Ex-dream couple in court: Amber Heard on the witness stand – tear allegations against Johnny Depp
Created: 05/05/2022, 10:12 am
By: Jennifer Lanzinger
Actress Amber Heard took the witness stand for the first time on Wednesday.
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Once Hollywood's dream couple, now Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are facing each other in court.
The actress made shocking allegations on the witness stand.
Fairfax - New, baffling allegations surface in the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp trial almost daily.
The actress spoke before the US court on Wednesday.
She is on the witness stand in her ex-husband's defamation trial.
With tears, the 36-year-old reported alleged violence and the trigger of the toxic relationship.
Ex-dream couple in court: Amber Heard on the witness stand for the first time – brutal allegations against Depp
These are serious allegations that actress Amber Heard first made on the witness stand in a US court on Wednesday.
Partly in tears, she drew a brutal picture of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star.
Among other things, Heard described how "terrible" it was for her to "experience everything again" for weeks as part of the process and to talk about the relationship with Johnny Depp.
"This is the most painful and difficult thing I've ever been through," Heard said of the three-week trial.
Among other things, the actress described an incident from 2012 when she was allegedly hit by Johnny Depp for the first time.
This happened at the beginning of the relationship.
He was using alcohol and drugs when their conversation about a tattoo on his arm ended in physical assault.
At first she thought it was a bad joke, but Depp hit her in the face three times in a row.
"It changed my life," Heard said, visibly upset.
Depp then apologized to her in tears on his knees and promised he would never do it again.
Amber Heard accuses ex-husband Johnny Depp of sexual violence – lawyers show photo with bruise
Heard answered questions from her attorney for almost two hours.
According to her, Depp, especially when intoxicated, was often violent.
There was also sexual violence, Heard said.
The Aquaman actress described verbal abuse in which Depp allegedly threatened to kill her.
He called her a "whore" and accused her of cheating on him for no reason.
Heard's lawyers showed photos of the actress, such as a bruise on her upper arm.
Depp (58), in a gray suit and at times with dark glasses, listened almost motionless to what his ex-wife said from a few meters away.
He avoided eye contact, keeping his head down most of the time.
In his four-day testimony on the witness stand in Fairfax County Court, Depp denied under oath that he ever struck Heard.
The actor admitted that there had been arguments in their relationship.
"But I never got to the point of hitting Miss Heard in any way, nor have I ever hit a woman in my life," Depp said.
Heard, in turn, had a "need for violence," he accused his ex-wife.
Amber Heard and Johnny Depp in court: It's about millions of dollars
In his civil lawsuit, he alleges that his ex-wife
made false statements in a 2018 op-ed about domestic violence published by the
Washington Post .
This damaged his reputation.
Depp is not mentioned by name in the article.
He is suing for around 50 million dollars (a good 45 million euros) in damages for defamation.
Heard has filed a counterclaim.
Depp and Heard met while filming The Rum Diary in 2009.
Their romance began in 2011 while on a promotional tour for the film, following Depp's split from his longtime partner, French actress Vanessa Paradis, with whom he has two children.
Depp and Heard married in 2015, but the actress filed for divorce after just 15 months of marriage.
She accused her husband of domestic violence.
Depp Heard trial to take weeks - Shocking court insights
The process is expected to take several weeks.
Observers assume that Heard will be questioned for several days, including cross-examination by Depp's lawyers.
Actors' assistants, psychologists, police officers and financial advisors have already had their say.
Johnny Depp also caused a stir with giggles.
Cell phone videos and audio recordings of the couple's arguments, some shocking, were presented in court.
The mud fight in front of the jury is broadcast by court cameras.