The lawyer Samantha Spector explained why Herd immediately did not mention the fact that he was physically violence from Depp: "The reason for which Amber decided to change his original statement is that the Johnny team decided to use silence against her. The Amber did not file a statement to the police, wanting to protect his personal life and Johnny career. But the Johnny team forced her to change the application to report true facts. She does not want to be more targeted for false and evil statements that publish in the media. Amber did not suffer from physical and psychological violence from Johnny's hands. In cases with domestic violence, the victim is often trying to set the villain. In fact, the Ember behaved in the same way as many sacrifices of domestic violence who think primarily about the dangers that they can cause a controversy, and not about violence from which already suffered. "
The statement also refers to the "tragic events of May 21," when Depp raised his hand to his wife.