Heard giving court ‘performance of her life’ says Depp team
JOHNNY Depp’s lawyers have blasted his ex-wife Amber Heard after she provided shocking claims about the couple’s life together.
The actress was accused of giving “the performance of her life” as she told a court the Pirates Of The Caribbean star was violent and abusive towards her.
Ms Heard claimed Depp once attacked her with a bottle and, on another occasion, performed an intimate search as he looked for cocaine.
During her evidence, she claimed the actor repeatedly hit her and verbally abused her.
Depp, 58, is suing Ms Heard for defamation over a Washington Post op-ed she wrote about domestic violence she said she had suffered, although she did not name her ex-husband.
He is demanding more than £38million, saying her domestic abuse claims have all but ended his career and ruined his reputation.
The actress, 36, has filed a countersuit against Depp, seeking almost £78million in damages.
She alleges his legal team falsely accused her of fabricating claims against the actor.
Ms Heard’s counterclaim accuses Depp of orchestrating a “smear campaign” against her, describing his lawsuit as a continuation of the “abuse and harassment”. Following her testimony in Fairfax, Virginia, a spokesman for the actor said: “As Mr Depp’s counsel correctly predicted in their opening statements last month, Ms Heard did indeed deliver ‘the performance of her life’ in her direct examination.
“While Ms Heard’s stories have continued to grow new and convenient details, Mr Depp’s recollections have remained exactly the same throughout the six painful years since her first allegations were made. His truth – the truth – is the same no matter the environment in which it has been presented.
“The upcoming cross-examination from Mr Depp’s team will be most telling and will certainly highlight the many fallacies Ms Heard has now attempted to pass off as fact throughout her convoluted testimony.”
In response, a spokesman for the actress said: “As evidenced by the statement released, Mr Depp’s defamation claim is falling apart so rapidly that his counsel are turning from prosecutor to persecutor.
“Mr Depp’s behaviour in this trial has been as pitiful as it was in their marriage.”
The trial will resume on Monday.