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The trial in Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard continued on Wednesday in Fairfax, Virginia, with testimony from their former agent Christian Carino.

Heard is being sued by Depp for $50m (£38.2m) for implying he abused her in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed. Although she did not name him, he claims her allegations made it difficult for him to land movie roles.

Mr Marino testified that he felt Heard’s allegations had caused Depp to lose work but did not tie this directly to the op-ed.

He explained his friendship with the couple and said he set up a meeting between the pair two months after Heard filed a restraining order against Depp.

Mr Carino also said Heard was dating Elon Musk during the time she was attempting to reconcile with her ex and he had advised her dating famous men meant things would be public.

Further testimony was given by two police officers who responded to a domestic violence call at the couple’s penthouse in May 2016. They said they found no evidence of a crime, Heard was “uncooperative”, and did not want to file a report.

Heard is yet to testify and provide her own account of the relationship.

Key points

Why is Johnny Depp suing Amber Heard?

09:30 , Oliver O'Connell

The defamation trial opposing Johnny Depp and Amber Heard began with jury selection on 11 April.

Proceedings are being held in Fairfax, Virginia, and are expected to last about six weeks.

Here is what you need to know about why the case is happening:

Why is Johnny Depp suing Amber Heard?

Dakota Johnson notices Depp’s finger injury in resurfaced video amid trial

08:30 , Maanya Sachdeva

A video that shows Dakota Johnson noticing Johnny Depp’s injured finger has resurfaced in the wake of the actor’s legal battle with Amber Heard.

Depp has claimed in his testimony that ex-wife Heard severed his finger with a vodka bottle during an argument, a few months after their wedding in February 2015.

A TikTok user’s video, taken that year, shows the Pirates of the Caribbean actor and Johnson at a press conference, promoting their film Black Mass at the 72nd Venice Film Festival at the time.

The short resurfaced clip shows the Fifty Shades of Grey star looking down at Depp’s finger before making a comment to him about it. In response, he seemingly gives an explanation about the injury, at which point Johnson laughs and sits back in her chair.

Nicole Vassell has the full story:

Resurfaced video shows Dakota Johnson noticing Johnny Depp’s finger injury in 2015

Why is the trial being held in Virginia?

07:30 , Oliver O'Connell

The explosive defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is unfolding well outside their normal Hollywood orbit - at a court in Fairfax County, Virginia.

But why?

Why the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard defamation trial is being held in Virginia

ICYMI: Heard pushes Depp to ‘tell the world’ he’s a victim of domestic violence on taped call

06:38 , Maanya Sachdeva

Johnny Depp concluded his lengthy testimony by responding to a recording in which ex-wife Amber Heard could be heard pushing him to “tell the world” that he’s a victim of domestic violence.”

In a recording played in court, Heard told Depp, “tell the world, Johnny. Tell them ‘I, Johnny Depp, a man, is (sic) a victim of domestic violence’”.

One of Depp’s lawyers asked him what he said in response when he was asked if he was a victim of domestic abuse.

“I said, ‘Yes, I am,’” Depp responded.

Read more:

Heard goads Depp to ‘tell the world’ he’s a victim of domestic violence in recording

ICYMI: Depp says Heard ‘despised’ actor friend Paul Bettany

05:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Johnny Depp testified that Amber Heard was envious of his friendship with WandaVision star Paul Bettany, during his defamation trial against his ex-wife on Monday (25 April).

On his fourth day on the stand at the Fairfax County Courthouse, Virginia, Depp told the court that Heard was jealous of the “instant connection” he had formed with Bettany and saw him as a “threat” to their time together.

Read more:

Johnny Depp says Amber Heard ‘despised’ Paul Bettany because of jealousy

Most explosive moments so far in star-studded defamation trial

04:45 , Oliver O'Connell

Over first two weeks of testimony, jury has heard from string of witnesses including couple’s former marriage counselor, their friends and Depp himself. Testimony has painted captivating and disturbing portrait of actors’ doomed marriage, laying bare violent fights, drug use and vicious words to each other. Here are some of the most dramatic moments so far.

Johnny Depp v Amber Heard: Most explosive trial moments so far

What psychologist Dr Shannon Curry said about Amber Heard in the Johnny Depp trial

04:00 , Oliver O'Connell

The psychologist hired by Johnny Depp’s legal team has told the court that Amber Heard has two personality disorders – borderline and histrionic disorder.

Here’s what she told the court:

What psychologist Dr Shannon Curry said about Amber Heard

Voices: The bizarre parasocial fans of the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard trial

03:15 , Oliver O'Connell

Meredith Clark writes:

Within hours of a makeup company posting about the trial on TikTok, a Johnny Depp fan turned up at the courthouse in Virginia to hand-deliver ‘evidence’ to Depp’s lawyers. Another brings alpacas to Fairfax every day in the hope of raising the actor’s spirits.

