Amber Heard In Court Tearfully Recounts When Johnny Depp Hit Her For First Time
Amber Heard began giving her testimony in court for the Depp vs Heard defamation case. The actress fought back her tears and broke down as she recalled incidents of alleged physical abuse by then husband Johnny Depp
Amber
Heard
began
giving
her
testimony
in
court
for
the
Depp
vs
Heard
defamation
case.
The
actress
fought
back
her
tears
and
broke
down
as
she
recalled
incidents
of
alleged
physical
abuse
by
then
husband
Johnny
Depp.
She
claimed
it
began
with
a
slap
and
revealed
that
her
immediate
reaction
was
a
laugh
because
she
thought
he
was
joking.
The
Aquaman
star
claimed
the
abuse
quickly
escalated
to
a
"cavity
search" of
her
body
for
cocaine.
She
said
it
first
began
when
she
made
fun
of
his
tattoo.
Amber
asked
what
was
written
on
one
of
his
faded
tattoos,
she
told
the
court
that
Depp
replied
"Wino,"
and
she
laughed,
thinking
it
was
a
joke.
"He
slapped
me
across
the
face.
I
didn't
know
what
was
going
on.
I
just
stared
at
him."
Amber
added
he
slapped
her
twice
more
and
said
"You
think
it's
funny,
bit**?"
According
to
People,
she
said,
"I
just
laughed
because
I
thought
he
was
joking." She
added
that
she
will
"never
forget"
the
moment
because
"it
changed
my
life."
For
the
unversed,
Johnny
during
his
testimony
revealed
that
fight
over
the
tattoo
'Wino
Forever'
"didn't
happen".
Notably,
the
tattoo
on
the
actor's
arm
originally
read
"Winona
Forever".
It
was
dedicated
to
his
ex-girlfriend
and
actress
Winona
Ryder.
Amber
went
on
to
tell
the
court
that
Johnny
assaulted
her
"several
times," usually
when
he
was
drinking
or
using
drugs
including
a
weekend
away
with
friends
in
May
2013.
She
claimed
Depp
was
angry
and
accused
her
of
inviting
suggestive
advances
from
another
woman.
She
said
that
evening
Johnny
tore
her
dress,
ripped
off
her
underwear
and
stuck
his
fingers
"inside"
her
as
"he
proceeds
to
do
a
cavity
search
looking
for
his
drugs,
his
cocaine."
Amber
in
court
claimed
that
despite
the
alleged
abuse,
she
stayed
with
Johnny
because
she
wanted
to
believe
in
his
apologies
and
promises
to
never
hit
her.
Earlier,
psychologist
Dawn
Hughes
testified
that
Amber
had
told
her
that
Johnny
had
put
his
fingers
up
her
vagina
to
search
for
cocaine.
The
Pirates
of
the
Caribbean
star
is
suing
Amber,
for
$50
million,
alleging
that
she
defamed
him
when
she
claimed
she
was
a
victim
of
domestic
abuse.
Amber
in
turn
has
counter-sued
Depp
for
$100
million,
saying
he
smeared
her
by
calling
her
a
liar.
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