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In a post on Instagram late on Thursday, the
35-year-old, who was previously married to Hollywood star Johnny
Depp, said baby Oonagh Paige Heard was born on April 8.
"Four years ago, I decided I wanted to have a child. I wanted to
do it on my own terms. I now appreciate how radical it is for us
as women to think about one of the most fundamental parts of our
destinies in this way," Heard wrote.
"I hope we arrive at a point in which it’s normalized to not
want a ring in order to have a crib. A part of me wants to
uphold that my private life is none of anyone’s business. I also
get that the nature of my job compels me to take control of
this."
She gave no further details of the birth.
"She’s the beginning of the rest of my life," she said.
Heard is also known for roles in "Justice League" and "The Rum
Diary", where she met Depp on set. The two married in 2015 but
Heard filed for divorce 15 months later.
Last year, Depp lost a libel battle with a British tabloid that
labelled him a "wife beater", after a London High Court judge
ruled the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star had repeatedly
assaulted Heard during their relationship and put her in fear
for her life.
He was refused permission to challenge the verdict by London's
Court of Appeal in March.
Separately in the United States, Depp has filed a $50 million
defamation lawsuit against Heard in a Virginia court over an
opinion piece she wrote in The Washington Post.
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian)
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