The bizarre parasocial fans of the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard trial

ICYMI: Heard admits to hitting Depp in recording as he describes ‘roundhouse punch’ to court

02:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Amber Heard could be heard admitting to hitting Johnny Depp on a recording played in court.

Ms Heard and Mr Depp argued about the physical altercation on the recording, during which she said she hit Mr Depp but she didn’t “deck” him. She also told Mr Depp to “grow up”, calling him a “baby”. The recording was played in court last Wednesday.

Read more:

Amber Heard admits to hitting Johnny Depp in recording

Depp chuckles as building concierge tells court: ‘I don’t want to deal with this’

01:45 , Oliver O'Connell

Johnny Depp chuckled as a front desk attendant at the building where he lived with Amber Heard grew exasperated during a pre-recorded deposition shown in court.

The deposition of Alejandro Romero was recorded in January of last year, and he appeared to be taking part in the interview from his car.

Gustaf Kilander has the story on one of the more bizarre depositions so far at the trial.

Johnny Depp laughs at building concierge’s testimony

Depp fans boo Heard as she leaves court in defamation trial

01:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Amber Heard was booed as she left the Virginia court where the defamation trial between her and ex-husband Johnny Depp is taking place.

A crowd of Depp supporters showed their displeasure as she exited the courthouse on Monday 25 April, a video of the moment shows.

Johnny Depp fans boo Amber Heard as she leaves court in defamation trial

Officers tell court they found no evidence of domestic violence after call to penthouse

Thursday 28 April 2022 00:15 , Oliver O'Connell

Two police officers have told the court during Johnny Depp’s trial against ex-wife Amber Heard they found no evidence of domestic violence after a call from Ms Heard.

Officers Melissa Saenz and Tyler Hadden of the LAPD said during pre-recorded depositions played in court on Tuesday and Wednesday that they didn’t identify any evidence that a crime had been committed.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Police officers say they found no evidence of domestic abuse after Amber Heard call

A timeline of the Depp-Heard relationship, allegations, and court battles

Wednesday 27 April 2022 23:30 , Oliver O'Connell

As Depp’s $50m defamation lawsuit plays out in court in Virginia, Clémence Michallon looks at the former couple’s legal history.

A timeline of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s relationship and court battles

Depp trial shown body cam video of Heard domestic violence call

Wednesday 27 April 2022 23:00 , Oliver O'Connell

The court in the trial between Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard was shown body camera footage from LAPD officers from a domestic violence call at the LA penthouse where Ms Heard was staying on 21 May 2016.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Johnny Depp trial shown body cam video of Amber Heard domestic violence call

Heard dated Elon Musk while trying to reconcile with Depp, agent says

Wednesday 27 April 2022 22:40 , Oliver O'Connell

Johnny Depp’s and Amber Heard’s previous agent said during a pre-recorded deposition that Ms Heard dated Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Muck as she tried to reconcile with Mr Depp.

Here’s what we learned today in court:

Amber Heard dated Elon Musk while trying to reconcile with Johnny Depp, agent says

Depp didn’t lose any film roles as a result of Heard op-ed, couple’s agent says

Wednesday 27 April 2022 22:20 , Oliver O'Connell

Johnny Depp’s and Amber Heard’s former talent agent testified that he wasn’t aware of any film roles that Mr Depp may have lost as a result of his ex-wife’s 2018 op-ed.

But talent agent Christian Carino added that he believes Ms Heard’s allegations of abuse cost Mr Depp the job of playing Captain Jack Sparrow in the sixth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

Gustaf Kilander reports on today’s testimony.

Johnny Depp didn’t lose any film roles because of Heard op-ed, couple’s agent says

Wednesday 27 April 2022 21:58 , Oliver O'Connell

Court has adjourned for the day and will resume at 10am tomorrow.

New witness: Laura Wasser, Depp’s divorce attorney

Wednesday 27 April 2022 21:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Depp’s legal team calls Laura Wasser who represented him in their divorce. She appears under subpoena in pre-recorded video testimony with Heard’s team questioning her first.

She began representing Depp in December 2015.

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Wednesday 27 April 2022 21:12 , Oliver O'Connell

In a text exchange with Mr Carino from August 2017, Heard says she is sad about breaking up with Elon Musk.

At this stage, he and Heard were still friends and he advises her to not date such famous men if she did not want things to be so public.

He says that Musk and Heard had spent time together by the time of the meeting in San Francisco a year before but may not have been dating yet.

According to further texts Heard appears to have been trying to reconcile with Depp as late as 2018 when she texted Depp that she missed him and told Mr Carino “God, I miss him.”

Wednesday 27 April 2022 21:05 , Oliver O'Connell

Mr Carino testifies he never saw Depp abuse Heard. He also testifies neither Depp nor Heard discussed abuse allegations with him. He says he never saw injuries on Heard.

