Amber Heard Doesn’t Want To Be ‘Crucified’
Amber Heard wants the same second chance her ex-husband Johnny Depp got. A year after the end of her highly-publicized Virginia defamation trial with Depp, Heard retreated from the spotlight….
Amber Heard attends the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards on February 08, 2020 in Santa Monica, California.
Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesAmber Heard wants the same second chance her ex-husband Johnny Depp got. A year after the end of her highly-publicized Virginia defamation trial with Depp, Heard retreated from the spotlight. Even though the Aquaman actress moved to Spain with her infant daughter, she has reemerged to promote her upcoming film, In the Fire. In a new interview with Deadline, Heard, 37, shared how she didn't want adversity to define her career.
Appreciated, Not Crucified
"You know, I just want to make movies and be appreciated as an actress," she told the publication. "I don't want to have to be crucified to be appreciated as one." However, Heard said that the focus may not always center on her projects. Coming to terms with what she is not in control of is how her pride in her latest project "can be surrounded by clips of other stuff." Knowing this is out of her hands, the actress even says stories other people create around her will be something that she'll probably "appreciate as a blessing further down the line."
As she continues to slowly return to the public eye, Heard prefers not to have "stones thrown at me so much." As she noted to Deadline, "I'm not telling you I have this amazing film career, but what I have is something that I've made myself, and it has given me a lot to be able to contribute." Since she began acting at 16, Heard says she has earned enough substantial respect in the industry. She proclaims that what she has been through "doesn't make my career at all. And it's certainly not gonna stop my career."
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Heard returned to the red carpet on June 23 for the premiere of In the Fire at the Taormina Film Festival. She shared the "incredibly warm reception" to her return to the festival and to social media on Instagram. In a follow-up post, Heard thanked her fans and supporters. "I am so touched," she added.
Elon Musk, Amber Heard, Tom Brady + More: Most Googled Celebrities of 2022
New research has revealed the most Googled celebrities of 2022 in America, conducted by celebrity news site CelebTattler. The site analyzed Google search data for over 150 of the most influential celebrities since January 1, 2022 to determine which celebrity was the most talked about of the year. Commenting on the study, a spokesperson for CelebTattler said: "This year has certainly not been lacking when it comes to celebrity news stories, whether it be Elon Musk taking over Twitter or the Don’t Worry Darling behind the scenes drama. This study offers a fascinating insight into which celebrities have had the biggest impact on the American people and it will be interesting to see if these search figures rise or fall in 2023."
With no shortage of celebrity drama, deaths and controversies, it is of no shock that the top 10 celebrities who made the list are those whose stories we are still following. See below the top 10 most Googled celebrities of 2022:
10. Zendaya
Michael Loccisano/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 08: Zendaya attends the 2022 Time 100 Gala at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on June 08, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
9. Millie Bobby Brown
Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 27: Millie Bobby Brown attends Netflix's "Enola Holmes 2" World Premiere at The Paris Theatre on October 27, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
8. Will Smith
Nicky J Sims/Getty ImagesLONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 02: Will Smith arrives at the European premiere of "Emancipation" at Vue West End on December 2, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Nicky J Sims/Getty Images)
7. Elon Musk
Noam Galai/Getty Images for Heidi KlumNEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31: Elon Musk attends Heidi Klum's 21st Annual Halloween Party presented by Now Screaming x Prime Video and Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur at Sake No Hana at Moxy Lower East Side on October 31, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Heidi Klum)
6. Pete Davidson
Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 20: Pete Davidson attends Peacock's "Meet Cute" New York Premiere on September 20, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
5. Kim Kardashian
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty ImagesWEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 12: Kim Kardashian attends the 2022 Baby2Baby Gala presented by Paul Mitchell at Pacific Design Center on November 12, 2022 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
4. Tom Brady
Jason Miller/Getty ImagesCLEVELAND, OHIO - NOVEMBER 27: Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers throws the ball during the second half against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium on November 27, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
3. Queen Elizabeth II
Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesBERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 24: Queen Elizabeth II arrives for the state banquet in her honour at Schloss Bellevue palace on the second of the royal couple's four-day visit to Germany on June 24, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. The Queen and Prince Philip are scheduled to visit Berlin, Frankfurt and the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen during their trip, which is their first to Germany since 2004. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
2. Johnny Depp
Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesFAIRFAX, VA - MAY 27: Actor Johnny Depp sits in his vehicle as he departs the Fairfax County Courthouse on May 27, 2022 in Fairfax, Virginia. Closing arguments in the Depp v. Heard defamation trial, brought by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife Amber Heard, concluded today and jury deliberations begin. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
1. Amber Heard
John Phillips/Getty ImagesLONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 27: Amber Heard arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice, the Strand on July 27, 2020 in London, England. The Hollywood actor Johnny Depp is suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) and the Sun's executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an article published in 2018 that referred to him as a "wife beater" during his marriage to actor Amber Heard. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)
