Twitter users cringe at Aquaman actress Amber Heard’s changing facial expressions as she continues to defend herself in the $100 million defamation lawsuit against ex-husband Johnny Depp.
One woman wrote that “Amber Heard’s facial expressions terrify me,” while another said they were “unnatural” as the trial continues over whether Heard defamed the Pirates of the Caribbean star in a 2018 comment about being a survivor of domestic violence to be violence.
Depp was never mentioned by name, but Depp’s lawyers claim it was clear Heard was referring to the Hollywood star, who says it cost him roles in a few upcoming films.
However, Heard, 35, claims he is slandering her by accusing her of lying in the article – and counters with $100m.
The trial has sparked much intrigue online as revelations about the abuse Depp allegedly suffered at the hands of Heard came to light, with some Twitter users noting that the Aquaman star looked sad and scared at one point, before apparently grinning .
Twitter users have noticed how actress Amber Heard’s facial expression seemed to change quickly as she tried to defend herself against defamation allegations by her ex-husband Johnny Depp
At one point in the ongoing trial in Fairfax, Virginia, you could almost see her grinning
Noting that Heard’s facial expressions “terrify me,” one Twitter user accused the actress of being a psychopath
Heard’s appearance change has come as Depp took the stand at the Fairfax, Virginia trial.
He has claimed for the past week that Heard – known for her role as Mera in Aquaman – abused him, telling how she once allegedly got mad at him for taking off his own boots instead of letting her, and as she allegedly did, severed one of his fingers.
Under oath at the Fairfax courthouse, Depp told jurors how he and Heard had a routine in which she would take his boots off and give him a glass of wine when he got back from work — and once when he broke that routine by he took off his own boots, she got angry.
She reportedly told Depp it was her “job” to remove his boots, to which Depp said: “I took a break of course because she was visibly shaken or upset that I had broken her routine rules.
Then she said, “Let me get you a glass of wine,” Depp said last week. “I paused, of course, because she was visibly shaken or upset that I had broken her routine rules.
“Once you notice something like that, you notice other tidbits coming out,” he said last week.
“Then within a year and a half she had almost become a different person.”
He said Heard became angry with him after she met with his lawyers in March 2015 to discuss a post-marital arrangement, which led to a fight in which he had the tip of his finger severed.
Heard had claimed one of the lawyers laughed at her — a claim Depp says he later found out was untrue — and she was upset.
He said he tried to extricate himself from the situation by entering different rooms in the house he rented in Australia while filming the fifth film, Pirates of the Caribbean, until Heard found him doing how he shot vodka.
“Miss Heard was hurling insults from left to right and center,” Depp said. “She grabbed this bottle and threw it at me.”
“She threw the big bottle and it was touching and breaking all over the place and I honestly didn’t feel any pain at all at first, I didn’t have any pain.”
But on Monday, jurors heard a different side of the argument when Heard’s team played audio recordings of the two arguments.
In one clip, Depp tells Heard: “Leaving is necessary, necessary, especially between you and me. It is of the utmost importance.
“The next step, if I don’t go away, will just be a bloodbath. As on the island, not worth it. Why be unhappy, can we just have some understanding?’
Heard says that given the choice between a bloodbath and walking away, she will “obviously” choose the latter.
Depp says: “Then why was it (a bloodbath) chosen so many times?”
Twitter users have claimed Heard’s facial expressions are unnatural and have questioned her acting skills
Throughout the trial, Heard could be seen speaking to her lawyers, while her facial expression appeared to change — at one point she appeared to be grinning after apparently looking scared.
Twitter user Trish Lee wrote that these “facial expressions scare me,” calling the Aquaman actress a “psychopath,” while Hasan Ibn Munawara Bint Sufiya said her “facial expressions, her attitude, her entire behavior during this process are like.” the mean girls in high school.
“She’s such an abusive, obnoxious, narcissistic person,” he said. “Everything she accused Johnny of, she actually did to him.”
Lisa, meanwhile, wrote that she “can’t wait for all the clips of Amber Heard’s reactions to ongoing objections and the apparent disconnect between her facial expressions,” and Kate said, “The way Amber Heard changes her facial expressions so quickly during the process.” hat is really scary.’
Others also took aim at their acting skills for the odd expressions.
For example, Lewis Johnston wrote, “They say Amber Heard has NO personality, and with those facial expressions you can see why,” while another user claimed she was acting like a non-player character in a video game.
“She’s super into making facial expressions like she’s a Sims character,” he wrote, as another accused her of “trying to appear victim in her facial expressions.”
The trial is expected to take another five to six weeks, with celebrities including Paul Bettany and James Franco set to testify.
Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s acidic relationship
February 3, 2015
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are wed in a private civil ceremony at their LA home, four years after they met as co-stars on the set of The Rum Diary. The couple celebrates with a lavish reception on an idyllic private island in the Bahamas that Depp bought for $3.6 million in 2004.
April 21, 2015
Heard flouts Australia’s biosecurity laws when she and Depp fail to declare their two Yorkshire terriers when they arrive Down Under on a private jet for filming of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Heard admits to forging quarantine documents and receives a month-long $1,000 good behavior commitment.
May 23, 2016
Heard files for divorce after 15 months of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. Four days later, a judge issued a restraining order against Depp over allegations of domestic violence. Pictures of Heard’s alleged injuries made tabloids, but the LAPD finds no evidence of a crime.
August 16, 2016
Depp and Heard reach a $7 million divorce settlement, which the actress promises to donate to charity. Their marriage was “very passionate and sometimes volatile, but always bound by love,” the former lovers said in a statement. “There was never any intent to cause physical or emotional harm.”
December 18, 2018
The Washington Post features an op-ed by Heard, a women’s rights ambassador for the American Civil Liberties Union, urging support for women experiencing domestic violence. “Two years ago I became a public figure representing domestic violence and felt the full brunt of our culture’s anger at women speaking out,” the caption reads.
March 1, 2019
Though he is not named in the article, Depp is filing a $50 million defamation lawsuit in Fairfax Circuit Court, Virginia, saying it implied he was an abuser and got him out of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise getting fired. Depp dismisses Heard’s abuse allegations as “hoaxes” and claims he was in fact the victim of her violence.
August 10, 2020
Heard $100 million countersuits alleging that vengeful Dork and his attorney Adam Waldman targeted her with a vicious smear campaign that used media allies and internet trolls to plant false stories about her amplify and derail her acting career.
November 1, 2020
Depp faces an uphill battle to salvage his reputation after losing a libel battle with a British tabloid that dubbed him a “wife beater”. A judge in London rules The Sun’s 2018 article was “essentially true” and that the father-of-two assaulted Heard a dozen times, leaving her fearing for her life three times.
April 11, 2022
After long delays due to the Covid pandemic, the former blazes finally hit Fairfax County, Virginia, where the Washington Post servers that published the controversial comment are based. The trial is expected to take six to seven weeks and celebrities expected to testify include James Franco, Paul Bettany and Ellen Barkin.