Amber Heard testimony against Johnny Depp: Key moments - Entertainment Weekly News

Amber Heard returned to the stand after a weeklong break in Johnny Depp's defamation trial against her on Monday, finishing her testimony before a heated cross-examination that touched on allegations of domestic abuse, the divorce settlement money she promised to donate to charities, and a coordinated smear campaign Depp allegedly launched against her after she obtained a restraining order against him.

Though Heard never mentioned Depp by name in the piece, his lawyers argue that references to their client (and Heard's previous abuse allegations following their 2017 divorce) are clear, and that they damaged Depp's career and reputation.

Heard has filed a $100 million countersuit, alleging Depp and his legal team defamed her by calling her allegations false.

While on the stand, Heard said she would "reactively" hit Depp after he allegedly threw punches.

In emotional testimony, Heard accused Depp of slapping her, punching her, throwing a phone at her, and wrapping his shirt around her neck during various points in their relationship.

When Depp discovered Heard had a sex scene in 2018's London Fields opposite Billy Bob Thornton, he insisted on watching a screener at his remote estate in France, Heard testified.

On top of that, I'm telling him it wasn't me; I didn't shoot that scene." An "irate" Depp called Heard a "liar and a whore, among other things," she told the court, claiming it ignited a "week from hell" wherein Depp slapped and punched her.

Amid their divorce in 2016, Heard pledged the full $7 million settlement to the American Civil Liberties Union and Children's Hospital Los Angeles, saying the donation proved she didn't marry Depp for his money.

While Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who Heard briefly dated in 2017, donated $500,000 to both charities in her name, Heard testified that she has not yet fulfilled the pledges in their entirety due to her ongoing legal battle with Depp.

"I disagree with your characterization," Heard said after a contentious back-and-forth over the difference between a "pledge" and a "donation." "I didn't want anything and I didn't get anything," Heard said of Depp's finances.

That claim came in opposition to Dougherty's previous testimony that Heard originally included Depp's name and only removed it after a suggestion from her editors.

At the time, one of Depp's attorneys, Adam Waldman, gave interviews to various outlets accusing Heard of faking her allegations and perpetuating a "sexual violence hoax." As a result, Heard said she had to "fight hard" to keep her jobs, including roles in 2017's Justice League and the upcoming Aquaman 2.

I fought to keep my job and the biggest movie opportunity I had to date [with] Justice League with the option to [appear in] Aquaman." Heard later said her role in Aquaman 2 was "pared down" after the fallout of her split from Depp

"I was given a script and then given new versions of the script that had taken away scenes that had action in it, that depicted my character and another character, without giving any spoilers away, two characters fighting with one another, and they basically took a bunch out of my role," Heard testified

Heard testified that her L'Oreal contract was extended only by a few months and her promotional appearances limited, while shoots related to promoting The Stand were canceled