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Amber Heard Recalls Coming Out as Bisexual in "I Became Attached to a Label"

Amber Heard has always been queer.

But, as she said at The Economist's second annual Pride & Prejudice event in Fresh York City Thursday, "It was just not crucial or interesting enough to make headlines." Heard publicly discussed her sexual orientation for the first second in , but to her family and friends, she "was always out. I was an activist. I went to protests." Funnily enough, she added, "I was never in. I was in a relationship and I never hid it and then my career and my life started to change"

In , After Ellen asked Heard about her sexuality. "I just answered honestly. I could tell by the look on this person's face it was a big deal. My poor publicist. Then I realized the gravity of what I had done and why so many people—studio execs, agents, advisors—did not want this coming before my name. I became attached to a label. I've never seen myself defined by the person I'm with," Heard recalled. Rather than save that as

AmberHeardhas no time for closeted gay celebrities.

Speaking at the The Economist’s Celebration and Prejudice Summit Rally 23, the “Magic Mike XXL” and “The Danish Girl” star recalled the media firestorm that she faced after coming out as bisexual in In the end, the year-old actress said that opening up about her sexuality was worth it ― and she encouraged other LGBTQ stars and widespread figures to follow her lead.

“Even though everyone around me strongly advised me against it, it was just wrong. I would’ve rather go down for being who I am than to acquire risen for being something I’m not,” Heard told The Economist’s Deputy Editor Tom Standage.

She finally confirmed her sexuality, she said, when an After Ellen reporter asked her about the status of her relationship with then-girlfriend Tasya van Ree at the GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. “I refused to not bring my partner at the hour, but no one ever asked me about it,” Heard said. “An outlet specifically asked me who I was there with that night and who that person was to me and I just answered honestly.”

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The lead-up to Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's wedding celebration was one long party. Guests arriving at the jetty on Little Halls Pond Cay – Johnny's private island in the Bahamas, a acre paradise of brilliant green flora and white sands – were greeted by a inky skull and crossbones flag, whipping in the warm winds.

Moroccan rugs and pillows formed lounging areas on the beach and there were yurts further inland to sleep in. The atmosphere was relaxed, to speak the least. One of Amber's bridesmaids offered the drug MDMA to Johnny's British chef, Russell Borrill, as he was ferrying meals to the impromptu dining area.

Others were getting drunk on Chateau Pichon at nearly $ a pop: 'There were people walking around drinking out of the bottle.' Russell did his leading, cooking themed meal for around 40 people each morning – BBQ with pulled pork ribs, a Spanish feast, then Cari

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&#; -- Amber Heard is more than Johnny Depp's wife.

The "Magic Mike" actor, who tied the knot with the famed actor in February, has been acting since the mid's and has several movies out this year including "The Danish Girl" opposite Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne.

But before meeting Depp and eventually falling in love, the actress, 29, dated artist and photographer Tasya van Ree and came out as bisexual in during a GLAAD event. Since then, she's never tried to mask her true self when speaking to the press.

"I don’t desire to have to deny my sexuality in order to be me," she told the Times of London. "But I don’t want to have to be defined by it. I’m fundamentally opposed to trying to revise myself to be palatable or popular. I don’t give a f***. I fight, but I shouldn’t have to.”

Heard added that "I never thought I would get married. But I’ve always loved who I’ve loved."

She also opened up about being an activist and being married to one of the m