AMBER WILL BE HEARD AGAIN
Back on stand today.
Johnny Depp’s bombshell defamation case will resume Monday with ex-wife Amber Heard getting back on the stand to describe the explosive final months of their marriage.
The 36-year-old “Aquaman” actress is expected to tell the Fairfax, Va., jury about a restraining order she filed after Depp, 58, allegedly threatened to kill her during a 2015 Christmas trip to the Bahamas, as well as details of the couple’s dramatic divorce the following year.
By the end of the day, she may be grilled during cross-examination on abuse she claims to have suffered at the hands of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, ranging from an alleged broken nose to a forced “cavity search.”
The highly watched proceedings, which were on recess last week due to a conference the judge had scheduled, are set to resume at 9 a.m.
The weeks-long courtroom saga has already been chock-full
of jaw-dropping moments, including photos showing Depp zonked out after alleged drug binges.
The “Edward Scissorhands” actor is feeling refreshed and ready for the case to resume after jetting off to the UK last week, a source in his inner circle told The Post on Sunday.
‘A good headspace’
“Depp is in a good headspace after spending a week with friends and appreciates [and] is humbled by the support he’s received so far,” the source said.
Sources have said that Depp, who testified over four days earlier in the trial, will likely be called back to the stand by Heard’s team.
The actress’ sister, Whitney Henriquez, will also be called to discuss bruising on Heard’s face early into the couple’s relationship. Heard has previously testified that Depp took a swing at Henriquez when she tried to break up a fight between the couple in March 2015.
Actress Ellen Barkin, 68, who reportedly dated Depp while filming “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” in 1998, is expected to appear via video conference to discuss an incident in which she says Depp lashed out at her and threw a wine bottle.
Barkin testified during Depp’s 2020 libel trial in the UK.
In the coming days, Heard will likely be questioned about an incident in which the tip of Depp’s finger was severed by a vodka bottle she allegedly threw at him during a 2015 fight in Australia.
Depp’s lawyer, Camille Vasquez, may also ask the actress about British fashion icon Kate Moss, a former girlfriend of Depp’s, following Heard’s claim that Depp once pushed the model down a staircase.
Heard is defending herself against claims that she defamed Depp when she wrote a 2018 op-ed in The Washington Post describing herself as a victim of domestic abuse.
Depp is suing Heard for $50 million.