Mitra Ahouraian, Esq. of Ahouraian Law tells Nicki Swift that the change in Amber Heard’s demeanor on the stand could have been advised by her new PR team, Shane Communications, who she hired just before her testimony. “Her theatrics have become the subject of memes,” Ahouraian pointed out. “If she did in fact pivot as a result of coaching, it was because of how the jury was reacting and because her image is not faring well in the court of public opinion.” And it’s true, audio of Heard describing instances of alleged abuse has become fodder for memes on TikTok and other social media platforms, as NBC News notes.
Although shifting to a more restrained manner may help Heard in the court of public opinion, it could actually be used against her by Johnny Depp’s legal team during cross-examination. “[Depp’s lawyers] are certainly juxtaposing her [previous] emotional recollections against the very defensive account of those same stories she is giving during cross-examination,” Ahouraian explained. Plus, the week-long break between Heard’s testimonies “gave [Depp’s lawyers] more time to review the evidence, find discrepancies in her responses, and come in strong.”
But at the end of the day, it’s all about what the jury believes. And Ahouraian suspects that “jumping from such a theatrical, emotional state to such a guarded, unemotional state so quickly would have anyone wondering how much of what she appears to be feeling or describing is real.”
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