Hollywood actress Amber Heard broke down as she advised a jury that her former husband and actor Johnny Depp had sexually assaulted her with a bottle throughout a battle in Australia.
According to `Variety`, Heard took the stand for the second day on Thursday, as she continued to recount a collection of violent incidents that marked their relationship.
She stated the battle in Australia throughout filming of the fifth `Pirates of the Caribbean` movie in March 2015 was prompted by Depp`s jealousy and her concern about his drug use.
She stated Depp had repeatedly hit her, threw bottles at her and choked her in opposition to a fridge, earlier than lastly getting her on prime of a countertop and penetrating her with a bottle.
“I remember just not wanting to move,” `Variety` quoted the actress as saying.
She stated she remembered considering: “Please, God, I hope it`s not broken.”
She stated Depp repeatedly stated: “I`ll f***ing kill you.”
Heard is defending herself in a $50 million defamation trial. Depp has accused her of fabricating her home violence allegations to advance her profession.
His lawsuit alleges that he misplaced out on the sixth `Pirates of the Caribbean` movie and different film roles after Heard referred to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse” in a December 2018 op-ed.
Heard started her testimony on Wednesday afternoon, recounting how she first met Depp and fell in love with him.
But she stated she additionally found that Depp may change into extraordinarily jealous, particularly when drunk or excessive, and fly into rages.
On Thursday, she advised the jury a few flight on a non-public jet in May 2014, when she claimed that Depp slapped her after which kicked her to the ground.
She additionally advised the jury of different violent episodes, in Tokyo, and on Depp`s non-public island within the Bahamas. She stated Depp could possibly be verbally merciless, calling her a “wh***”, a “s**t” and a “fat a**”.
Depp has denied ever assaulting Heard. He already advised the jury his personal model of occasions surrounding the Australia battle, alleging that she severed his fingertip when she threw a bottle at him.
Heard has beforehand testified about these incidents throughout a trial within the UK, however the particulars of the alleged sexual assault have been saved confidential in that continuing.
In her testimony on Thursday, Heard additionally stated she ended up with cuts on her arms and toes from the damaged glass.
She stated, at one level, Depp had held a damaged bottle to her jaw, and threatened to “carve up my face”.
She stated the following morning she discovered a collection of messages that Depp had written on the partitions in his personal blood and in paint.
Heard additionally advised the jury a few battle in December 2015, when she stated that Depp dragged her by the hair up the steps. He stated the 2 acquired right into a shoving match, and that Depp head-butted her squarely within the nostril.
She stated she immediately felt searing ache in her nostril.
Depp beforehand testified that he was making an attempt to restrain Heard from hitting him by placing her in a bear hug, and the contact was incidental.
Later that evening, Heard stated that she advised Depp that she was going to depart him.
She stated that Depp dragged her into one other room, threw her on a mattress, and kneeled on her again.
She stated he repeatedly punched her, and screamed in her ear: “I fucking hate you!a She stated she couldn’t breathe.
“I thought, `This is how I die`,” she stated.
“He`s going to kill me now. He`s going to kill me, and he won`t even have realised it.”
The trial will take a one-week break earlier than testimony resumes on May 16, when Heard will return to the stand. She is but to finish her direct testimony, and Depp`s attorneys will then have the chance to cross-examine her.
Judge Penney Azcarate advised the jury that closing arguments are set for May 27.
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