He testifies that he set up the 2016 meeting between Depp and Heard at her request, two months after the restraining order was filed against Depp.

One stipulation was that she would never accuse him of violating the restraining order if he came to the meeting.

Mr Carino borrowed a friend’s house and he flew with Heard to San Francisco and drove to the house, where Depp met them.

Heard and Depp met outside inches apart for several hours.

The owner of the house notified Mr Carino that he was returning and the couple went to a hotel room in the city to continue to talk. They travelled separately to the hotel.

At the hotel, the couple argued in a hotel room.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 21:01 , Oliver O'Connell

Mr Carino is asked to read the op-ed by Heard that was published on 18 December 2018. He does so, identifies Heard as the author, and says he does not recall reading it when it was first published.

An email exchange is shown to him dated 20 December 2018 referring to an article saying that Depp will not return to the Pirates franchise. The email was sent to him by Depp’s publicist.

In the email, he asks whether this was the official word from Disney and is told no.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 20:48 , Oliver O'Connell

Mr Carino introduced Depp and Heard to Laurel Anderson, who testified earlier in the trial, when they needed help in their relationship.

Dr Anderson is a clinical psychologist who testified that the couple engaged in “mutual abuse”.

Mr Carino testifies he spoke with both Depp and Heard about the state of their relationship and each confided in him.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 20:44 , Oliver O'Connell

Court resumes after the afternoon recess and the jury is now being shown the second part of Mr Carino’s testimony.

He explains that he met Heard prior to meeting Depp, by some years. He took on her representation from a commercial perspective, identifying brands to work with and other such opportunities.

They also became friends.

When he met Depp, he began to spend time with the couple and eventually with Depp alone. He grew to consider Depp as much a friend as Heard.

Mr Carino says he is no longer friends with either of them and stopped regularly seeing Depp after he stopped being represented by CAA.

He stopped being friends with Heard “when the legal disputes started”, though he is not sure which one but says it was one between Depp and Amber — not their divorce — he remained friends with them through that period.

He says he has no animosity toward either of them.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 20:19 , Oliver O'Connell

Asked about Depp’s behaviour on the set of Pirates 5 and whether it included alcohol and drug use and tardiness, Mr Carino says he was aware of the tardiness because Depp has been tardy his whole career.

He said people were used to it and it did not cause a problem for anyone because people were used to it.

Mr Carino says there was a difference in opinion on how the movie was edited, but he does not recall the details.

He says Pirates 5 was not the most successful movie in the franchise.

Mr Carino is asked if he or anyone at CAA have made efforts with Disney to find roles for Depp since he did Pirates 5. He says he worked on the possibility of a Houdini movie, but others did.

The court breaks for the afternoon recess.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 20:07 , Oliver O'Connell

Mr Carino goes on to say that filing for divorce would not have had a dramatic impact on Depp’s reputation, but Heard filing the restraining order if it were based on accusations of abuse, would have had the most dramatic impact on his offscreen reputation.

He is asked whether the various accusations and articles written about Depp have caused him to lose work or business opporunity. For The Sun article, he says no, and for Heard’s op-ed in The Washington Post he says he is not aware of any.

He says he believes Depp lost Pirates of the Caribbean 6 because of Heard’s accusations.

Mr Carino says he believes this based on conversations with studio executives both external and internal to Disney. He mentions Jerry Bruckheimer and Bryan Lourd.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 19:56 , Oliver O'Connell

Mr Carino testifies that Depp’s reputation regarding his professional capabilities has not changed between October 2016 and the present (the interview was recorded on 19 January 2021). He says he is still considered one of the finest actors of his generation.

He says offscreen Depp was previously known for having an air of mystery around him as to who he was because he was not visible to the public.

Asked if that changed over time, Mr Carino says it did, and that it changed with the exposure that came with the lawsuits that he was embroiled in over the years since 2016.

He says that the most significant piece of litigation against him was that Heard’s accusations would have had the most dramatic impact on his offscreen reputation. He says he is not talking about one specific accusation, but rather the things she has accused him of doing that were made public.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 19:33 , Oliver O'Connell

Mr Carino says that lawsuits negatively impact the career of an individual because people do not want to know that someone they look up to is in litigation.

New witness: Christian Carino, Depp and Heard’s agent

Wednesday 27 April 2022 19:31 , Oliver O'Connell

Next up in prerecorded video testimony is Christian Carino, a talent agent, who represented both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. He is first questioned by Heard’s legal team.

His other clients include Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, Reese Witherspoon, and Bruno Mars.

He was also formerly engaged to Lady Gaga.

Christian Carino giving testimony in pre-recorded deposition at Amber Heard’s defamation trial (Law & Crime)
Christian Carino giving testimony in pre-recorded deposition at Amber Heard’s defamation trial (Law & Crime)

Wednesday 27 April 2022 19:23 , Oliver O'Connell

After a long sidebar between Judge Azcarate and both legal teams, the jury returns to the courtroom.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 19:12 , Oliver O'Connell

Court has resumed after lunch but the jury is yet to be brought back in as lawyers for both sides consult with Judge Penney Azcarate.

