With Johnny Depp’s final witness taking the stand and his legal team resting their case, on the 13th day of his libel trial against ex-wife Amber Heard it was time for the actress’s team to start presenting her account – but not before trying to get the trial dismissed first…
Amber Heard was physically and sexually abused by Johnny Depp and suffered PTSD as a result, jurors have been told by an expert psychologist – the first defence witness to take the stand as the actress begins to hit back with her side of the story.
Dr Dawn Hughes’ testimony began after a bit of drama in the courtoom in Fairfax, Virginia, as Heard’s team argued for the trial to be dismissed entirely – just moments after Depp’s lawyers rested their case.
But Judge Penney Azcarate moved forward with the hearing, calling Dr Hughes to the stand as the actress’s first witness on Tuesday.
After testimony earlier in the day from a financial expert – who estimated Depp had suffered lost earnings of about $40m – things took a darker turn as Dr Hughes told the court of Heard’s reports of physical and sexual abuse.
This became quite graphic at times and Heard looked visibly upset as the psychologst went through the details.
