Day 14 of the trial marked the first time Amber Heard, Johnny Depp’s ex-wife, has spoken during the multimillion-dollar defamation case, with both stars filing claims against each other. During her testimony, she made several shocking allegations of physical and sexual abuse.
Actress Amber Heard choked back tears as she told a court about the first time Johnny Depp allegedly slapped her – and said she knew she should leave him then but couldn’t bring herself to do it.
Day 14 of Depp’s multimillion-dollar libel trial marked the first time Heard has spoken in court. During an emotional few hours on the stand, the actress looked visibly upset as she made several shocking allegations of physical and sexual abuse against her ex-husband.
Beginning her testimony, she told the jury that the US trial has been “the most painful and difficult thing I’ve gone through” after sitting through days of Depp and other previous witnesses talking “about our lives”.
Telling the court about the first time she alleges the actor was physically abusive, Heard said he “slapped me across the face” after she laughed at one of his tattoos because she thought he was making a joke.
“He said, ‘you think it’s so funny b****? You think you are a funny b****?’ and he slapped me again. It was clear it wasn’t a joke.”
She said she had “never been hit like that” before and “I knew you don’t come back from that, and it broke my heart”.
Here are some of the key moments from Heard’s testimony, the 14th day of the trial. Warning – this article contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse which some may find disturbing
• Heard told the court Depp first hit her in 2013, slapping her three times in an incident she says ‘changed my life’
• The Aquaman actress became emotional several times as she detailed incidents of alleged violence
• She also made a particularly shocking allegation of sexual abuse which she told the court happened as Depp was searching for drugs
• Heard also claimed that Depp once held his dog out of a moving car window
• The actress claimed the actor would vomit and lose control of his bodily functions due to drinking and drug use
• Catch up on what has been said so far in our live reporting of the trial as it happens
