Today marks Day 8 of Depp v. Heard, the trial that sees Johny Depp suing his ex-wife Amber Heard for defamation (which prompted the Aquaman actress to countersue him for $100 million). We learned earlier today how big of an event this legal saga has been in Virginia, as the Fairfax County Courthouse where the trial is taking place is surrounded by spectators, though only 100 people are allowed to witness the proceedings firsthand. Well, now word’s come in that audio was played during the trial where Heard accused Depp of putting a cigarette on her.
As reported by TMZ, Amber Heard could be heard saying the following in the audio:
While there was no visual evidence to accompany the audio, Amber Heard’s lawyer pointed to Johnny Depp responding in the recording, “Shut up, fat-ass,” i.e. he didn’t deny burning her with a cigarette. During cross examination, Depp denied he’d ever put out a cigarette on his ex-wife or threw a cigarette at her, calling it a “grossly exaggerated moment by Ms. Heard.” Heard’s lawyer also played a separate audio clip where she said this to Depp:
Later on, a third audio clip was played where Amber Heard told Johnny Depp that he was causing her “so much stress” that she was “gonna die.” She begged for the Pirates of the Caribbean star to stop fighting with her and have a “normal argument,” and after agreeing they needed to spend some time apart, Depp asked a driver to take Heard back to their home in downtown Los Angeles, as he didn’t think she was in “any shape to drive.” Depp could also be heard in that recording saying “This isn’t love. This is not happiness.”
More to come…
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