Amber Heard and her emotional speech at the end of her trial with Johnny Depp
The actress said it had been "incredibly painful" to relive the "traumatic" details of her breakup in court.
Accused of "aggressor of women", actor Johnny Depp has starred in the largest libel case in the United Kingdom in the 21st century after his lawsuit against the tabloid 'The Sun', a process that has just concluded after three weeks of legal battle with his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard. Pending an opinion that still has no date, the appointment has come to an end in the High Court of London, scene since last July 7 of the intense crossing of accusations between the ex-partner and the testimony of employees of both parties , doctors, family and friends, many online.
Depp, 57, is demanding compensation from the British newspaper and its editor, Dan Wootton, for an April 2018 article that claimed there was clear evidence of sexist violence against his 34-year-old former wife, whom he allegedly injured important.
For her part, the actress, at the end of the trial, read a statement outside the Supreme Court where she accused Depp of attacking her 14 times in three years. With his hand on his heart, Heard assured that he just wants to "get on with my life."
Flanked by her followers, including her sister Whitney, the 'Aquaman' star said: "It has been incredibly painful to relive the breakdown of my relationship, for my motives and my truth to be questioned, and for the most traumatic and intimate details of me. life with Johnny are shared in court and broadcast around the world. " "I stand by my testimony and now I put my faith in British justice," she said before thanking her lawyers and the police for their support. "And finally, my sincere thanks for the tremendous outpouring of support and the many messages I have received from all over the world. You have given me a lot of strength and I return it."
In his final statements, the lawyer for the American actor, David Sherborne, stressed for his part that "one of the great ironies of the case" is that "no charges have been filed against Depp", but that 'The Sun' has acted to the time of "judge and jury" when declaring that the artist is guilty of these crimes. Depp and the 34-year-old actress met during the filming of the movie 'The Rum Diaries' in 2011, they were married in February 2015 in Los Angeles (USA) and fifteen months later they divorced amid the controversy. In addition to this process, the ex-partner is still waiting for the date to be announced for the hearing of another case in the courts of Virginia (United States), where the actor sued Heard for detailing alleged abuses in an opinion article in the newspaper 'Washington Post' within the framework of the #MeToo movement.
