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In her post, Heard also criticized the way her case was handled in court.

\"I make this decision having lost faith in the American legal system, where my unprotected testimony served as entertainment and social media fodder,\" she wrote. The actress said during the six-week trial that she \"was subjected to a courtroom in which abundant, direct evidence that corroborated my testimony was excluded and in which popularity and power mattered more than reason and due process.\"

\"I was exposed to a type of humiliation that I simply cannot re-live,\" she wrote. \"Even if my US appeal is successful, the best outcome would be a re-trial where a new jury would have to consider the evidence again. I simply cannot go through that for a third time.\"

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She continued, \"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.\"

Heard stated that she would \"not be threatened, disheartened or dissuaded by what happened from speaking the truth.\"

\"No one can and no one will take that from me,\" she wrote in the post. \"My voice forever remains the most valuable asset I have.\"

ABC News has reached out to Depp's representatives for comment.

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