Amber Heard misplaced 25lbs in weight over the impact of Johnny Depp’s alleged abuse, the courtroom has heard.
The bombshell defamation trial is constant in Fairfax County Courtroom in Virginia, with the Aquaman actress set to take the stand later.
Forward of her testimony on day 14 of the case, Dr Daybreak Hughes returned to the stand for cross examination.
Chatting with the courtroom, the forensic psychologist – who evaluated Heard – stated that she dropped 25lbs, going from 130lbs to 105lbs.
Hughes additionally stated that the 36-year-old endured extra outbursts of anger and took ‘considerably extra treatment’.
Showing on the stand on Tuesday, she advised the jury that she carried out a psychological analysis of Heard and met together with her for a complete of round 29 hours – in a mixture of in individual and Zoom classes.
She additionally stated that she ‘recognized Ms Heard with post-traumatic stress dysfunction (PTSD)’, throughout their time collectively.
Her analysis goes towards earlier testimony by Dr Shannon Curry, who appeared on the stand as a witness for Depp’s case final week.
On the time, Curry advised the courtroom that there have been ‘fairly important indications that Heard was grossly exaggerating the signs of PTSD’.
When requested for her skilled opinion, Hughes added: ‘The principle opinion is that Ms Heard’s report of intimate associate violence and the data I reviewed is in step with what we all know within the discipline about intimate associate violence, characterised by bodily violence, psychological aggression and coercive management.’
That is the newest growth within the case which started final month, and is believed to proceed for a number of weeks.
Depp, 58, beforehand took the stand alongside a sequence of witnesses, together with their former couple’s therapist and his safety guard.
The Pirates of the Caribbean actor is suing his ex-wife after she penned an op-ed within the Washington Publish, in 2018.
Within the piece, titled ‘I spoke up towards sexual violence – and confronted our tradition’s wrath. That has to vary’, she mentioned her experiences of home abuse, however didn't point out him by title.
His workforce are looking for $50million (£39m) in damages and have stated that this falsely implies Heard was subjected to sexual and bodily abuse throughout their marriage, which he has denied.
His ex is countersuing and is wanting $100million (£76m), claiming that he libeled her by calling her a liar.
The trial continues.
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