Depp chuckles as building concierge tells court: ‘I don’t want to deal with this’

Wednesday 27 April 2022 18:40 , Oliver O'Connell

Johnny Depp chuckled as a front desk attendant at the building where he lived with Amber Heard grew exasperated during a pre-recorded deposition shown in court.

The deposition of Alejandro Romero was recorded in January of last year, and he appeared to be taking part in the interview from his car.

Gustaf Kilander has the story on one of the more bizarre depositions so far at the trial.

Johnny Depp laughs at building concierge’s testimony

Watch: Body cam video of Amber Heard domestic violence call

Wednesday 27 April 2022 18:16 , Oliver O'Connell

Wednesday 27 April 2022 17:50 , Oliver O'Connell

Following Mr Romero’s deposition, the court breaks for lunch until 2pm.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 17:46 , Oliver O'Connell

In the questioning from Depp’s team, Mr Romero testifies he did not notice any swelling or bruising on Heard.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 17:39 , Oliver O'Connell

Mr Romero says he was not looking, but he believes marks or bruises on Heard would have been noticeable, though he has no idea if she was wearing make-up to cover anything up.

He adds that if she was covering anything up she would not be able to hide swelling.

As the questioning continues, Mr Romero is not shy about hiding his frustration with the situation and again reiterates that he just wants it all to be over.

His remarks amuse Depp and draw some laughter from the court.

Depp trial shown body cam video of Heard domestic violence call

Wednesday 27 April 2022 17:38 , Oliver O'Connell

The court in the trial between Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard was shown body camera footage from LAPD officers from a domestic violence call at the LA penthouse where Ms Heard was staying on 21 May 2016.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Johnny Depp trial shown body cam video of Amber Heard domestic violence call

Wednesday 27 April 2022 17:31 , Oliver O'Connell

As part of his deposition, Mr Romero is shown security camera footage of Depp in the elevator on the night of 21 May 2016.

He says Depp looked agitated and that his body language was different from before as he was usually calm.

“This is the first time I’ve seen him like this,” he says.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 17:20 , Oliver O'Connell

Depp chuckles as Mr Romero says he did not review the paperwork sent over ahead of his testimony and says he just wants to be “done with it”.

New witness: Alejandro Romero, concierge at Eastern Columbia Building

Wednesday 27 April 2022 17:17 , Oliver O'Connell

A new witness is introduced (again prerecorded deposition). Alejandro (Alex) Romero is the concierge at the Eastern Columbia Building, where Depp owned five penthouses and lived with Heard until 2016.

As with the other witnesses today, Mr Romero is first questioned by Heard’s lawyer.

He explains his duties and testifies he has never seen Depp be violent or abusive.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 17:08 , Oliver O'Connell

A second version of the body camera footage is shown to the court.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 16:55 , Oliver O'Connell

The court is shown body camera footage from the second visit to the penthouse that night.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 16:48 , Oliver O'Connell

Mr Drew said this was still related to the previous call and showed them the business card left by the initial two officers.

He said they were adamant that the husband (Depp) was no longer there and Officer Gatlin said it seemed they were not keen for them to enter the apartment.

Gatlin says he was aware of the call being handled earlier, but that does not mean it is treated as if it were not new.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 16:38 , Oliver O'Connell

Officer Gatlin and his partner were greeted at the apartment door by a male (Josh Drew) and they ascertained he was not the perpetrator or victim.

He was aware that officers had answered an earlier call and they had to ascertain if it was the same incident they were responding to and not a new incident.

Officer Gatlin says that just because a victim is uncooperative does not mean that they will just leave as they might see injuries or a third party might be cooperative and provide information on the incident.

New Witness: Officer William Gatlin

Wednesday 27 April 2022 16:31 , Oliver O'Connell

The next recorded deposition is from Officer William Gatlin of LAPD.

He and his partner Officer Christopher Diener were also called to the Eastern Columbia Building penthouse on 21 May 2016.

He was wearing a body camera.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 16:28 , Oliver O'Connell

Officer Hadden’s testimony regarding why no report was filed nor action taken about the alleged verbal altercation to which he and Officer Saenz responded can be summed up with one of his final answers in which he said it is not against the law to argue. He noted that he argues with his own spouse.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 16:26 , Oliver O'Connell

The court is back from the morning break and both legal teams are in discussion with Judge Azcarate.

Officers tell court they found no evidence of domestic violence after call to penthouse

Wednesday 27 April 2022 16:16 , Oliver O'Connell

Two police officers have told the court during Johnny Depp’s trial against ex-wife Amber Heard they found no evidence of domestic violence after a call from Ms Heard.

