FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Amber Heard testified through tears Wednesday in a Fairfax County, Virginia courtroom about the abuse she said she suffered at the hands of Johnny Depp as the defamation trial involving the one-time Hollywood couple continues.Heard is expected back on the stand Thursday.
During her testimony Wednesday as she took the stand for the first time in the trial, Heard spoke about how the couple met during their work on the film "The Rum Diary" and how they began dating while doing a press tour for the film's release in 2011.Outside of the courtroom, crowds of mostly Johnny Depp supporters lined up early Wednesday and again Thursday, in hopes of being allowed inside for the testimony.
The court allows 100 people inside for the trial. Many who FOX 5 spoke outside the courtroom said they were longtime fans of Depp and his movie career.
Many seemed to side with Depp at this point in the case.Attorney Ben Chew speaks with his client, actor Johnny Depp at Fairfax County Circuit Court during Depp's defamation case against ex-wife, actor Amber Heard as Heard testifies in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 4, 2022. - US actor Johnny Depp sued his ex-w She said Depp's first act of physical violence against her came in 2013 when he slapped her several times while she looked at his tattoos – specifically one that read "Wino" — an alteration to the lettering he had made when he'd been dating actor Winona Ryder.FOX 5's Perris Jones spoke to fans who waited outside a Fairfax County courtroom to catch a glimpse of movie star Johnny Depp.Heard also described a 2013 incident when she said she was sexually assaulted by Depp as he performed what he called a "cavity search" on her during a drug-fueled night in California.Through most of.