Amber Heard reveals why Johnny Depp won’t look at her in court as cross-examination begins

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Amber Heard has spoken about why Johnny Depp does not look at her in court, as her cross-examination began.The Aquaman actress returned to the stand at the Fairfax County Courthouse today after a week-long break.Earlier in the day, the 36-year-old spoke of the alleged abuse in their marriage, and her fears that she ‘wouldn’t survive’ the relationship.Depp’s lawyer, Camille Vasquez, began her cross-examination of Heard and addressed why the Pirates of the Caribbean actor, 58, would not look at his former partner on the stand.‘Mr Depp hasn’t looked at you once this entire trial, has he?,’ she asked, to which the star replied: ‘Not that I’ve noticed, no’.She also said that she had looked at Depp while on the stand, before Ms Vasquez questioned: ‘You know exactly why Mr Depp won’t look back at you don’t you?’‘I do,’ Heard replied.His lawyer continued: ‘He promised you you would never see his eyes again.

Isn’t that true?’Audio was then played in court, reportedly recorded in July, 2016, in which Depp could be heard saying: ‘We won’t see each other again… I’m going to take my f**king glasses off… ‘You will not see my eyes again’.Ms Vasquez said: ‘He kept that promise hasn’t he?’’As far as I know, he cannot look at me,’ Heard replied.

When Ms Vasquez clarified, ‘He won’t look at you, right Miss Heard?’, she added: ‘He can’t.’The trial, held at the Fairfax County Courthouse, resumed today, when Heard discussed her decision to file for divorce in 2016.‘I knew if I didn’t I’d likely not literally survive,’ she told the court.‘I was so scared that it was going to end really badly for me and I really didn’t want to leave him, I loved him so much.‘I would have done anything but I couldn’t do that one thing, I couldn’t stay.‘The.