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

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

       Court proceedings in the defamation trial opposing Johnny Depp and Amber Heard will be on hiatus this week. Judge Penney Azcarate is attending a conference and informed both parties and the jury of the break at the start of the trial.

       Heard is being sued by Depp for $50m for implying he abused her in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed. Although she didn’t name him, he claims her allegations impacted his ability to work.

       At the end of last week, both sides issued statements of confidence in how proceedings are going.

       Heard will continue giving testimony on 16 May. 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.

       Earlier she described an “unusual and remarkable” first meeting with Depp and a blossoming relationship as she fell “head over heels in love”. However, her testimony took a darker turn as she recalled the first time he allegedly hit her, his jealousy, and his drug and alcohol use.

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

       Amber Heard has taken the witness stand in the defamation case opposing her and Johnny Depp in Virginia.

       Mr Depp was heard as a witness first, and Ms Heard took the stand on 4 May. Her testimony resumed on 5 May.

       Here are the most damning parts of her testimony so far:

       Most damning things Amber Heard has said about Johnny Depp at defamation trial Ms Heard says Mr Depp subjected her to sexual, physical, and verbal violence

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       1652184000 Most damning things Johnny Depp said about Amber Heard at trial

       Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have both made damning claims about the other during the proceedings in Virginia with both levelling allegations of both verbal and physical abuse.

       The defamation trial between Mr Depp and Ms Heard began on 11 April in Fairfax, Virginia following Mr Depp’s lawsuit against his ex-wife in March 2019. Mr Depp is arguing that she defamed him in a December 2018 op-ed published in The Washington Post titled “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change”.

       Over the course of three and a half days on the witness stand, Mr Depp testified at length about alleged physical and verbal abuse he sustained at Ms Heard’s hands, as well as her drug and alcohol use.

       Most damning things Johnny Depp said about Amber Heard at their defamation trial Depp testified at length about alleged physical and verbal abuse he sustained at Heard’s hands, as well as her drug and alcohol use.

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       1652176800 ICYMI: Depp and Heard nearly run into each other in court after her testimony

       Johnny Depp and Amber Heard nearly ran into each other as the court took a break shortly after her testimony on an alleged sexual assault by Mr Depp.

       Court security stopped Mr Depp from walking out of the courtroom at the break, allowing Ms Heard to leave the witness stand and head back to her legal team on the other side of the room.

       Depp and Heard nearly run into each other after her testimony on alleged assault Former married couple appears to make brief eye contact at heated moment in trial

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       Johnny Depp attorney appears to celebrate Amber Heard mentioning Kate Moss in testimony

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       1652169600 Why is the trial on hiatus?

       The defamation trial between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is taking a 10-day break from testimony.

       Having begun on 11 April in Fairfax, Virginia following Mr Depp’s lawsuit against his ex-wife in March 2019, the trial is will resume on 16 May at 9am.

       Judge Penney Azcarate informed both sides and the jury at the start of the trial that she had a scheduling conflict due to a conference this week.

       Why is the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard trial on a break? Scheduling conflict leads to pause in proceedings midway through Heard testimony

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       Johnny Depp lost $40m after publication of Heard's op-ed, says forensic accountant

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       Amber Heard says Johnny Depp accused her of 'whoring' herself out as an actor

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       1652155260 Heard and Depp tell very different versions of Australia fight

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

       Amber Heard and Johnny Depp have both testified about what they each allege happened during a violent incident in Australia in early 2015, when the latter actor severed his finger.

       Ms Heard and Mr Depp have both been asked about the alleged incident as part of the defamation trial opposing them in Fairfax, Virginia.

       What Amber Heard and Johnny Depp have each said about fight where he severed finger Alleged violent incident unfolded in Australia in 2015 and has been key part of defamation trial

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