Thursday 2 June 2022 04:01 AM Johnny Depp, Amber Heard: Tayla Damir claims she is a domestic abuse survivor trends now

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Former Love Island Australia star Tayla Damir has claimed she is a survivor of domestic violence after waking up to 'triggering' news of Johnny Depp's legal victory over ex-wife Amber Heard.

Depp sued Heard, to whom he was married from 2015 to 2017, for defamation after she wrote an opinion piece for The Washington Post in 2018 in which she falsely implied he was a domestic abuser.

The Pirates of the Caribbean star, 58, won the case in a Virginia court on Wednesday and Heard, 36, has been ordered to pay her former husband more than $10million.

While Depp was vindicated by the jury of a U.S. court, Ms Damir said she was disturbed by the trial and feared its outcome would make abuse victims feel like 'no one will believe them'.

The 25-year-old, who is now happily engaged to AFL premiership player Nathan Broad, wrote on Instagram after the verdict was handed down: 'As someone who has been through domestic violence in a relationship at a young age and survived, the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard case is extremely triggering.'

'The case has been seen as a drama series to the world. An opportunity for memes and TikTok videos. The worst thing about this court case is that neither of them are fighting for domestic abuse changes but instead arguing about their reputations.

'It's a case built on ego.'

Ms Damir added that

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