A grueling confrontation broke out between Amber Head and Depp’s lawyer, Camille Vasquez, over Aquaman’s star accused of lying.
Amber Heard has confronted Johnny Depp’s legal team by telling star lawyer Camille Vasquez to reject repeated claims that the Aquaman star was telling “lies” and that Depp was the real victim of his relationship.
The trial is coming to an end with Heard again shouting in the stands on Thursday as a final witness.
The final arguments will be heard on Friday with a likely verdict next week after Monday’s Memorial Day party in the U.S.
A tearful Heard also said she had been “humiliated” and that the trial had led her to be attacked with threats of violence.
“People want to kill me, and they tell me. Every day. People want to put my baby in the microwave. And they tell me that, “he said.
Thursday’s session also heard from an imaging expert who dismissed Depp’s team’s claims that Heard may have digitally altered images of his alleged bruises.
He Aquaman The star is being sued by Depp for $ 50 million ($ 67 million) to imply that he abused her in 2018. Washington Post op-ed. Although she did not name him, he claims his allegations are false and cost him lucrative roles in the movies.
Heard has filed a lawsuit claiming $ 100 million ($ 134 million) and alleging that she suffered “physical violence and rampant abuse” at her hands, but she herself was defamed when she was allegedly fabricated. complaints.
He heard, “I was harassed and humiliated.”
Heard was called back to the rostrum as a witness for retort by his legal team. It followed that Depp was remembered on Wednesday.
He was asked to explain what effect the media statements made in 2020 by Adam Waldman had had on his life.
Waldman was Depp’s attorney and was quoted as saying that Heard’s allegations of abuse against Depp were a “deception.” She has said she made these statements with Depp’s knowledge, she claims Depp has denied.
“I’m harassed, humiliated, threatened every day, even just entering this room,” Heard said.
“Johnny promised me that if I ever left him, he would make me think of him every day I live.
“In the harassment and humiliation, the campaign against me that is echoed every day on social media. And now in front of the cameras in this room. I have to relive the trauma every day. “
Depp’s lawyer: “Your lies have been exposed”
“Maybe it’s easy to forget, but I’m a human being.”
Depp’s lawyer, Camille Vasquez, questioned Heard and the couple, immediately touching his head.
“Your lies have been exposed to the world,” Ms. Vásquez said.
“I didn’t lie about anything,” Heard said.
Vasquez told Heard that it was she who had warned TMZ that she was going to a Los Angeles court to file a restraining order against Depp, so that the gossip website could take paparazzi photos of her face. allegedly bruised.
“I didn’t call TMZ or any other news source or paparazzi source, anyone,” Heard said.
“What real survivor of domestic violence wants this?”
Mrs. Vasquez produced images of what she said was the day after Heard’s removal order and a friend laughing without any visible bruises.
Heard said he had no idea if it was the next day or if it was much later. He added that he usually wore makeup, so if it was the next day, the hematoma could have been covered.
I heard, “I don’t think so.”
The two had more blows when Mrs. Vasquez showed Heard a picture of a bottle of wine spilled on the floor and asked him to identify her as a prey after a fight on December 15, 2015 between her. and Depp. Heard has stated the date before the trial.
But Heard struggled to confirm that the image was of that incident, even though it was presented as evidence from his legal team.
Ms. Vasquez presented an identical image and said Heard had identified her as a prey on May 21, 2016, about five months later.
There was a back and forth between the two with Heard telling Depp’s lawyer to just look at the metadata in the images to clear up the confusion of the date.
“If you had told the truth, you would know (the date),” Ms. Vásquez said.
“There’s a portion of wine spilled on the floor and I’m supposed to know (the date) above my head when you live five years of these things?
“I don’t think so.”
Later, his lawyer Ben Rottenborn asked Heard why he might be confused about when the incident happened.
“Because there were so many incidents of violence, there are so many photos,” Heard replied.
“Most people haven’t had that kind of testing in years.”
Vasquez also challenged Heard and asked if he agreed that he “did not expect” so many people to go to the witness room to defend Depp from his accusations.
“Wrong,” Heard said. “I know a lot of people would come out of the woods to support Johnny.
“That’s his power, that’s why I wrote this (Washington Post) opinion edition. He was talking about the phenomenon of how many people will come out to support him and fall into his power.
“He is a very powerful man and people love to win the favor of powerful men.”