Stylist refutes Amber’s claim of ‘two black eyes after headbutt by Depp’
A STYLIST saw no visible injuries on Amber Heard when she claimed to have gone on a TV show with two black eyes inflicted by Johnny Depp, a court was told yesterday.
The actress alleged that Mr Depp had attacked her a day prior to her appearance on the The Late Late Show with James Corden.
But the stylist who spent several hours with her as she prepared for the programme could “see clearly” she had no marks, cuts or bruises, the High Court was told.
Samantha McMillen said she spent much of the afternoon and early evening with Ms Heard on December 16, 2015 as she got ready to tape the chat show.
Mr Depp, 57, is alleged to have been violent towards 34-year-old Ms Heard in an argument at their Los Angeles penthouse the day before, which he denies.
Ms McMillen, Mr Depp’s stylist since 2002, gave evidence to say that Ms Heard said to her after taping The Late Late Show: “Can you believe I just did that show with two black eyes?”
Ms McMillen said in a witness statement: “Ms Heard did not have any black eyes, and had been visibly uninjured throughout the day and at that moment.” The stylist
‘There were no visible marks, bruises, cuts or injuries’
gave evidence of seeing Ms Heard in a “chance encounter” on May 24, 2016, three days after the Pirates Of The Caribbean star is alleged to have thrown his exwife’s own mobile phone at her and hit her in the eye.
She said of that occasion: “Ms Heard was not wearing make-up. There were no visible marks, bruises, cuts, or injuries to her face or any other part of her body.”
The court also heard yesterday that Ms Heard insulted Mr Depp on a trip to the Bahamas by calling him “washed-up” and fat.
In a witness statement, estate manager Tara Roberts claimed she saw Ms Heard screaming at the star as he yelled at her to go away.
Ms Roberts added that she saw a red, swelling gash on the star’s nose, and that he had told her Ms Heard had thrown a can of lacquer thinner into his face.
She described Mr Depp as an “unusually kind” man, saying she had never seen him be violent.
Ms Roberts alleged she saw Ms Heard “lunge violently at Johnny, pull his hair, and commit other aggressive acts against him”. She said: “While I could not hear what caused the fight,Amber repeatedly berated him with increasing ferocity. She was insulting him, calling him names. I heard her say ‘Your career is over’, ‘No one is going to hire you’, ‘You’re washed up’, ‘fat’, ‘you will die a lonely man’.”
Ms Roberts claimed Mr Depp tried to leave, repeatedly asking for the key to a vehicle which Ms Heard refused to give him. She said during the entire incident she never saw Mr Depp hit or push Ms Heard “nor did he physically react”.
The star has already admitted to headbutting Ms Heard at their LA penthouse but claimed it was accidental when he took to the stand last week. He claimed he had been trying to escape during one of their arguments in December 2015.
The court also heard how one of
Johnny Depp’s security team said the actor was “in emotional distress” after his finger was severed during an incident in Australia. The episode, in March 2015, is one of 14 allegations of violent behaviour Ms Heard has made against her former husband which are at the centre of his libel claim against The Sun newspaper.
Ms Heard sported a red spotted scarf as she arrived for the hearing in central London yesterday.
Mr Depp, in a suit and tie, wore a dark face covering as he greeted fans. As he left the court another fan gave him a bouquet and a hug.
Mr Depp is suing The Sun’s publisher News Group Newspapers over an article which called him a “wife beater” in the headline.
The hearing continues.