Amber Heard has spoken out for the second time about her experience with domestic abuse.
The actress filed for divorce from estranged husband Johnny Depp in May this year after 15 months of marriage, following claims of domestic abuse.
Amber recently rose awareness on the taboo topic alluding to her own experiences through a collaborative campaign video with GirlGaze. In the moving clip, she appeals to women in the same position to ‘speak up’, as they are ‘not alone’.
And now the 30-year-old has penned an open letter on domestic abuse for Porter magazine’s December issue, addressed to her ‘silent sisters everywhere’.
The actress wrote, "You are not alone. You may have suffered alone behind closed doors, but you are not alone. You need to know that. I want to remind you of your strength, a strength that has been multiplied by the number of women who stand silently behind you - a truth that allowed me to break down the doors I once found myself behind."
She continued: "Let's start with the truth - the cold, hard truth. When a woman comes forward to speak out about injustice or her suffering, instead of aid, respect and support, she will be met with hostility, skepticism and shame. Her motives will be questioned and her truth ignored.
"I was raised to be independent and self-reliant. I was never given nor wanted the burden of dependency. I never felt like anyone would or could rescue me, so naturally I resented the label of "victim."
"You, like me, see yourself not as a victim but rather as a member of a growing class of women, daughters of a generation of equality. We have inherited far too much to be resigned to accept injustice and together we are much too strong to excuse it any longer."
"So, as I write this today, I can promise every woman who is suffering in silence: you are not alone," she concluded. "You may not see us, but we are there. Your sisters are everywhere - and we are you."
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