Amber Heard 'fires her PR team' days before testifying against ex-husband Johnny Depp

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Johnny Depp.The Aquaman actress, 36, is said to have employed a new PR team as she prepares to take to the stand this week in the $100 defamation trial.The actress is said to have made the decision after becoming "frustrated by bad headlines" during the trial which was brought by her ex-husband.So far only Depp has taken the stand.Heard was being represented by Precision Strategies, which she has reportedly now ditched in favour of consulting firm Shane Communications.An unnamed source claimed to the New York Post that the actress "doesn't like bad headlines".Another unnamed source claimed to the publication that Heard was "frustrated with her story not being told effectively."The trial, which started on April 11, is set to last another three weeks.So far only Depp has taken the stand over the course of four days, during which he claimed he was the victim of domestic abuse.The Fantastic Beasts actor is suing Heard for $50 million, claiming that she ruined his career following a 2018 Washington Post article where she described herself as a "'public figure representing domestic abuse", without naming her ex-spouse.Heard is countersuing Depp for $100 million and is set to take to the stand this week.Senior communications director for Pete Buttigieg's 2020 presidential campaign Lis Smith branded the move by Heard to rehire a new PR team "crazy".She said: "It's crazy to change teams in the middle of a trial like this because you don't like the headlines."After years of narrative building, you can't change the public's opinion in the three weeks when someone is suing you in a case," she added to the publication.The trial has so far seen explosive claims from Depp, claiming that his ex-wife "severed his finger" and "defecated.