Amber Heard 's sister spoke publicly for the first time since the trial's verdict was announced.Whitney Henriquez testified on her sister's behalf during the trial.
Amber Heard's sister, Whitney Henriquez, said that she will continue to stand with her after a Virginia court found that both Heard and her ex-husband
Henriquez, who testified during the trial, posted a statement on Instagram on Sunday, four days following the announcement of the verdict.
"I still stand with you, sissy," Henriquez wrote in the caption of the post, which was attached to an image featuring the hashtag #istandwithamberheard.
"Yesterday, today and tomorrow I will always be proud of you for standing up for yourself, for testifying both here in Virginia and in the UK, and for being the voice of so many who can't speak to the things that happen behind closed doors," she wrote.
On Wednesday, jurors found that both Depp and Heard were liable for defaming each other but largely sided with Depp, awarding him $15 million and Heard $2 million in damages.
They found that Heard defamed Depp when she described herself as a victim of domestic abuse in a 2018 op-ed published in the Washington Post. The jury also found that Depp defamed Heard when one of his attorneys described her allegations of sexual abuse as a "hoax."
In May, Henriquez testified that Depp struck her in March 2015, prompting Heard to yell "don't hit my fucking sister" and punch Depp in the face. Henriquez said Depp then hit Heard in the face multiple times before asking Henriquez to sign a non-disclosure agreement, which she says she refused.
"We knew that this was going to be an uphill battle and that the cards were stacked against us," Henriquez said in her statement on Instagram. "But you stood up and spoke out regardless. I am so honored to testify for you, and I would do it a million times over because I know what I saw and because the truth is forever on your side."