Amber Heard to go on social media hiatus ahead of defamation lawsuit filed by Johnny Depp

Heard, who will next be seen in Warner Bros/ DC film ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,’ shared the update with her fans and followers on Instagram

Amber Heard says she will be "offline for the next several weeks" as she faces a defamation lawsuit in the US filed by her former husband and embattled Hollywood star Johnny Depp.

Heard, who will next be seen in Warner Bros/ DC film "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom", shared the update with her fans and followers on Instagram on Saturday night.

"I'm going to go offline for the next several weeks. As you may know, I'll be in Virginia where I face my ex-husband Johnny Depp in court. Johnny is suing me for an op-ed I wrote in the Washington Post, in which I recounted my experience of violence and domestic abuse," the 35-year-old wrote in the note.

According to Variety, Depp has launched a legal battle against Heard after she penned a Washington Post op-ed in 2018 stating that she is a survivor of domestic abuse.

Although Heard did not mention Depp (58) by name in the column, she accused him of domestic violence after filing for divorce in 2016.

In her message on Instagram, the actor said in the article in question she never named Depp but rather wrote about "the price women pay for speaking against men in power".

"I continue to pay that price, but hopefully when this case concludes, I can move on and so can Johnny," she further said.