Lawyer: Amber Heard is ‘the abuser in this courtroom’

American actress Amber Heard stands in the courtroom at Fairfax County Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, USA on May 3. American actor Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard in Fairfax County Court for libel after her 2018 article in The Washington Post.

According to AFP news agency, the lawyers of actress Amber Heard have asked Judge Penney Azcarate to dismiss the case.

They claim Mr. Depp failed to prove he was defamed by an article published in the newspaper The Washington Post in December 2018. In this article, Ms. Heard describes herself as “a public figure representing acts of domestic violence”.

Ms Heard’s lawyer Ben Rottenborn said: “The court should have dismissed the case because of the undisputed evidence that he abused Ms. Heard.”

In response, Mr. Depp’s attorney, Benjamin Chew, asked the judge to dismiss the motion, arguing that the actress Aquaman is “the abuser in this courtroom”.

After reviewing, female judge Penney Azcarate rejected the proposal of the team of actress Amber Heard. The judge said that so far there has been enough evidence to allow the case to proceed.

Actress Amber Heard (36 years old) did not name actor Johnny Depp (58 years old) in the article in the newspaper. The Washington Post. However, Mr. Depp sued his ex-wife, saying she implied he was a domestic abuser. He asked his ex-wife to pay 50 million USD in compensation.

Ms Heard protested that, saying she had suffered “violence and physical abuse” at the hands of Mr Depp. Depp denied reports of violence against Heard and stated at the trial that it was Mrs. Heard who frequently committed violent acts.