Amber Heard painted a stark picture of life with Johnny Depp when she took the stand in their ongoing defamation trial, detailing the ways in which the Jack Sparrow actor allegedly took control of her life.
For those jurors unfamiliar with domestic abuse tactics, this may sway how they view the actress and why she didn’t leave Depp sooner, according to Halim Dhanidina, a former Los Angeles judge who has overseen many domestic violence cases.
Heard didn’t just discuss the alleged physical abuse she received, but also the mental abuse, including being assigned a nurse who was there to help with addiction issues, but whom she said reported on her movements to Depp.
“He also put a nurse on me that would be my travel companion, and that travel companion would keep tabs on me and report to Dr. Kipper, who reported everything to Johnny,” Heard said.
“One thing we see in the courtroom is that arguments tend to resonate a little bit stronger with jurors if the jurors themselves can relate to them,” Dhanidina told Insider. “These issues of control and interpersonal relationships and dynamics can be quite compelling if they ring true.”
Heard went on to tell the court that she stopped seeing her therapist in 2014 because of their relationship.
"I couldn't sustain seeing her and be in the relationship with Johnny. And I chose Johnny."
Additionally, Heard testified that Depp would mock her audition choices and call her a whore for those roles, a term which she said extended to how she dressed as well.
“He would talk about other actresses who do my role in this way where they were worthless whores and that they were fame-hungry 'expletive expletive.' Just the point is, it felt really dirty to be an actor, never mind that he was one.”
"It was like, 'Oh, really? That's what you're wearing? No wonder you get cast in those roles,'" Heard said. "And it just continued. And then there would be a blowup."
She said he also received copies of all the scripts Heard read. One such movie was the 2015 Channing Tatum movie “Magic Mike XXL,” which she claimed Depp only “reluctantly agreed” to her being in.
"I wasn't going to be playing a sexualized character," Heard said. "I wore minimal makeup in the movie. No sexy clothing, no kissing scenes, no sex scenes."
Dhanidina said these details are likely to return in the closing arguments.
“You see that in court all the time, especially in the context of domestic violence where you may have some jurors feel like, 'Well, if someone is abusive to you, if they even say a mean word to you, obviously, you should just break up with them and never see them again,'" he said. "And that opinion may be informed by that juror's own lack of familiarity with domestic-violence issues.”
It is likely that Depp’s lawyers will challenge Heard’s narrative during the cross-examination, with arguments that the actor doesn’t have a pattern of controlling behavior with previous partners.
Additionally, Heard did say that Depp would often let Heard’s friends and family stay in apartments he owned rent-free and was kind to her parents, something that challenges the idea of him being “controlling” of her. On the other hand, this could be seen as him expecting his kindness to be returned with Heard’s obedience.
If you are a survivor of domestic abuse or want more information on domestic violence and resources for victims, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline online or at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).
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