Amber Heard vs. Johnny Depp trial live: Heard’s sister and actress Ellen Barkin to testify after court resumes

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Tears, sex scenes and James Franco: the Depp v Heard trial continues

WARNING: This article contains allegations of physical and sexual abuse that some readers may find distressing.

The legal proceedings in the defamation lawsuit between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard will resume on Monday after a week-long hiatus. Judge Penney Azcarate informed both parties and the jury of the break at the start of the trial.

Heard is being sued by Depp for $50 million for suggesting he abused her in 2018 Washington Post editorial. Although she did not name him, he says her allegations have impacted his ability to work.

At the start of the break, both sides issued statements of confidence on how the proceedings would unfold.

Heard will continue to testify on May 16. She has already spoken extensively about her troubled relationship with Depp and detailed alleged physical fights. The court heard a harrowing account of an alleged sexual assault on Heard during a brutal and bloody altercation in Australia in 2015.

According to the report of Law and crime, Depp will also be recalled to the witness stand in connection with the Heard case. The jury will also hear from Whitney Henriquez, Heard’s sister, and actress Ellen Barkin, with whom Depp had a brief relationship in the 1990s.

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“I know this isn’t the most relevant story right now,” McKinnon began. “But with all the problems in the world, isn’t it nice to have a story that we can all collectively say ‘glad it wasn’t me? “”

Switching to “live coverage” of the trial, the rest of the cast spoofed Depp’s earlier allegation that Heard left feces in his bed out of anger.

Social media users slammed the “grotesque” skit, with one person writing, “I can’t imagine thinking making jokes about a case with serious allegations of abuse (on both sides) is appropriate.”

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The comedian touched on other current events, including Roe v Wade, the Russian-Ukrainian war and the shortage of infant formula, before settling for an update on the multimillion-dollar lawsuit.

“I know this isn’t the most relevant story right now,” McKinnon began. “But with all the problems in the world, isn’t it nice to have a story that we can all collectively say ‘glad it wasn’t me? “”

Switching to “live coverage” of the trial, the rest of the cast spoofed Depp’s earlier allegation that Heard left feces in his bed out of anger.

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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard nearly ran into each other as the court paused shortly after he testified about Mr Depp’s alleged sexual assault.

Court security prevented Mr. Depp from leaving the courtroom at the break, allowing Ms. Heard to leave the witness box and return to her legal team on the other side of the room.

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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard release dueling statements sharing confidence in lawsuit

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard released dueling statements sharing confidence in their respective legal teams holding their defamation lawsuits as Virginia court proceedings took a week-long hiatus.

The trial resumes in the morning.

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