Amber Heard Testifies In Court That Johnny Depp Did Cavity Search On Her

After Johnny Depp's legal team wrapped up the case from their side, it is time for Amber Heard's legal team to present their case. Taking to the stand, Amber Heard recently testified to the court sharing graphic details of the sexual and physical abuse that Depp inflicted upon her during their time together - including a cavity search that allegedly took place while the couple was on a camping trip in Hicksville, New York, in 2013.

Heard told the court that when the couple was on their trip, Depp allegedly accused a woman of flirting with Heard, and was angry about it. “You think you’re touching my girl. That’s my fucking girl,” Depp said at the time, according to Heard. 

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The couple then moved to their trailer, where according to Heard, Depp got aggressive and accused Heard of lying to him about her relationship with that woman.

“I didn’t really know her that well—I actually don't know her at all,” Heard told the court. 

In the trailer, Heard said Depp started smashing things. 

“He turned all that rage onto the trailer itself,” Heard said. 

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The 36-year-old actor testifies to the court that Depp stopped making sense, so she suspected he was “probably really high.” He appeared to be looking for something, she said. 

“I went into the bathroom, and as I came out, he asked me, ‘Where is it?’ I said, ‘What are you talking about?’ And he said, ‘You know what I’m fucking talking about.’”

Heard said that Depp then ripped off her underwear and proceeded to do a cavity search. She alleged he was looking for cocaine. He “just shoved his fingers inside me… I just stood there while he twisted his fingers around,” Heard said.

The graphic incident comes as Heard gives detailed testimony to the court regarding the abuse she dealt with during her married life with Depp. While Heard spoke, Depp avoided looking at her and appeared to smirk a few times. 

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On Wednesday, Heard shared about the early days of their marriage and how their relationship became volatile with time. She repeatedly brought up his history of substance abuse and jealousy, and shared details about the first time Depp allegedly hit her. 

“I struggle to find the words to describe how painful this is. This is horrible for me to sit here for weeks and relive everything here,” Heard said early on. 

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The evidence presented to the court in terms of text messages, audio clips, and pictures presents the toxic relationship the couple shared during their short period together. 

Both Depp and Heard appear to be making each other look like perpetrators of abuse while maintaining their own victimhood. Last month, Depp shared his own allegations of the abuse he endured—including a severed finger after Heard threw a bottle at him—when he was invited to the stand. 

People have been watching the trial closely on social media and are divided with opinions. Meanwhile, the jurors have been strictly warned to stay away from social media to avoid having their decision influenced by articles or public opinion. 

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A previous case concluded that Depp likely assaulted Heard after Depp sued U.K.-based News Group Newspapers and the Sun’s executive editor, Dan Wootton, for libel because the paper referred to Depp as a “wife-beater.” Depp lost the case in 2020 after a U.K. court ruled the tabloids’ claims were “substantially true.”

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Depp sued his ex-wife for $50 million in a defamation trial in which he refuted the domestic violence claims that his ex-wife had alleged against him.

Depp told the court that the baseless claims caused him his career and his personal life got destroyed due to these false allegations. 

Heard filed a counterclaim for $100 million in damages, which the jury will also consider.

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