Wednesday’s hearing began with a video testimony from Raquel “Rocky” Pennington, an MMA fighter and former best friend of Amber Heard. She stated, among other things, that Heard had “cuts in her arms and feet” after she went to Australia with Depp, although she had to admit – after a question from Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez – that she was not there herself in Australia and that she Depp never saw Heard hit or kick.
“The monster”
After Vasquez, Ben Rottenborn, Amber Heard’s lawyer, was also allowed to ask Pennington questions. He asked if she was concerned about her friend. And why. “Not at the beginning of their relationship,” she replied. “But towards the end, the physical abuse became more apparent. Johnny could suddenly become someone else. The monster, that’s what we called it. And Johnny referred to it that way himself. I was afraid that if his mood changed again, he would do something to her that he would later regret.”
After a brief hiatus, Pennington recounted a May 2016 incident in which she saw Depp “yelling to Amber”. “I can’t remember exactly what he said, but she had called me to come and help her and she had never done that before. Also when I was there she said: help me† I then intervened and tried to calm them down. However, he kept calling. There was a stone ashtray near us. If he comes any closer, I’m going to hit him with itI thought then.”
When asked by Rottenborn whether Heard would stay with Depp “for the money,” Pennington replied briefly, “No.”
After Pennington, it was up to her ex-husband Josh Drew. He is being questioned about an alleged incident on May 21, 2016. On that day, Drew led officers through Johnny Depp’s apartment. “I’ve never seen him throw bottles of wine or destroy furniture myself,” it said. “But the officers did tell me that there was damage in the apartment, that her face (van Amber Heard, red.) was red and that she Enough (evidence, ed.) if she filed a complaint against him.”
Just before the court took a lunch break, Drew spoke of another alleged incident, dating back to December 2015. “When Amber didn’t reply to my wife’s texts, we went to her apartment to see what was going on. But we noticed something strange there. Something strange was written on the counter in the kitchen. I don’t know what material that was done with and I can’t remember exactly what it said, but it was something very, very strange. When I saw Heard later that night, I noticed that she had two blue eyes and that her forehead was very red.”
Raquel ‘Rocky’ Pennington. — © REUTERS
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What is the process about?
The American actor Johnny Depp (58) and the 22 years younger actress Amber Heard tied the knot in 2015, but two years later it came to a divorce in which both parties accused each other of physical violence.
In 2018, Heard wrote an op-ed about domestic violence The Washington Post† Although his name was not explicitly mentioned, according to Depp, the article caused “serious damage” to his career. That is why he is now demanding $50 million from his ex. She has filed a counterclaim for $100 million, also for defamation.(mtm)
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