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The mud fight between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp goes into the next round. Now Heard unpacks in the witness stand
In the civil trial between actor Johnny Depp (58) and his ex-wife Amber Heard, the actress took the witness stand for the first time on Wednesday. Amber Heard answered questions from her lawyer for almost two hours. At the start of the survey, the 36-year-old said: “I’m here because my ex-husband sued me”. Regarding the process, Heard said, “This is the most painful and difficult thing I’ve ever been through.”
This is the most painful and difficult thing I’ve ever been through
Through tears, Heard described an incident from 2012 when she was allegedly first hit by Depp. 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 and laughed, but then Depp hit her in the face three times in a row. “It changed my life,” Heard said, visibly upset. Heard also described cases in which the actor had sexually abused her before the jury.
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Amber Heard tears up about her ex-husband Johnny Depp
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An intense relationship
Their relationship was “intense” from the start, Heard said. She fell head over heels in love with Depp. “It was like a dream, absolutely magical,” she described the beginning of their love. He could be the nicest, most thoughtful, and funniest person until his “terrible” underside surfaced.
No end of process in sight
In his four-day testimony on the witness stand in Fairfax County Court, Depp denied under oath that he ever struck Heard. There was a dispute in their relationship, the actor explained. “But I never got to the point of hitting Ms. Heard in any way, nor have I ever hit a woman in my life,” Depp said. Heard, in turn, has a need for violence, Depp claimed.
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Johnny Depp listens to his ex-wife Amber Heard
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The process will continue for several weeks. Observers assume that Heard will be questioned for several days. Cell phone videos and audio recordings of the couple’s arguments, some shocking, have been presented in court so far.
The mud fight is broadcast by court cameras. There is currently no end in sight.