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Amber Heard says social media was a factor for her defamation trial jury

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard attending the trial in Fairfax, Va. (Jim Watson/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Amber Heard, the ex-wife of Johnny Depp who lost the high-profile defamation case earlier this month, said she told the truth in her testimonies and social media may have influenced the jury's decision.

"Of course, 'til my dying day, [I] will stand by every word of my testimony," she told NBC's Savannah Guthrie. "I think (the) vast majority of this trial was played out on social media. I think that this trial is an example of that gone haywire, gone amok, and the jury's not immune to that."

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