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It’s the celebrity trial of the year and every little moment is being analysed.
For example, The Daily Mail has a body language expert picking apart Amber Heard’s testimony. Funny, I don’t recall seeing that rag doing the same thing for Johnny Depp.
Heard took to the stand this week and outlined the abuse she alleges she suffered at the hands of Depp. Yesterday was more of the same, and if you want a breakdown of what was said you can read this.
Let’s talk about the moment the two nearly came face to face, with the below via The New York Post:
Heard, 36, was getting off the stand for a court recess after she broke down in sobs as she attempted to describe Depp, 58, allegedly abusing her with a bottle.
Depp, who is blind in his left eye and near-sighted in his right, seemed to walk up to the stand in Heard’s direction…
The actress was escorted to her seat and Depp left the courtroom for a smoke break during the 15-minute recess period.
Here we go:
Riveting.
To make this story somewhat worthy of your time, let’s touch on the statements released by each party after the courtroom drama wrapped for the day.
PEOPLE with more:
“As Mr. Depp’s counsel correctly predicted in their opening statements last month, Ms. Heard did indeed deliver ‘the performance of her life’ in her direct examination,” a spokesperson for Depp tells PEOPLE.
“While Ms. Heard’s stories have continued to grow new and convenient details, Mr. Depp’s recollections have remained exactly the same throughout the six painful years since her first allegations were made,” Depp’s spokesperson continues. “His truth — the truth — is the same no matter the environment in which it has been presented.”
Heard’s team responded by saying that Depp’s defamation claim is “falling apart so rapidly that his counsel are turning from prosecutor to persecutor”:
“They boast that Mr. Depp’s story has not changed. If so, since he lost the Domestic Violence Restraining Order and he resoundingly lost the libel case in the UK, perhaps he should consider a new strategy rather than the recycled approach of attacking the victim, and refusing to take responsibility for his own conduct,” the spokesperson continues…
“Mr. Depp’s behavior in this trial has been as pitiful as it was in their marriage,” the spokesperson concludes. “Apparently, they feel they must double-down on their demonstrably losing two-part strategy: distract the jury and demonize the victim.”
As far as nasty divorces go, this is right up there.
Thankfully, for those of us tired of the story dominating the news, the court is out on Friday and all of next week.
That means a 10-day break before Depp’s counsel will get to cross-examine Heard.
