Amber Heard took the stand once again Tuesday to continue facing the intense cross-examination about her relationship with her former husband, actor Johnny Depp.Heard faced the first hours of her cross-examination Monday, as Depp’s lawyers tried to poke holes in her earlier claims about alleged physical and sexual abuse at the hands of Depp.The couple split in 2016, but have been battling it out in various courtrooms since, as each tries to paint themselves as the bigger victim in the relationship.
Amber Heard cross-examination begins in defamation trial — ‘I could never hurt Johnny’ This particular trial stems from an op-ed piece Heard wrote for The Washington Post in 2018, in which she claimed she had been abused, but never mentioned Depp by name.Depp is suing Heard for US$50 million, while Heard is countersuing her former partner for US$100 million.As Heard returned to the stand Tuesday, she was asked about the beginnings of her relationship with Depp.
Again, Heard told the jury the first year together was “magic.”However, tensions in the courtroom quickly rose as one of Depp’s lawyers, Camille Vasquez, interrogated Heard about an alleged sexual assault in Australia in 2015.In her earlier testimony, Heard claimed Depp forcibly penetrated her with a glass liquor bottle.
She testified Depp had taken 8-10 MDMA pills at the time of the alleged sexual assault.Depp, alternatively, claimed he was the victim of assault in Australia.