Accusations and counter-accusations are flying in the bitter legal battle between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. The estranged couple is fighting tooth and nail to prevail in the $50 million lawsuit. After Depp gave testified in court, Heard has now taken the stand to tell her side of the story.
Amber Heard gave an emotionally charged testimony on Thursday where she accused Johnny Depp of violently assaulting her and making false accusations about her having an affair with her colleagues. We take a closer look at what she said in court in this article. What do you think of the whole matter? Let us know your opinion in the comments section below.
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Continuing her testimony in court on Thursday, Amber Heard claimed that one of the biggest fights between the estranged couple was over an accusation by Depp that she slept with both her co-star and director on the Oscar-nominated film, The Danish Girl. She claimed that Depp had accused her of having an affair with both co-star Eddie Redmayne and director Tom Hooper. She said, “I got that sense that he thought I was sleeping with the director, and then it was with the actor I was filming with”
Heard denied having an affair with either of the two men and claimed that Johnny Depp had called her at her London hotel and became angry when she didn’t immediately answer. She stated, “We get into an argument. He was accusing me of [sleeping with] Eddie Redmayne. He thought I was working with Billy Bob Thornton but I’d already worked with him a year earlier. He was very upset about him.” Heard further claimed that Depp had accused her of sleeping with Thornton on multiple occasions.
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Amber Heard’s Emotional Testimony
The Aquaman actress revealed violent physical abuse by Depp on her in her testimony on Thursday. She claimed that Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle. Heard narrated the abuse in detail and broke down while testifying.
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Depp v. Heard: The $50 Million Defamation Lawsuit Explained
Heard wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post about abusive relationships in 2018, titled: “Amber Heard: I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change“. While the article did not expressly mention him by name, Depp argued that it greatly damaged his career and sued Heard for Defamation. The trial for the 50 million dollar suit began in April 2022 and is ongoing, as of the date of writing of this article.
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