Johnny Depp Libel Trial: Amber Heard Accused of Beating Sister, Sister Claims Depp Punched Heard

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Amber Heard Johnny Depp Libel Trial Enters Third Week

Another day, another ridiculously awful set of accusations are revealed or denied during testimony for Johnny Deppโ€˜s libel trial against The Sun.

It has been a few days since we covered the trial because frankly, we got bored with the awfulness and outrageousness of it.

Honestly, no matter what the outcome of the libel trial, Johnny Depp and Amber Heardโ€˜s reputations have been trashed. That said, itโ€™s Hollywood, so their careers will still flourish, but come on, will anyone respect either of these two again?

Johnny Depp Libel Trial Enters Third Week
Johnny Depp arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice, the Strand on July 24, 2020 in London, England. The Hollywood actor is suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) and the Sunโ€™s executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an article published in 2018 that referred to him as a โ€œwife beaterโ€ during his marriage to actor Amber Heard. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Letโ€™s dive in to the latest news from the trial.

A leaked video calls into question important testimony given by Amber Heardโ€™s sister on the fourth day of defense testimony against Heardโ€™s ex-husband, Johnny Depp, in Deppโ€™s libel trial against the Rupert Murdoch-owned British newspaper, The Sun.

Deppโ€™s attorneys were asking the court about the video before the fifth day of testimony began, as Deppโ€™s legal team believes that this leaked video showing Amber Heard abusing her sister, Whitney Henriquez, contradicts Henriquezโ€™s testimony on Thursday about Depp abusing her sister. They wanted to use the video to cross-examine Henriquez.

Amber Heard Johnny Depp Libel Trial Enters Third Week
US actress Amber Heard arrives at the High Court for the libel trial by her former husband US actor Johnny Depp against News Group Newspapers (NGN) in London, on July 24, 2020. โ€“ Depp is suing the publishers of The Sun and the author of the article for the claims that called him a โ€œwife-beaterโ€ in April 2018. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Henriquez is a very important witness in this libel trial because so far she is the only third party yet who has testified that they actually saw Johnny Depp hit Amber Heard. Henriquez testified that she saw Depp hit Heard โ€œreally hard in the head โ€ฆ multiple timesโ€ in March 2015 in an altercation that is now being referred to in the trial as the โ€œstairs incident.โ€

Heard had previously testified that she had remembered a rumor that Depp had thrown one of his ex-girlfriends, Kate Moss, down the stairs, and Heard believed that Depp was about to do the same to her younger sister, Henriquez.

Therefore, in an attempt to protect her sister, Heard punched Depp. Heard and her sister then alleged that Depp proceeded to pummel Heard with blows.

Johnny Depp Libel Trial Enters Third Week
Johnny Depp arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice, the Strand on July 24, 2020 in London, England. The Hollywood actor is suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) and the Sunโ€™s executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an article published in 2018 that referred to him as a โ€œwife beaterโ€ during his marriage to actor Amber Heard. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)

At specific issue is the fact that Henriquez testified that Heardโ€™s punch of Depp was the only time that Henriquez had ever seen her sister physically attack anyone. She also testified that her sister had never hit her or threatened her in her life.

Aafter Deppโ€™s attorneys finished their cross-examination on Thursday afternoon (July 23, 2020), they revealed that they had received an anonymous leaked video that allegedly shows Heard attacking her sister.

Amber Heard Johnny Depp Libel Trial Enters Third Week
Amber Heard arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice, the Strand on July 24, 2020 in London, England. Hollywood actor Johnny Depp is suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) and the Sunโ€™s executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an article published in 2018 that referred to him as a โ€œwife beaterโ€ during his marriage to actor Amber Heard. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)

โ€œWe were contacted to explain Amber Heard has a history of violence and attacking people,โ€ Sherborne told the judge after asking that Henriquez, who is due back on the stand today, wait outside the courtroom during the disclosure.

โ€œThe material, we say, demonstrates Whitney Heard lied yesterday,โ€ said Sherborne, who wants the surprise video admitted, according to the Evening Standard. โ€œIt goes to the issue of whether or not Ms. Heard was violent.โ€

Sherborne also asked the judge to bar the Heard, who was in the gallery, from โ€œusing her phoneโ€ to communicate with her sister.

Johnny Depp Libel Trial Enters Third Week
Johnny Depp arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice, the Strand on July 24, 2020 in London, England. The Hollywood actor is suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) and the Sunโ€™s executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an article published in 2018 that referred to him as a โ€œwife beaterโ€ during his marriage to actor Amber Heard. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)

But the judge said he had no reason to believe Heard had not complied with the instruction not to talk to her sister about her testimony.

In the video, which was played in court today (July 24, 2020), shows Henriquez, by a pool with her friends. In the clip, a woman can be seen inspecting Henriquezโ€™s cheek and arm.

The woman asks, โ€œDid you get in a fight or something?โ€

Henriquez replies, โ€œWonโ€™t talk about it anymore.โ€

Amber Heard Johnny Depp Libel Trial Enters Third Week
Amber Heard arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice, the Strand on July 24, 2020 in London, England. Hollywood actor Johnny Depp is suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) and the Sunโ€™s executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an article published in 2018 that referred to him as a โ€œwife beaterโ€ during his marriage to actor Amber Heard. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)

โ€œI canโ€™t believe Amber beat your ass. I know you could beat her ass,โ€ the woman says. โ€œWhitney, truth or dare? Did you really start the fight with your sister? Or did she start it? For real for real for real.โ€

Henriquez once again responds: โ€œWeโ€™re not going talk about that.โ€

โ€œShe really did whoop your butt,โ€ the unidentified woman continues in the footage, which was filmed as part of a previously unseen reality TV show from 2006 or 2007.

Henriquez told the court today: โ€œFirst of all that was a really bad reality show. We were referring to a verbal argument my sister and I got into.โ€

Asked if she had told her friend of a physical fight with her sister before the cameras started rolling, she said: โ€œI did not discuss anything other than a verbal argument with my friends off-camera.โ€

Johnny Depp Libel Trial Enters Third Week
Johnny Depp arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice, the Strand on July 24, 2020 in London, England. The Hollywood actor is suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) and the Sunโ€™s executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an article published in 2018 that referred to him as a โ€œwife beaterโ€ during his marriage to actor Amber Heard. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)

โ€œI was not talking about a physical fight, that person is inferring, trying to make a storyline, albeit a bad one, interesting.โ€

She continued: โ€œShe was trying to create a narrative and story that wasnโ€™t there. She was trying to make a very very boring conversation more interesting.โ€

Henriquez said her friend had not made any reference to โ€œmarks on my face,โ€ and added: โ€œI had no interest in bringing a fight with my sister, a verbal argument with my sister, a personal matter at the time, on camera. I had no interest in that.โ€

Amber Heard Johnny Depp Libel Trial Enters Third Week
Amber Heard arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice, the Strand on July 24, 2020 in London, England. Hollywood actor Johnny Depp is suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) and the Sunโ€™s executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an article published in 2018 that referred to him as a โ€œwife beaterโ€ during his marriage to actor Amber Heard. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)

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