Johnny Depp’s Former Agent Claims He Lost ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Role Amid Amber Heard’s Domestic Violence Allegations

Johnny Depp is in an intense legal battle with his ex-wife Amber Heard. The 58-year-old actor who took the stand recently in his $50M defamation suit, is not only passionate about his extensive Hollywood career, he also has a deep love for tattoos.

Amber Heard's mental health was again a topic of testimony in court Tuesday. Dr. Dawn Hughes, a clinical and forensic psychologist hired by Heard's legal team testified, during the ongoing defamation trial, that she diagnosed Heard with post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, as a result of alleged «intimate partner violence» that she suffered at the hands of her ex, Johnny Depp.Dr.

Amber Heard's mental health was again a topic of testimony in court Tuesday. Dr. Dawn Hughes, a clinical and forensic psychologist hired by Heard's legal team testified, during the ongoing defamation trial, that she diagnosed Heard with post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, as a result of alleged «intimate partner violence» that she suffered at the hands of her ex, Johnny Depp.Dr.

Johnny Depp made a lot of progress in the first half of his defamation trial against Amber Heard. We’re not convinced it was enough to prove to the jury he never committed an act of domestic abuse against her — after all, that seems inherently impossible to prove. But his evidence and witnesses definitely changed some minds in the public.

Amber Heard is expected to take the witness stand sometime today in Johnny Depp‘s defamation trial against her.

Zack Sharf Bill Burr expressed vocal support for Johnny Depp during the most recent episode of his “Monday Morning Podcast” (via Mediaite). The “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor is currently in the middle of his defamation trial against Amber Heard, which started April 11.

Amber Heard was seen visibly emotional in court as a forensic psychologist took the stand to appear as her first witness in her court case with Johnny Depp.Ms Heard appeared close to tears several times as Dr Dawn Hughes - a clinical and forensic psychologist and expert in domestic violence - spoke about alleged acts of violence against her by Mr Depp including times when it is claimed he would think it was "acceptable to rip off her nightgown and stick his fingers up her vagina looking for cocaine".Dr Hughes also described allegations of how when Depp "was drunk or high he threw her (Heard) on the bed, ripped off her nightgown and tried to have sex with her".She alleged: "He forced her to give him oral sex when he was angry. These weren't loving moments, these were dominant moments."Dr Hughes described how women who find themselves in abusive relationships often find their partner slowly turns as things progress between them.She described several instances of allegations of sexual violence perpetrated by Depp on Heard that she claims she was told about by the actress.Other alleged incidents described by Dr Hughes include when Depp "performed a cavity search", afterhe accused a woman of hitting on Heard.She also described an allegation where Depp was in a closet with Heard and put his fingers in her vagina and "moved her around violently".Dr Hughes described the argument in Australia where Depp's fingertip was severed as "one of the most severe".She said: "When he was beating her and choking her, saying I hate you, I will f**king kill you, Miss Heard was dissociating and going outside of her body.

JOHNNY Depp allegedly performed a cavity search on his ex-wife Amber Heard to try and find drugs and screamed "I'll f**king kill you" during an attack, a court heard. The Aquaman actress, 36, called a domestic violence expert as her first witness as she began the fightback in her multi-million-dollar libel trial against Johnny.

A clinical and forensic psychologist has testified that Amber Heard "has PTSD from sexual violence by Johnny Depp”, a libel trial has heard. In the latest shocking allegations to come out of the blockbuster defamation trial between Johnny Depp, 58, and his ex-wife Amber Heard, 36, Johnny has been accused of using his fingers to search Amber’s private parts for cocaine, as well as forcing her to perform oral sex.The claims and psychological diagnosis of Amber came from psychologist, Dr Dawn Hughes, who was the first person to take to the stand as a defence witness as Amber’s legal team got their case underway.The psychologist told the court that she had diagnosed Amber with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), caused by "intimate partner violence by Mr Depp”, after evaluating the actress for a total of 29 hours.

The Chocolat actor is suing his ex-wife over an op-ed written for The Washington Post in 2018.In the article, Amber claimed she had been “harassed and sexually assaulted by the time” she was of “college age”.Johnny’s final witness has taken to the stand and his legal team has rested their case.Amber’s team argued for the trial to be dismissed entirely moments after Johnny’s legal team rested their case but Judge Penney Azcarate denied the motion.On Wednesday, Amber is expected to take to the stand to give her version of events.The trial continues.

Amber Heard is expected to take the stand in the ongoing defamation trial involving Johnny Depp on Wednesday, just days after she ditched her original PR team. Depp sued ex-wife Heard for $50 million alleging she defamed him when she wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post back in 2018.

Amber Heard's mental health was again a topic of testimony in court Tuesday. Dr. Dawn Hughes, a clinical and forensic psychologist hired by Heard's legal team testified, during the ongoing defamation trial, that she diagnosed Heard with post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, as a result of alleged «intimate partner violence» that she suffered at the hands of her ex, Johnny Depp.Dr.

