Amber Heard settles in defamation text against Johnny Depp

(CNN, KYMA/KECY) - After appealing the defamation lawsuit she lost earlier this month, Amber Heard has ultimately decided to settle her legal drama with her ex-husband, Johnny Depp.

That's according to a statement posted on her verified Instagram account.

Depp had sued Heard for defamation after she wrote a 2018 Op-Ed in The Washington Post.

Heard said in her statement Monday her decision to settle is “not an act of concession.”

The actress said she had lost faith in the American legal system and heard alleges “abundant, direct evidence that corroborated [her] testimony was excluded” from the case.

She added that “popularity and power mattered more than reason and due process.”

Heard also said in her statement that even if her U.S. appeal is successful, the best outcome would be a re-trial and she said she simply cannot go through that for the third time.