Amber Heard alleged that Johnny Depp ‘kicked her within the again’ throughout an argument, as she continued her testimony.
The Aquaman actress took to the stand for the second day of her testimony in her defamation trial towards her ex-husband, 58, on the Fairfax County Court docket.
Talking to the courtroom, she spoke of an argument that they had on a airplane in Might, 2014, when issues allegedly grew to become bodily.
Jurors heard audio clips from the airplane journey by which he could possibly be heard moaning, earlier than the 36-year-old alleged that he threw issues and kicked her in entrance of employees members and her buddy.
‘He reeks of weed and alcohol, and his breath smelled so dangerous. I might anticipate there was a no-win state of affairs right here.
‘He was saying actually disgusting issues about my physique … after which he began straight up insulting me. And that is taking place in entrance of everybody.’
She stated that she moved seats on the airplane earlier than Depp ‘threw ice cubes and utensils’ at her.
‘I stroll away from him, my again is turned and I really feel this boot in my again. He simply kicked me within the again,’ the star continued.
‘I fell to the ground and it felt like I used to be trying on the flooring of the airplane for a very long time.
‘No-one stated something, no-one did something, you would hear a pin drop on that airplane, you would really feel the stress.’
Heard appeared on the stand for the primary time on Wednesday and defined that it had been ‘essentially the most painful and troublesome factor’ that she has gone via.
‘I wrestle to have the phrases to explain how painful that is,’ she stated.
‘That is horrible for me to take a seat right here for weeks and relive the whole lot, (to) hear people who I knew – some nicely, some not, my ex-husband with whom I shared a life – talk about our lives in the way in which that they've.
‘This essentially the most painful and troublesome factor I’ve gone via for positive.’
Heard additionally spoke of being ‘slapped’ by her former associate for the primary time, in 2013, after she laughed at his tattoo.
She alleged that he ‘gave her a cavity search’ in one other incident, whereas searching for medicine.
The case started final month and is assumed to proceed for a number of weeks.
Depp is suing Heard after she penned an op-ed within the Washington Publish, titled ‘I spoke up towards sexual violence – and confronted our tradition’s wrath. That has to vary’.
She mentioned her experiences of home abuse within the 2018 article and didn't point out him by identify, however his staff have stated that this falsely implies that she was subjected to sexual and bodily abuse throughout their marriage, which he has denied.
Heard is countersuing, claiming that he libeled her by calling her a liar.
The trial continues.
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