Officers Melissa Saenz and Tyler Hadden of the LAPD said during pre-recorded depositions played in court on Tuesday and Wednesday that they didn’t identify any evidence that a crime had been committed.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Police officers say they found no evidence of domestic abuse after Amber Heard call

Wednesday 27 April 2022 16:02 , Oliver O'Connell

Officer Hadden’s deposition ends and the court takes its mid-morning break.

Johnny Depp watches a deposition testimony of Los Angeles Police Department officer Tyler Hadden (REUTERS)
Johnny Depp watches a deposition testimony of Los Angeles Police Department officer Tyler Hadden (REUTERS)

Wednesday 27 April 2022 15:58 , Oliver O'Connell

Officer Hadden says Heard was characterised as the victim because that is how she was initially described in the call out.

He said he did not ask why Heard was crying as he was speaking with Mr Drew separately from Officer Saenz who spoke with Heard and the other woman present. He does not know if his fellow officer asked why she was crying.

Hadden reiterates that she was unresponsive and crying, but did not observe her being fearful.

It is once again said that Heard did not want to file a report. He says he does not know the reason why.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 15:49 , Oliver O'Connell

Officer Hadden interacted with neighbour and Heard friend Josh Drew to try and find out more, including the identity of the husband about whom the domestic violence call had been made.

Mr Drew refused to give the name of Depp and did not reveal any further details of the incident.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 15:44 , Oliver O'Connell

Wednesday 27 April 2022 15:43 , Oliver O'Connell

Officer Hadden says he was never close enough to Heard to examine her face, but also said her face was red and it appeared that she had been crying and he did not see the red marks as consistent with anything other than that.

Shown a picture of Heard, he said he would not have reported the incident as an injury because: “I do not see an injury.”

He adds that he saw no damage to the property or any visible injuries to her.

Officer Hadden says that the pink on her face is consistent with crying, adding: “Just because I see an individual with pink cheeks and pink eyes, doesn’t mean anything happened. They could be sad because their dog died.”

He explains that he and Officer Saenz did a protective sweep of the location where Heard was, walking through the general housing area to make sure no one else was there and to make sure no one was hurt.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 15:25 , Oliver O'Connell

Officer Hadden says he did not make a report at the time, “because the victim didn’t request a report.”

He says he did not personally discuss with Heard at the time that it was “only a verbal dispute”.

Hadden said there were other circumstances that were within this investigation as well that indicated that it was just a verbal dispute.

He discussed the investigation with Officer Saenz at the scene. Miss Heard refused any medical treatment and had no visible injuries.

Both Heard and other witnesses were uncooperative.

No photos, recordings, or notes were taken at the scene.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 15:11 , Oliver O'Connell

The jury is in and the first witness of the day by pre-recorded deposition is Tyler Hadden, a police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department.

He responded to the call made from the Depp’s Eastern Columbia Building penthouse on 21 May 2016 alongside Officer Melissa Saenz, whose testimony was heard yesterday.

In questioning by Heard’s lawyers, he reveals he was not issued a body camera until the summer of 2016 — after the reported incident at the penthouse.

As a probationary officer, he would defer to Officer Saenz who was his training officer.

Wednesday 27 April 2022 15:05 , Oliver O'Connell

Judge Penney Azcarate is at the bench and is dealing with preliminary matters before bringing in the jury.

We are expected to hear more prerecorded depositions today, including from other officers who responded to the call made from Depp’s LA penthouse.

Law & Crime reports that there may be body camera footage shown to the court.

It is also reported that their former agent may also testify. He set up the meeting between the two in the summer of 2016 after the restraining order was issued. Audio of that meeting heard earlier by the court had Depp asking Heard to cut him with a knife.

Depp fans boo Heard as she leaves court in defamation trial

Wednesday 27 April 2022 14:48 , Oliver O'Connell

Amber Heard was booed as she left the Virginia court where the defamation trial between her and ex-husband Johnny Depp is taking place.

A crowd of Depp supporters showed their displeasure as she exited the courthouse on Monday 25 April, a video of the moment shows.

Johnny Depp fans boo Amber Heard as she leaves court in defamation trial

Report: Amber Heard to be first defence witness

Wednesday 27 April 2022 14:34 , Oliver O'Connell

Court TV’s Chanley Shá Painter reports that Amber Heard will be on the witness stand next week, likely as the first witness called in her defence case against the defamation suit.

Heard has mostly sat stoically as the prosecution has laid out their case against her — a shocking portrayal of her relationship with Depp as well as allegations of mental health issues and abuse.

Her lawyers have pushed back hard on much of the testimony presented by witnesses to date.

ICYMI: Depp house manager recalls finding tip of his finger after vodka bottle fight

Wednesday 27 April 2022 14:14 , Oliver O'Connell

Johnny Depp’s House Manager Ben King said he heard “hysterical sobbing” as he entered the house where Mr Depp and Amber Heard were staying in Australia on Sunday 8 March 2015.

