happened to me is an amplified version of what a lot of women live through,\u201d she says, going on to describe how Depp\u2019s supporters would hurl pieces of trash at her as she entered and exited the courtroom each day. \u201cI didn\u2019t understand it could get so much worse for me as a woman, using my voice.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Despite Depp\u2019s loss in The Sun case, his legal saga with Heard was far from over. In 2019, he sued his ex over a Washington Post op-ed<\/a> she\u2019d written in which she outlined her experience with domestic violence, but did not mention Depp by name. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Heard was found liable on three counts of defamation in relation to the article, and ordered to pay<\/a> around $10.35 million in damages. As for Depp, he was instructed to pay $2 million, since Heard won one of the three claims in a countersuit. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The former couple both appealed the rulings in 2022, but later agreed to a settlement<\/a> in which Heard would pay Depp $1 million, which he\u2019d donate to several different charities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In the wake of the legal battle, Heard relocated to Madrid, Spain, where she is raising three children<\/a> and focusing on a career in theater. According to Variety<\/a>, however, she concludes her appearance in \u201cSilenced\u201d on an optimistic, forward-thinking note. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIt gives me strength seeing other people take on the fight. Women brave enough to address the imbalance of power,\u201d she says. \u201cLooking at my daughter\u2019s face as she grows up and slowly starts to walk into this world \u2026 I believe it can be better.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Watch director Selina Miles talk about \u201cSilenced\u201d in the clip below. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n