After a week of testimony and gaffes made by her lawyer Amber Heard made a desperate move.
The Actress Amber Heard is expected to testify in court on Wednesday in Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against her. Depp, who is her ex-husband is suing Heard for millions over an op-ed she wrote in the Washington Post.
Despite her PR firm’s attempts to spin the facts Heard was savaged in the press as testimony insinuated that Heard has mental health issues and treated Depp poorly.
Trying to save face, Heard fired Precision strategies, co-founded by Obama’s former deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter and has hired Shane Communications.
From NBC News:
Heard cut ties with Precision on Thursday after having expressed frustration with coverage of the defamation case that may have favored Depp, according to sources familiar with the situation. Depp, 58, took the stand April 19 and has essentially controlled the narrative since then.
Much of the emerging favor for Depp developed on social media.
Heard’s team is expected to take the legal stage Tuesday, after Depp’s team wraps up. An expert for Heard’s side is expected go first; Heard would most likely take the stand Wednesday, sources familiar with the matter said.
Depp is seeking $50 million in damages after Heard wrote an essay for The Washington Post in 2018 in which she said she had become the “public figure representing domestic abuse.”
Herd is also furious that a petition calling for her to be removed from the upcoming film “Aquaman 2” has reached over 2 million signatures.
“Do the right thing. Remove Amber Heard from Aquaman 2,” implored creator Jeanne Larson in the description of the Change.org petition, which was created in 2020.
Heard is still scheduled to appear in the movie but there have been rumors she will have a limited role.
