12 St 13 Jun 2019 Jahr - Amber Heard GRAZIA Italy MEN, I CHALLENGE YOU INTERVIEW

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“MEN, I CHALLENGE YOU”

Accusations of violence by her ex husband, actor Johnny Depp, and the recent new legal battle. Her role as a warrior in the Aquaman franchise. Her commitment to women’s rights and the revelation of her bisexuality. Actress Amber Heard faces the world holding her head high. And before her arrival in Italy to receive an award, Grazia met her to ask her where she’s headed.

In Cote d’Azure, at the fancy hotel where the photos that you will see in these pages were taken, I meet American actress Amber Heard, 33 years old. She’s a guest of L’Oréal Paris, the beauty brand of which she is an ambassador. “We celebrated the 20th anniversary, it was an amazing moment”, she says with a bright smile. She looks relaxed, absolutely happy while she looks at the sea from the window and breathes the Spring air with a certain voluptuousness. “I’m having great days, I work but I also find some time to spoil myself”, she goes on. However, despite her laid-back appearance, the protagonist of successful films such as Justice League and Aquaman is once again at the centre of a new legal battle: her ex husband, star Johnny Depp, accused her of faking the domestic violence of which she claimed was victim. The actress quickly divorced him in 2016 after reporting the terrible abuse she endured during the 15 months of marriage, resulted from fights, excesses and mutual accusations. And we all remember the photo of her bruised face after being hit by Johnny. But today, surprisingly, he accuses her of painting on those bruises to discredit him and, as if this wasn’t enough, he claims she threatened his life. Denying all accusations, he’s asking his ex wife roughly €44M as compensation. Through her lawyers, she accused him of lying to the police during one of their domestic fights. “Neither Hollywood nor the public will be fooled by Mr. Depp’s conspiracy theories aimed at discrediting the victim” said Eric George, Heard’s lawyer in the State of California. Amber is so shaken she asks not to mention this issue, that’s still linked to a legal dispute: every word could weigh like a rock.

However, it’s enough for me to speak with her a little to discover her strong character, her will to defeat gender disparity, society’s imbalance, violence against women: in fact, she donated the $7M (a little more than €6M) received from Depp after the divorce to the American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that defends civil rights and also works in defense of women and children victims of abuse. As an activist for gay rights, 9 years ago Heard was one of the first celebrities to come out as a bisexual, disclosing her relationship with photographer Tasya van Ree. “It was the right thing to do even if everyone in Hollywood advised me against coming out”, she explained. “But I have a fiercely independent spirit, I never wanted to lose the freedom for which I have fought so hard”. It’s the same spirit that helped her make her parents, both from the conservative state of Texas, accept her decisions in life. And the same spirit that must have charmed the men who fell in love with her: after the divorce from Depp, Amber was in a relationship with millionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX, had a flirt with rich jet-setter Vito Schnabel, son of artist and director Julian Schnabel, and a few months ago she was seen in Los Angeles with actor Sean Penn. Her last official date was director Andrés Muschietti, 45 years old. But as of late, Amber walked the red carpets alone, sexy and confident like few other actresses. Who knows if we’ll see her like this on July 25th at Giffoni Film Festival, where she’ll receive the Giffoni Experience Award.

She looks determined, seductive and magnetic even when, at the end of the photoshoot, she wears a pair of jeans and a white t-shirt, she takes her sandals off and lies down on the sofa, making sure that I’m comfortable. She stretches out to me as she speaks, her green eyes locked in mine so she doesn’t lose contact. She’s focused while she answers my questions, choosing her words carefully. The most common ones? Pride, bravery, change, revolution. “I’m proud of living in this historic moment where society is changing”, she tells me while sipping her black tea.

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