Amber Heard to Testify Next Week in Johnny Depp Defamation Trial

Amber Heard will testify next week as the first witness for her defense in the $50 million defamation trial instigated by her ex-husband Johnny Depp.

Before the April 11 start of the high-profile trial in Virginia, Heard tried unsuccessfully on several occasions to have the suit filed in March 2019 but was dismissed or moved to another jurisdiction.

In summer 2020, the actress filed a $100 million countersuit against Depp.

The "former Pirates of the Caribbean" star spent four days giving testimony where he repeatedly denied Heard’s allegations of domestic abuse at his hand.

On April 25, Depp concluded his testimony by asserting that he was the real victim of domestic abuse.

The trial kicked off on April 11 and is set to continue for the next six weeks in the Washington, D.C.-adjacent jurisdiction. It will broadcast on Court TV.

It will take place from Monday to Thursday and will be off on Fridays. There also will be a break from May 9-12 as Judge Azcarate attends a previously scheduled judicial conference.

He is suing Heard for $50 million in a Fairfax County, Virginia court over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed she wrote about her experience with domestic abuse.

Depp was not referred to by name in Heard’s piece.

In the years prior to its publishing, Heard had alleged Depp bruised her face after throwing a phone at her in their Los Angeles home. Depp denied the allegation and was not charged with any crime.

However, the abuse allegations had cost him money and career opportunities.