Amber Heard Testifies In Court That She Thought Depp Was 'Joking' When He Hit Her The First Time

Amber Heard has testified in court about the first time when Johnny Depp hit her across the face. 

The Aquaman actress took the stand on Wednesday to testify against her ex-husband Johnny Depp who has sued the actress in a defamation trial. 

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Depp has sued his ex-wife for $50 million in a defamation trial for a 2018 op-ed that she wrote which indirectly accused Depp of domestic violence. The direct result of this article was the negative impact of it on Depp's career and personal life. 

Heard, meanwhile, is counter-suing the Pirates of the Caribbean star for $100 million, citing multiple occasions on which he allegedly assaulted her.

Depp has wrapped up his side of testimony and now the court is hearing Heard's side to make a final decision in the case. 

After Depp, 58, gave his testimony last month, the court has been eagerly awaiting Heard's side of the story. On Wednesday, the actor finally took the stand and described what she claims is the first of many times her ex hit her, saying "it changed my life."

Heard told the court that the incident happened early in their relationship when she asked an innocent question about a tattoo on his arm. When Depp explained, Heard laughed - and that, she says, is what set him off.

"It was that simple. I just laughed because I thought he was joking. And he slapped me across the face," she told the court.

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She told the court that she thought that Depp was joking: "I laughed, because I didn't know what else to do. I thought, 'This must be a joke.' ... I didn't know what was going on. I just stared at him, kind of laughing still, thinking he was gonna start laughing too to tell me it was a joke. But he didn't."

According to Heard, Depp then slapped her again, at which point to her, "it was clear it wasn't a joke anymore."

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During this testimony, Heard became emotional on the stand as she described what she felt when she was abused by her ex-husband. 

She then explained that though the slap didn't actually hurt, it was still shocking. "It didn't hurt; it didn't physically hurt me," she said, adding: "I didn't want this to be the reality. I didn't want to have the man I was in love with— I know you don't come back from that."

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"I'm not dumb. You can't hit a woman, you can't hit a man. You can't hit anyone," Heard told the court while crying on the witness stand. She concluded her account of the incident by saying that Depp then fell to his knees and gave her a tearful apology.

Heard's side of the story stands in stark contrast to what Depp has presented to the court in which he has testified to the court, the multiple times he was abused by his former wife. The actor has also presented to the court several recordings and witnesses to support his case.

"I've never struck Ms. Heard. I have never struck a woman in my life. I'm certainly not going to strike a woman if she decides to make fun of a tattoo that I have on my body," he said, adding: "That allegation never made any sense to me whatsoever."

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