He said it “sounded like Ms Heard to me,” adding that she was “crying ... uncontrollably”, as he recalled the episode when he found Mr Depp’s fingertip on the floor of the house.

Johnny Depp house manager recalls finding tip of his finger on floor

What psychologist Dr Shannon Curry said about Amber Heard in the Johnny Depp trial

Wednesday 27 April 2022 13:55 , Oliver O'Connell

The psychologist hired by Johnny Depp’s legal team has told the court that Amber Heard has two personality disorders – borderline and histrionic disorder.

Here’s what Dr Shannon Curry said:

What psychologist Dr Shannon Curry said about Amber Heard

Watch: Depp did not react after Amber Heard's 'vicious attack', says estate manager

Wednesday 27 April 2022 13:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Recording: Heard pushes Depp to ‘tell the world’ he’s victim of domestic violence

Wednesday 27 April 2022 12:45 , Oliver O'Connell

Johnny Depp wrapped up his three and a half days of testimony by responding to a recording in which his ex-wife Amber Heard could be heard pushing him to “tell the world” that he’s a victim of domestic violence.

In a recording played in court on Monday, Ms Heard told Mr Depp, “tell the world, Johnny. Tell them ‘I, Johnny Depp, a man, is (sic) a victim of domestic violence’”.

Heard goads Depp to ‘tell the world’ he’s a victim of domestic violence in recording

Depp says Heard ‘despised’ Paul Bettany

Wednesday 27 April 2022 12:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Johnny Depp testified that Amber Heard was envious of his friendship with WandaVision star Paul Bettany, during his defamation trial against his ex-wife on Monday (25 April).

On his fourth day on the stand at the Fairfax County Courthouse, Virginia, Depp told the court that Heard was jealous of the “instant connection” he had formed with Bettany and saw him as a “threat” to their time together.

Johnny Depp says Amber Heard ‘despised’ Paul Bettany because of jealousy

ICYMI: Johnny Depp’s testimony - what did we learn?

Wednesday 27 April 2022 11:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Johnny Depp first took the stand on Tuesday 19 April, then kept testifying every day up until the end of Thursday 21 April. Proceedings paused on Friday 22 April, then over the weekend, and picked up again on 25 April.

Here is what we have learned during the four days of Mr Depp’s testimony:

A severed finger and shouting matches: Johnny Depp’s testimony on Amber Heard

Depp says he planned on giving Jack Sparrow a ‘proper goodbye’

Wednesday 27 April 2022 10:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Johnny Depp testified Monday (25 April) that he wanted to continue making Pirates of the Caribbean movies in order to give Jack Sparrow and other characters a “proper goodbye”.

Johnny Depp wanted to give Jack Sparrow a ‘proper goodbye’ before he was dropped

Depp and Heard: A timeline of their relationship, allegations, and court battles

Wednesday 27 April 2022 09:00 , Oliver O'Connell

As Depp’s $50m defamation lawsuit plays out in court in Virginia, Clémence Michallon looks at the former couple’s legal history.

A timeline of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s relationship and court battles

‘May I clarify what occurred so that we can stop talking about the muffins?'

Wednesday 27 April 2022 07:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Psychologist Dr Shannon Curry asked Amber Heard’s lawyer to stop talking about muffins after the attorney suggested that Dr Curry’s husband brought baked goods for the actor.

Gustaf Kilander reports on an unexpected line of questioning.

Psychologist hired by Depp asks Amber Heard lawyer to stop talking about muffins

Wednesday 27 April 2022 05:30 , Oliver O'Connell

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What psychologist said about Amber Heard in the Johnny Depp trial

Wednesday 27 April 2022 04:45 , Oliver O'Connell

The psychologist hired by Johnny Depp’s legal team has told the court that Amber Heard has two personality disorders – borderline and histrionic disorder.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

What psychologist Dr Shannon Curry said about Amber Heard

Depp’s private island manager says she intervened in dispute with Heard

Wednesday 27 April 2022 04:00 , Oliver O'Connell

The manager of Johnny Depp’s private island in the Bahamas has testified that she intervened after hearing Mr Depp saying that Amber Heard hit him with a can.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Depp’s island manager says she stepped in when Heard ‘hit him with can’

Heard reacts as psychologist talks about personality disorder diagnoses

Wednesday 27 April 2022 03:15 , Oliver O'Connell

Amber Heard appeared to physically react as the psychologist hired by Johnny Depp’s legal team to evaluate her testified that she has two personality disorders.

Amber Heard reacts as psychologist tells of personality disorders in Depp’s trial

ICYMI: Heard’s lawyer objects to own question

Wednesday 27 April 2022 02:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Amber Heard’s lawyer objects to his own question during Johnny Depp trial

Depp says Heard ‘despised’ Paul Bettany out of jealousy

Wednesday 27 April 2022 01:45 , Oliver O'Connell

Johnny Depp testified that Amber Heard was envious of his friendship with WandaVision star Paul Bettany, during his defamation trial against his ex-wife on Monday (25 April).

