Security video shows James Franco visiting Amber Heard at penthouse
WARNING: This article contains allegations of physical and sexual violence that some readers may find distressing.
Cross-examination of Amber Heard has concluded in the fifth week of her trial for defamation in the case brought against her by ex-husband Johnny Depp. Testimony is now underway in Heard’s defence.
Heard is being sued by Depp for $50m for implying he abused her in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed. Although she didn’t name him, he claims her allegations impacted his ability to work.
Following direct examination of Heard, Depp’s lawyer challenged her testimony, which extensively covered the troubled relationship between the actors and detailed alleged physical fights — including a harrowing account of a brutal and bloody altercation in Australia.
In a prerecorded deposition, Heard’s friend iO Tiller Wright says Depp told him of “bouts of jealousy” that fuelled his alcohol issues and led to “rage activities”.
Her former friend Raquel Pennington testified seeing Heard’s injuries after a December 2015 fight with Depp and intervening in a separate altercation at the penthouses in which they lived shortly before Heard filed for divorce. She says she feared for her friend’s safety.
