The actress took to the witness box on Monday, July 20, where she recalled the alleged numerous incidents of verbal and physical abuse, including but not limited to "punching, slapping, kicking, head-butting and choking," consistent with NBC News.
She also addressed claims she previously made in her written witness statement that was submitted to the court.
In the written statement, obtained by E! News, Heard claimed the actor had accused her of getting sexual relations together with her co-stars and work associates, a number of whom she had merely auditioned with. She alleged, "He accused me of getting affairs with each of my co-stars, movie after movie: Eddie Redmayne, James Franco, Jim Sturgess, Kevin Costner, Liam Hemsworth, Billy-Bob Thornton, Channing Tatum; even women co-stars like Kelly Garner."He also accused me of getting affairs with stars I auditioned with, like Leonardo DiCaprio. He would taunt me about it—especially when he was drunk or high—and had derogatory nicknames for each one among my male co-stars he considered a sexual threat," she claimed. "For example, Leonardo DiCaprio was 'pumpkin-head', Channing Tatum was 'potato-head' and 'Jim Turd Sturgess'."
In a statement to E! News, Channing Tatum's rep says, "This is complete nonsense and absolutely untrue."
E! News reached bent Jim Sturgess' rep for comment but didn't immediately hear back. Heard continued, "He would attempt to catch me out by taking my phone or telling me someone had told him i used to be having an affair and act as if he had information proving it—when i actually hadn't."
Heard described these allegations as an example of Depp's allegedly "controlling and isolating behavior."
Depp's lawsuit against News Group Newspapers, owner of The Sun, and therefore the newspaper's executive editor, Dan Wootton, stems from the 2018 article "Gone Potty: How can JK Rowling be 'genuinely happy' casting wife beater Johnny Depp within the new Fantastic Beasts film?" within the piece, Wootton described the Willy Wonka and therefore the Chocolate Factory star as a "wife-beater," a claim that Depp denies. within the previous nine days of the trial, Depp claimed it had been Heard who was the aggressor within the relationship, two of which they were married for. These claims were supported by testimony from current and former employees of the pair, but Heard claimed that any acts of violence she's accused of committing were wiped out "self-defense." On the witness box she said of those instances, "I did have outbursts of anger sometimes and there have been times when, yes, I lost my cool with Johnny in our fights, in our arguments."
Per NBC News, this was Heard's first of three days on the stand, during which the court will question her about the 14 allegations of violence against Depp. The Sun's publisher is counting on the Aquaman star's testimony as defense for the April 2018 article.
The trial is predicted to conclude at the top of next week.
