Johnny Depp Trial: 8 Shocking Moments, From the Search for His Missing Fingertip to Amber Heard’s Hair-Raising Plea

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor“Saturday Night Live” host Benedict Cumberbatch dove right in to the action in his second time out as host, appearing in the cold open sketch that took aim at the Supreme Court’s move on abortion rights and the spectacle of the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial.Cumberbatch appeared in a 13th century sword-and-sandals costume, complete with a Prince Valiant wig, as he and two others sitting in a castle debated how to govern women’s reproductive rights. The sketch opened with a voice-over and text scroll that made reference to Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s citation of a 17th century British law as a justification for curbing rights protected for a half-century by the landmark 1973 Roe v.

Editor's note: This story contains graphic descriptions. Johnny Depp fans are not pleased with Amber Heard’s testimony. Ever since the actress, 36, took the stand in her defamation trial against Depp, social media has been flooded with accusations that Heard is "fake crying" on the stand.

As Amber Heard took to the stand in the libel case against her by ex-husband Johnny Depp, his legal team accused her of giving “the performance of her life” as she claimed he was violent and sexually abusive. Amber, 36, shared harrowing testimony with the court of her life with the Pirates of the Caribbean star.The actor is suing his ex-wife for defamation following her Washington Post op-ed about experiencing domestic violence, and while she didn't name the alleged perpetrator, Johnny launched a $50m libel lawsuit against her, claiming the article damaged his career and prevented him from getting roles.

Dirty Dancing star Jennifer Grey has shared her verdict on the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trialThe defamation lawsuit comes after Depp sued Heard for $50m for implying he abused her in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed. Although she didn’t name him, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor claims Heard’s allegations impacted his ability to work. Grey, who was briefly engaged to Depp in the late 1980s, reflected on their time together in her new memoir Out of the Corner.

GRUESOME pics of Johnny Depp’s blood-spattered furniture were shown at his US libel hearing. The actor, 58, was left with a severed finger after a row with ex Amber Heard, 35, spilling blood over a duvet cover, sofa, sheets and a guitar at their rented home in Australia.

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Photos of Johnny Depp were shared by Amber Heard on Thursday as she told the court that no-one would believe the abuse she allegedly suffered.

blockbuster defamation trial this week.Heard, 36, spent two days detailing Depp’s alleged abuse, saying her former spouse, 58, slapped her across the face and conducted a “cavity search,” reportedly believing she had hidden his cocaine in her vagina.The “Aquaman” actress was often emotional as she answered questions about her turbulent marriage. Many viewers watching the televised trial became convinced of her authenticity, and #IStandWithAmberHeard started trending on Twitter Thursday afternoon.

(CNN)Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, best known, perhaps, for their performances as a swashbuckler and a sea warrior, respectively, currently find themselves starring in a contentious defamation trial in Virginia. Depp is suing Heard, his ex-wife, for $50 million as he alleges that she defamed him with a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she wrote about her experience with domestic violence.Depp was not referred to by name in Heard's piece, but he has said it's cost him work.In testimony this week, Depp was asked by his attorney about some of the film franchises he has starred in beyond his work as Capt. Jack Sparrow in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films."Boy, um, 'Alice in Wonderland'? I'm so pathetic when it comes to knowing what movies I've done.

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp‘s respective PR teams are working overtime right now following the 36-year-old Aquaman star’s bombshell trial testimony this week.

Johnny Depp’s fans want to see him back at the centre of his biggest franchise.

Amber Heard took to the stand to testify as her civil defamation case against former partner Johnny Depp continues. The 36 year old actress married Johnny, 58, in 2015, but they split acrimoniously only one year later, with Amber claiming the Donnie Brasco star had been violent towards her, filing for divorce and a temporary restraining order.The feuding exes engaged in a war of words via the press, and when their divorce was officially finalised in 2017, Amber received a $7m settlement, which she pledged to split between a children's hospital she was a patron of and a domestic violence charity.

Johnny Depp’s team has called Amber Heard’s defamation trial testimony the “performance of her life” in a statement.

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp are issuing statements amid their ongoing defamation trial.

Amber Heard has claimed that her ex-husband Johnny Depp “sexually assaulted her with a bottle”, in the latest revelation to come out of the defamation trial that is currently underway between the two. Amber, 36, took to the stand for the second day and broke down in tears as she described the alleged incident, as she claimed Johnny, 58, put a bottle “inside of” her in an alleged evening of alcohol-fuelled rage and violence.

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Amber Heard has alleged a number of violent attacks at the hands of Johnny Depp, but the one that stood out Thursday stemmed from an alleged incident that she claims had her thinking, «This is how I die.»The star recalled near the end of her second day on the witness stand on Thursday an alleged December 2015 incident, in which she claimed Depp's violent rage was so out of control she thought to herself, «He is going to kill me and he won't even have realized it.»It's unclear what triggered the alleged fight, but Heard testified that Depp ultimately chased her and yelled at her while she threw things at him to keep him away from her.Heard claimed she ran upstairs to get away from the actor but alleges he caught her and grabbed her by the hair and dragged her by her hair rest of the way up the staircase. She claimed a shoving match ensued and, at one point, that Depp shoved her so hard she fell over a chaise lounge and hit her head against a brick wall, to which Depp allegedly snickered, «You really wanna go, tough guy?»The actress also claimed Depp head-butted her on the nose, and she felt immediate pain.

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Amber Heard trial has been shown grim images of the Pirates of the Caribbean star's drink binges. The court was shown images of Depp - including the one above, allegedly after a three-day 'bender'.

Amber Heard detailed disturbing sexual assault allegations against her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, on the witness stand Thursday in a Fairfax, Virginia, courtroom. Heard on Thursday described an alleged sexual assault that took place over the course of a three-day-long fight between the couple in Australia in 2015, the first year of their marriage. Heard alleged that when she arrived in Australia to rejoin her husband after not seeing him since their wedding, Depp accused her of cheating on him with her co-star Eddie Redmayne, which started the fighting.

It keeps getting messier. Amber Heard took the stand for the second time amid her ongoing defamation case against ex-husband Johnny Depp, this time focusing on the actor’s alleged jealousy issues.

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Amber Heard described in explicitly graphic nature a series of alleged incidents at the hands of Johnny Depp shortly after their marriage, with the most heinous alleged act involving the actor using a liquor bottle to penetrate his then-wife.Heard sobbed uncontrollably Thursday on the witness stand as she painted a horrid picture of what she claimed took place in Australia in March 2015, merely a month after she and Depp tied the knot in L.A. before celebrating the nuptials on his private island in the Bahamas.Heard had just finished wrapping  and hopped on a plane to visit Depp in Australia, where he was filming. According to her testimony, things turned ugly the second she arrived, adding that the telling sign was he had lost a lot of weight.