Amber Heard She returned to the witness stand on Monday for the third day of her defamation trial brought by her ex-husband, Johnny Depp.
Heard broke down in tears several times inside a crowded, mask-free courtroom as she remembered her relationship with Depp. She described their relationship at times as “violent and chaotic”.
The court played clips of a conversation between Heard and Depp in which she can be heard telling her ex-husband that she did not want to reveal evidence of his abuse because she did not want to “hurt him”.
“I was begging Johnny not to force me to prove what I had to sit on this podium in front of all of you and prove it and talk about it… I didn’t want to. I don’t want to be here,” Heard said.
“I was trying to point out how ridiculous it was for him to keep persuading me to prove it by calling me a liar.” The Aquaman The actress added.
“I didn’t want to hurt him,” she continued. “I loved him. I loved him so much. That’s why I’m explaining to him why no criminal charges are being brought. I didn’t file a police report even though it was being used against me. I didn’t want it. This is to hurt Johnny. I don’t want this to hurt Johnny.”
Amber Heard changed parts of her previous testimony
Heard corrected herself about the timing of the first time she claimed Depp slapped her during her testimony on Monday, which revolved around her questioning him about one of his tattoos. Heard initially mentioned that it happened in 2013, but She later clarified that it happened in 2012.
She explained that her confusion stemmed from her desire to believe that the abuse did not start early in their relationship.
“I let myself forget that the beginning was violent and chaotic too,” she said.
at Fairfax County Court, is suing Deb Heard for defamation after she wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post describing herself as a “public figure who represents domestic violence.” His lawyers claim that the 2018 article has been slandered by him even though his name was never mentioned.
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