Amber Heard to be questioned over her Depp 'wife beater' claims

After two weeks of testimonies from Depp, it’s now his ex wife's turn to verify her claims in court

LONDON:

Following Johnny Depps ongoing libel case against a British tabloid in the London High Court, Actor Amber Heard will now be questioned about her allegations against Depp whereby she called him a ‘wife beater’.

Heard alleged that she suffered domestic abuse at the hands of her ex-husband when she began providing evidence in front of the judge on Monday.

So far the High Court has heard two weeks of testimony, including five days of evidence from Depp himself, which has laid bare the couple’s volatile relationship and some shocking claims from both parties.

The paper says the article’s claims are true and the court has been told that Heard, 34, accused her ex-husband of attacking her on at least 14 occasions between 2013 and 2016 when he became enraged after drinking or taking drugs to excess.

Rages brought on by jealousy or his anger at Heard’s attempts to curb his excesses had led to violence: He was accused of kicking, slapping, and punching his ex-wife, pulling out clumps of her hair, throwing a phone at her and on one occasion, headbutting her.

The court has been shown pictures of Heard with two black eyes and another facial injury which she says he caused.

Depp, 57, denies ever being violent, saying she is lying and that she had regularly assaulted him. While the case strictly concerns whether the paper defamed him, it has become, in effect, a trial to decide which of them is telling the truth.