As the bitter defamation trial has dragged on, we’ve heard from Johnny Depp‘s bodyguards and personal doctor and nurse. But on Tuesday we finally got testimony from one of Amber Heard‘s employees.

Amber Heard appeared to fight tears as a doctor spoke of allegations that Johnny Depp ‘penetrated’ her with a bottle in a tense row.The Pirates of the Caribbean actor is suing ex-wife, 36, over her 2018 op-ed, in which she discussed her experiences of domestic abuse.Despite Heard not naming him in the Washington Post piece, his team has argued that it falsely implies that she was physically and sexually abused by him during their marriage, something he has denied.Appearing on the stand at Fairfax County Court earlier today as part of the defense, forensic psychologist Dr Dawn Hughes was asked about sexual violence in their relationship.She said she was told about ‘a number of incidents’, which were documented in notes made by Heard’s doctor, Bonnie Jacobs.Hughes said she was told that while drunk or high, Depp threw Heard onto a bed, ripped off her nightgown and tried to have sex with her.‘These weren’t in loving moments, these were angry moments,’ she said.Discussing another alleged incident, the psychologist continued: ‘Depp performed a cavity search and was looking for drugs and felt it acceptable to rip off her nightgown and stick his fingers up her vagina to look for cocaine, thought that maybe she was hiding them there’.Heard appeared visibly emotional as Hughes continued her testimony, and said the incidents happened in a ‘drug fuelled rage’, claiming that an alleged situation in Australia was ‘one of the most severe’.She told the court that Depp beat his ex, choking her and telling her “I’m going to f**king kill you, I hate you” during an argument, before grabbing a bottle that was on the bar and penetrating her with it.Describing the incident, she said Heard thought at the time: “God, I hope it’s not the broken

Amber Heard lost her bid to have Johnny Depp’s $50million (£39m) defamation lawsuit dismissed.The Aquaman actress’ team made a motion to dismiss the case earlier today, something that Depp’s lawyers disputed in a lengthy speech.Judge Penney Azcarate is presiding over the case, held at the Fairfax County Court in Virgina, and ruled that sufficient evidence had been presented to continue the case.‘If there is a scintilla of evidence that a reasonable juror could weigh, then the matter survives a motion to strike,’ she noted via Deadline.She also explained that there was ‘evidence that jurors could weigh that the statements were about the plaintiff, that the statements were published and that the statement was false, and that the defendant made the statement knowing it to be false or that the defendant made it so recklessly as to amount to willful disregard for the truth.‘The weight of that evidence is up to the fact finders.’After a lunch break, the trial continued with Heard’s lawyers calling their first witness, with Dr Dawn Hughes, a clinical and forensic psychologist, taking the stand.Follow the liveblog from the trial here.Heard was due to be the opening witness in the defense but will reportedly be second on the stand as her team ‘shifts tactics’.Depp launched a lawsuit against his ex-wife over her 2018 op-ed in the Washington Post, in which she wrote about her experience of suffering domestic abuse.While she didn’t name the Pirates of the Caribbean actor, his lawyers argued that this falsely implies that he sexually and physically abused her – something he has fiercely denied.Olivia Wilde compared to Chris Rock as video shows moment she's served custody papersRihanna blown away over Met Gala’s pregnancy tribute with

As the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial continues into its third week, Tuesday, May 3 brought testimony from clinical and forensic psychologist Dr. Dawn Hughes.

As the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial continues into its third week, Tuesday, May 3 brought testimony from clinical and forensic psychologist Dr. Dawn Hughes.

Psychologist Dr. Dawn Hughes was the first witness called to the stand by Amber Heard‘s lawyers during the defense portion of her trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA psychologist told jurors Tuesday that Amber Heard suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder due to physical and sexual abuse at the hands of ex-husband Johnny Depp.Dawn Hughes testified that she had diagnosed Heard after examining her for 29 hours and reviewing therapy records, and that she had concluded that Depp engaged in a “high degree of violence.” Hughes recounted numerous instances of alleged sexual violence, which she said were motivated by Depp’s “obsessive jealousy” and a desire to show dominance.Hughes was the first witness called by Heard’s attorneys, as they began their defense in a $50 million defamation trial in Fairfax, Va. They are seeking to counter the image presented by Depp’s lawyers, who portrayed Heard as the abuser in their relationship, and maintained that Depp would retreat whenever she instigated fights.

The Johnny Depp defamation trial against his ex wife Amber Heard reached the halfway point today (May 3) when Johnny‘s legal council presented their final witness.

Amber Heard’s defense in Johnny Depp’s $50 million defamation trial against his ex-wife kicked off today with bracing testimony on the danger signs of domestic abuse.