On his fourth day on the stand at the Fairfax County Courthouse, Virginia, Depp told the court that Heard was jealous of the “instant connection” he had formed with Bettany and saw him as a “threat” to their time together.

Tom Murray reports.

Johnny Depp says Amber Heard ‘despised’ Paul Bettany because of jealousy

Howard Stern accuses Johnny Depp of ‘overacting’ in trial

Wednesday 27 April 2022 01:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Howard Stern has called Johnny Depp “a narcissist” and accused him of “overacting” during his defamation trial with ex-wife Amber Heard.

During the latest episode of The Howard Stern Show, the 68-year-old American radio personality said that Depp is intentionally overacting for a television audience.

Howard Stern accuses Johnny Depp of ‘overacting’ during Amber Heard defamation trial

Heard pushed Depp to ‘tell the world’ he’s a victim of domestic violence on recording

Wednesday 27 April 2022 00:15 , Oliver O'Connell

Johnny Depp wrapped up his three and a half days of testimony by responding to a recording in which his ex-wife Amber Heard could be heard pushing him to “tell the world” that he’s a victim of domestic violence.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Heard goads Depp to ‘tell the world’ he’s a victim of domestic violence in recording

Tuesday 26 April 2022 23:30 , Oliver O'Connell

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ICYMI - Johnny Depp’s testimony: A severed finger, shouting matches, vulgar texts, and wedding MDMA

Tuesday 26 April 2022 22:45 , Oliver O'Connell

Johnny Depp first took the stand on Tuesday 19 April, then kept testifying every day up until the end of Thursday 21 April. Proceedings paused on Friday 22 April, then over the weekend, and picked up again on 25 April.

Here is what we have learned during the four days of Mr Depp’s testimony:

A severed finger and shouting matches: Johnny Depp’s testimony on Amber Heard

Depp and Heard: A timeline of their relationship, allegations, and court battles

Tuesday 26 April 2022 22:25 , Oliver O'Connell

As Depp’s $50m defamation lawsuit plays out in court in Virginia, Clémence Michallon looks at the former couple’s legal history.

A timeline of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s relationship and court battles

Tuesday 26 April 2022 22:23 , Oliver O'Connell

Court adjourns for the day and will resume at 10am on Wednesday morning.

Tuesday 26 April 2022 22:08 , Oliver O'Connell

Officer Saenz’s recorded testimony continues with Judge Azcarate saying that court will go a little overtime today to finish up the video.

Tuesday 26 April 2022 21:49 , Oliver O'Connell

The recording has moved on to Depp’s lawyers questioning Officer Saenz.

Much of the same territory is being covered by the questions regarding the visit to the Eastern Columbia Building.

She reiterates that in her opinion that there was no evidence of any domestic violence.

Heard was “uncooperative” and would not say anything. The officers conducted a sweep of the apartment accompanied by Heard’s friend Josh Drew.

Officer Saenz says she tried to question Heard again with the males outside in the hallway to see if she was more comfortable, but she again received no response.

Tuesday 26 April 2022 21:36 , Oliver O'Connell

Officer Melissa Saenz testifies in pre-recorded deposition during the trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Virginia (AP)
Officer Melissa Saenz testifies in pre-recorded deposition during the trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Virginia (AP)

Tuesday 26 April 2022 21:28 , Oliver O'Connell

Again shown a photo of Heard, Officer Saenz is asked about redness on her cheek and eyelids.

The officer says it is consistent with crying as her face is flushed and it is not consistent with a phone being thrown at her face.

Shown Heard’s other cheek she says it appears one cheek appears redder than the other.

Tuesday 26 April 2022 21:22 , Oliver O'Connell

Shown a picture of Heard, Officer Saenz says there are no signs of injury on her face.

The officer is also shown pictures of the hallway and asked to identify a stain — believed to be red wine. She says she does not recall seeing it that night.

Saenz is also shown the front and back of the business card that she left with Heard.

Heard’s lawyer asks why the card was left if there was no sign of a disturbance or injury.

The officer responds that she leaves the card as a courtesy to the complainant.

Voices: The bizarre parasocial fans of the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard trial

Tuesday 26 April 2022 21:17 , Oliver O'Connell

Meredith Clark writes: “Within hours of a makeup company posting about the trial on TikTok, a Johnny Depp fan turned up at the courthouse in Virginia to hand-deliver ‘evidence’ to Depp’s lawyers. Another brings alpacas to Fairfax every day in the hope of raising the actor’s spirits.”

The bizarre parasocial fans of the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard trial

Tuesday 26 April 2022 21:06 , Oliver O'Connell

Officer Saenz is walked through the response to the call out.

