Johnny Depp Trial Hears LAPD Officer Proclaim Amber Heard Not “A Victim Of Domestic Violence”; Psychologist Queried Over Evaluation Of ‘Aquaman’ Star

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What actually went down at Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s downtown LA penthouse six years ago was back in the spotlight today in the former Pirates of the Caribbean star’s $50 million defamation case against his ex-wife..With Depp, Heard, the jury and everyone else in the packed Virginia courtroom watching the video monitors, LAPD Officer Melissa Saenz bluntly said that “I did not identify her (Heard) as a victim of domestic violence.”Under questioning by the defense team, the March 21021 deposition showed the 12-year LAPD vet detailed her experience entering and observing the couple’s South Broadway home around 9 PM PT on May 21, 2016.

At the conclusion of that visit, Officer Saenz did not file a report but cited incident as “closed” because there was no crime.In the pre-recorded video Officer Saenz admitted that neither she or her partner took any notes or took any photos of the call to the Depp-Heard home.

She also admitted Heard was “red-eyed,” “crying” and not making eye contact when they arrived. While saying she had no idea who the residents were, the LAPD officer said she was “impressed” by the penthouse and recognized it belonged to someone wealthy.

In Depp’s failed 2020 libel suit against the UK newspaper The Sun, Officer Saenz’s testimony was pretty much sidelined for lack of notes, photos and assumptions abut the redness on Heard’s face.