Amber Heard presents a ‘Bloody Lip’ picture after Johnny Depp’s alleged attack: Depp’s legal team says it’s a fake
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Amber Heard gave a detailed report of an alleged attack she suffered at the hands of her former husband Johnny Depp. In her ongoing defamation trial with Depp, the actress took the stand and claimed that the incident left her with a bloody lip.
Heard’s legal team provided evidence of her injury by presenting a photo in the courtroom. Regardless, the picture was shot down by the judge due to not being submitted in time for trial.
Meanwhile, Depp’s lawyers claim that the timeline of the photo does not correspond with Heard’s allegations.
Here is everything you need to know.
Amber Heard’s bloody lip photo was denied by the court
Amber Heard has been under scrutiny ever since her defamation trial with Johnny Depp started on 11th April.
Heard countersued Depp after he filed a defamation lawsuit against Heard and claimed that she physically abused him.
In the trial, Heard claimed that Depp allegedly struck her in the mouth during one of their fights.
She said, ‘I was in one of these fights. I believe it’s this one, in his downtown ECB. We call it a loft. We were in the kitchen living room area when he backhanded me.’
She further testified, ‘And you know he (Depp) wears a lot of rings. I remember kind of just feeling like my lip went into my teeth, and it got a little blood on the wall. Just that simple, a little bit of blood on the wall.’
According to Heard, following the alleged fight, she snapped a photo with a cut on her lip. The actress is seen holding a note that says ‘I shall return xxx’. In her testimony, Heard stated that it was the note that Depp left after their fight.
Heard’s legal team wanted to present the same photo however Depp’s attorney objected. He said that Heard’s lawyer had not submitted the photo during the discovery phase of the case.
The judge agreed with Depp’s attorneys. Hence the photo was never provided as evidence.
Depp’s legal team further says that the picture is from 2012. However, as per Heard’s witness statement, the first violent incident took place in 2013, a year later after the alleged bloody lip photo was snapped.
Meanwhile, a source close to Heard stated that the Aquaman actress messed up her dates after her UK case, and her therapist records list that Depp’s abuse started in 2012.
Regardless, Johnny vs. Amber’s highly publicized trial is currently on a weeklong hiatus. It will resume on 16th May.
