Actress Amber Heard, best known for roles in “Zombieland” and “Pineapple Express,” openly declared her lesbianism last December and is embracing her sexuality in a racy new spread for VS magazine that’s heavy on BDSM.
The actress came out as a lesbian at the GLAAD 25th anniversary celebration in December 2010.
The VS photo shoot, by photographer Ellen Von Unwerth, involves some edgy girl-on-girl action with a sado-masochistic theme.
Check out Amber’s photos; click to enlarge.
Entitled “Amber vs. Amber,” the black-and-white and color spread features Amber in both roles.
So far, her sexuality hasn’t cut into her ability to land roles as a male love interest.
She’s starring in NBC’s “The Playboy Club,” playing a bunny and will next appear on the big screen as Johnny Depp’s love interest in “The Rum Diary.”
Heard reportedly won the role out over Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley.
In 2010, she starred in and produced “And Soon the Darkness, co-starring Odette Yustman and Karl Urban.
Heard has never hesitated to take risks with her career, starring in a number of independent films, such as the racy 2009 film “The Informers,” in which she appears nude extensively.
The movie is based on ’80s novelist Bret Easton Ellis, who also wrote the film.
Heard’s sexuality had been an open secret for a couple of years.
She has been dating photographer Tasya van Ree, since 2008. Nonetheless she felt it necessary to openly declare that she is gay.
Coming out was both a personal and moral triumph, she told the gay rights-focused entertainment site AfterEllen.com.
“I think when I became aware of my role in the media, I had to ask myself an important question ‘Am I part of the problem?’” she said.
She told Playboy magazine in 2010 that she didn’t want to be labeled sexually.
“In the past I’ve had successful relationships with men, and now I’m in this successful relationship with a woman. When it comes to love I am totally open. And I don’t want to be put into a category, as in ‘I’m this’ or ‘I’m that.’ …
She is a big advocate of gay marriage.
“Injustice can never be stood for. It always must be fought against and I just was sick of it being a problem,” Heard said.
“I personally think that if you deny something or if you hide something you’re inadvertently admitting it’s wrong. I don’t feel like I’m wrong.”
“The Rum Diary” is slated for release on October 28, 2011. Click here to see the trailer.
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