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Shortly before 4 p.m. on May 16,Johnny Depps lawyer started to cross-examineAmber Heardin hisdefamation trialagainst her.
One of the actors attorneys, Camille Vasquez, opened cross with a fast-moving salvo.
Mr. Depp hasnt looked at you once this entire trial, has he?
Not that I have noticed, Heard replied.
Youve looked at him though, many times, havent you?
Yes, I have, Heard said.
Vasquez pressed, You know exactly why Mr. Depp wont look back at you, dont you?
Heard said, I do.
He promised you he would never, you would never see his eyes again, isnt that true?
I dont recall if he said that, Heard said, her voice a low whisper.
He wont look at you.
Right, Ms. Heard?
He cant, Heard answered.
There are four lines on this table, right?
There isnt any cocaine residue around those lines, right?
You testified youve done cocaine?
It doesnt stay on the table.
Thats why Im wearing makeup, Heard answered plainly.
Cross will continue Tuesday.
Heard, wearing a muted gray top, cried at multiple points during her testimony.
How is it that you think youve got the date wrong?
Bredehoft asked Heard why she hadnt cited all of the alleged instances of abuse.
I was following the advice of my counsel, she said.
Heard testified that 17 acts of alleged abuse came up in Depps U.K. defamation trial againstThe Sunnewspaper.
Heard noted that she wasnt a party to the case, only a witness.
A few months ago, February, in 2022, Heard said.
How is it you didnt remember all of those events like this?
Thats not how your memory, or my memory, works, Heard said.
At one point, Depp grabbed her pubic bone.
He kind of just pushed me down and held me down by it, Heard said.
Depp allegedly taunted her, Youre such a fucking tough guy.
As Heard recounted this alleged incident, Depp appeared to pop gum or candy into his mouth.
That has to change.
She said the article wasnt about her ex-husband and his alleged behavior.
It was about her and what happened to her after their relationship ended.
The only one who thought it was about Johnny was Johnny, Heard said.
It was about me.
Its about what happened to me after Johnny.
Its about what happened to me after I escaped my marriage.
Its about me, and my life and what I endured.
Heard claimed that she lost work and far worse following her estrangement from Depp and the restraining order.
I was harassed and harassed on a daily basis, death threats … Heard said.
Decision-makers in Hollywood, Heard said, were so eager to support him.
Heard was also asked about her counterclaim against Depp.
Is this a true or a false statement?
And why is it false?
I didnt want to talk about that, ever.
This post has been updated.
