After taking the oath, the ‘Aquaman’ actress began her testimony by affirming that she found it “painful” and “terrible” to sit on the witness stand to “relive everything” that happened during her relationship with the actor happened.
“This is the most painful and difficult thing I’ve ever been through, hands down,” the actress said while holding back tears, TMZ reported.
The beginning of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s relationship
During testimony, Amber Heard stated that it was Johnny Depp who “got close” to her while filming The Rum Diary in 2009 and kissed her first.
Heard added that when she met Depp again a few years later to promote the film, they began a “lightning” romance “hot” and the “I had it in my head” in the early stages.
The 36-year-old actress said she felt “overwhelmed” by the lavish gifts and travel destinations the “Scissorhands” star invited her to.
Amber Heard opens up about how Johnny Depp ‘slapped’ her for the first time
The actress then said that, without giving the date, she was on the sofa with Depp, having a “normal” conversation and asking him about a tattoo on his arm that was “difficult to read”. “He said ‘Wino,'” probably in reference to actress Winona Ryder, who was his girlfriend. Amber laughed which made him angry. “It was that simple. I laughed because I thought he was joking and he slapped me in the face.”
“I laughed because I didn’t know what else to do. I thought, ‘This must be a joke’… I didn’t know what was going on. I kept looking at him, still laughing, thinking he was about to start laughing too to tell me it was a joke. But he didn’t,” the actress shared.
Heard further claimed her then-husband hit her again after calling her a “funny bitch” and then made it clear “it wasn’t a joke.”
“You would think I would have an answer, but as a woman I’ve never been hit like that. I’m an adult and I’m sitting next to the man I love and he hit me for no reason it seems. I did not understand anything. That was so stupid,” he assured the court.
Amber Heard claims Johnny Depp apologized to her
Amber Heard continued her testimony, claiming on the witness stand that after Johnny Depp “slapped” her, all she thought about it was that she didn’t want it to be real as she didn’t want to leave him.
“I wish so much I’d said I was joking. Because it didn’t hurt; it didn’t hurt physically… I didn’t want to leave him. I didn’t want this to become a reality. I didn’t want to want the man I was in love with… I know you don’t know.” Come back. I’m not stupid. You can’t hit a woman, you can’t hit a man. Don’t hit anyone,” she said.
Completely moved, Heard claimed that Depp started crying after hitting her and on his knees begged her, saying, “I’ll never do that again.” I’m so sorry baby.”
Amber Heard reveals why she didn’t break up with Johnny Depp
After what allegedly happened, Amber Heard assured in her statement that she left the house where she lived with Johnny Depp, but that they later spoke and he swore he would never hit her again, so she decided to continue the relationship.
However, the actress said things between them “regularly” turned violent when Depp accused her of being unfaithful and hit her during their fights, though she denied the allegations.
This is the fourth week of the defamation trial in Johnny Depp’s lawsuit against Amber Heard.