She says Heard refused to give any further information about the incident, her husband had left, they had just had an argument, and she was issued with a business card in case she wanted to contact them later.

Tuesday 26 April 2022 20:58 , Oliver O'Connell

Officer Saenz is questioned in-depth about police procedure when responding to domestic violence reports.

She was not wearing a bodycam the night she responded to the 911 call from the penthouse and took no photos of the presence or lack of any injuries to the complainant.

The officer explains which statements they would take and what steps would be followed.

Tuesday 26 April 2022 20:37 , Oliver O'Connell

Officer Saenz and Officer Tyler Hadden responded to the 911 call from the Eastern Columbia Building penthouse in Downtown Los Angeles on the night of 21 May 2016.

Early testimony included security footage of the officers responding to the call pulled from the building’s cameras and identified by the property manager.

Depp owned five of the penthouses at the condominium.

Court shown Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s elaborate semi-communal penthouse

New witness: Officer Melissa Saenz

Tuesday 26 April 2022 20:33 , Oliver O'Connell

Court resumes and the jury returns.

A new witness is introduced: Officer Melissa Saenz of the Los Angeles Police Department.

Testimony is submitted by pre-recorded deposition with Heard’s legal team questioning her first.

What psychologist Dr Shannon Curry said about Amber Heard

Tuesday 26 April 2022 20:25 , Oliver O'Connell

The psychologist hired by Johnny Depp’s legal team has told the court that Amber Heard has two personality disorders – borderline and histrionic disorder.

Gustaf Kilander reports on her testimony.

What psychologist Dr Shannon Curry said about Amber Heard

Tuesday 26 April 2022 20:04 , Oliver O'Connell

Court breaks for 15 minutes for the afternoon recess.

Tuesday 26 April 2022 20:04 , Oliver O'Connell

Cross-examination concludes and redirect begins and swiftly concludes.

Tuesday 26 April 2022 19:47 , Oliver O'Connell

Dr Curry described Heard’s demeanour as polite and cooperative during her two days of evaluation.

There was one incident mentioned in her deposition at which she says Heard furrowed her brow about a question regarding high school friendships.

Tuesday 26 April 2022 19:42 , Oliver O'Connell

Dr Curry is being quizzed about all of the notes she reviewed in relation to Heard and how her opinions contrast with therapists indicating that she had suffered abuse at the hands of Depp.

She confirms that there are notes about reported violence by Depp, but she does not know how many times was documented.

Asked about the “assaulting cabinets” video filmed by Heard, she says she saw the video. Asked if Depp has a personality disorder, Dr Curry said it wasn’t her task to determine that.

Tuesday 26 April 2022 19:27 , Oliver O'Connell

Dr Curry is asked about comments she made about Rocky Pennington and an incident with “former friend” Amber Heard and is challenged about the nature of what happened. Heard’s lawyer says Pennington also hit Heard.

Dr Curry says she was only evaluating Heard.

Here’s what she said earlier in direct examination:

Tuesday 26 April 2022 19:14 , Oliver O'Connell

Heard’s lawyer asks Dr Curry if she is board certified. She answers that she is not.

Asked about a meeting at Johnny Depp’s house, Dr Curry says she was interviewed by Depp’s legal team at his house ahead of legal proceedings, that he was present, and dinner and drinks were served.

Cross-examination focuses on a pleading filed ahead of the court case and how it makes statements called opinions before Dr Curry wrote her report and gave testimony.

When questioned she says that she has not testified before with respect to intimate partner violence.

Tuesday 26 April 2022 18:55 , Oliver O'Connell

Court resumes with cross-examination of Dr Curry.

Tuesday 26 April 2022 18:40 , Oliver O'Connell

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Manager of Depp’s private island says she intervened when Heard ‘struck him with can'

Tuesday 26 April 2022 18:20 , Oliver O'Connell

The manager of Johnny Depp’s private island in the Bahamas has testified that she intervened after hearing Mr Depp saying that Amber Heard hit him with a can.

Estate manager Tara Roberts appeared in court via video link on Tuesday.

Gustaf Kilander reports on her testimony.

Depp’s island manager says she stepped in when Heard ‘hit him with can’

Heard reacts as psychologist tells of personality disorders

Tuesday 26 April 2022 18:01 , Oliver O'Connell

Amber Heard appeared to physically react as the psychologist who reviewed her relationship with Johnny Depp testified that she has two personality disorders.

Psychologist Dr Shannon Curry took the stand on Tuesday saying that she met with Ms Heard on “two separate dates” as she conducted her evaluation – 10 and 17 December 2021. She said they spent 12 hours together and that “the result of Ms Heard’s evaluation supported two diagnoses – borderline personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder”.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Amber Heard reacts as psychologist tells of personality disorders in Depp’s trial

Tuesday 26 April 2022 17:43 , Oliver O'Connell

The court has stopped for lunch and will return at 1.50pm.

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