Thread by @LeaveHeardAlone

"Now I finally have an opportunity to emancipate myself from something I attempted to leave over six years ago..."
#AmberAppeals
#AmberisFree
#IStandwithAmberHeard

"Any survivor knows that the ability to tell their story often feels like the only relief, and I cannot find enough words to tell you the hope your belief in me inspires, not just for me, but for all of you." #AmberAppeals #AmberisFree #IStandwithAmberHeard

"Time is precious and I want to spend my time productively and purposefully. For too many years I have been caged in an arduous and expensive legal process, which has shown itself unable to protect me and my right to free speech." #AmberAppeals #AmberisFree #IStandwithAmberHeard

"I will not be threatened, disheartened or dissuaded by what happened from speaking the truth. No one can and no one will take that from me." #IStandWithAmberHeard #AmberAppeals #AmberisFree

"My voice forever remains the most valuable asset I have." #IStandWithAmberHeard #AmberAppeals #AmberisFree

"In settling this case I am also choosing the freedom to dedicate my time to the work that helped me heal...." #IStandWithAmberHeard #AmberAppeals #AmberisFree

"I defended my truth and in doing so my life as I knew it was destroyed." #IStandWithAmberHeard #AmberAppeals #AmberisFree

"It’s important for me to say that I never chose this. I defended my truth and in doing so my life as I knew it was destroyed." #IStandWithAmberHeard #AmberAppeals #AmberisFree

"In settling this case I am also choosing the freedom to dedicate my time to the work that helped me heal after my divorce; work that exists in realms in which I feel seen, heard and believed, and in which I know I can effect change." #IStandWithAmberHeard #AmberisFree

"I have made no admission. This is not an act of concession. There are no restrictions or gags with respect to my voice moving forward." #IStandWithAmberHeard #AmberisFree #AmberAppeals

In the UK, I was vindicated by a robust, impartial and fair system, where I was protected from having to give the worst moments of my testimony in front of the world’s media, and where the court found that I was subjected to domestic & sexual violence. #AmberisFree

In the US, however, I exhausted my resources in advance of and during a trial in which I was subjected to a courtroom in which abundant, direct evidence that corroborated my testimony was excluded & in which popularity & power mattered more than reason & due process. #AmberIsFree

The vilification I have faced on social media is an amplified version of the ways in which women are re-victimised when they come forward. #IStandwithAmberHeard #AmberAppeals #AmberIsFree

I exhausted almost all my resources in advance of & during a trial in which I was subjected to a courtroom in which abundant, direct evidence that corroborated my testimony was excluded & in which popularity & power mattered more than reason & due process. #IStandwithAmberHeard

I make this decision having lost faith in the American legal system, where my unprotected testimony served as entertainment and social media fodder. #IStandwithAmberHeard #AmberIsFree #AmberAppeals

Women shouldn’t have to face abuse or bankruptcy for speaking her truth, but unfortunately, it is not uncommon. #IStandwithAmberHeard #AmberIsFree #AmberAppeals

I cannot afford to risk an impossible bill – one that is not just financial, but also psychological, physical and emotional. Women shouldn’t have to face abuse or bankruptcy for speaking her truth, but unfortunately, it is not uncommon. #IStandwithAmberHeard #AmberIsFree