Cross? Extra like two jabs and an uppercut! It’s gotten combative earlier than between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp‘s legal professionals, however man that is one other stage!
Within the final cross-examination of the defamation trial, Camille Vasquez did greater than press and prod the defendant. She rubbed her face in how poorly the hearings had gone for her! She straight up referred to as her a liar a number of occasions all through the hostile Q&A, saying at one level:
“Your lies have been uncovered to the world a number of occasions?”
Daaaaamn! Amber fought again:
“I haven’t lied about something.”
Vasquez pushed her on a number of factors, and again and again the chorus was an implication that everybody else was mendacity.
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As an example, Amber had testified that Johnny trashed the trailer the place they had been staying in Hicksville, the evening she alleged he acquired excessive and sexually assaulted her together with his fingers, giving her a “cavity search.” When confronted with the testimony of the trailer park’s supervisor, Morgan Knight, who stated the trailer was NOT trashed and that he noticed Amber yelling at Johnny, not the opposite approach round, she stated:
“I don’t know who that man was or if he had any involvement on this. I do know lots of people have come out of the woodwork to be concerned. I’ve heard lots of people say numerous issues to be concerned within the Johnny Depp present.”
Vasquez wasn’t about to let that go. She pressed the Aquaman star to observe by way of on her implication, asking:
“So that you’re accusing Mr. Knight of committing perjury?”
Amber responded:
“I’m not accusing anybody, I simply don’t acknowledge that man. He wasn’t there, he doesn’t know what occurred behind closed doorways.”
Vasquez additionally requested about Kate Moss — arguing Amber was tremendous with spreading a rumor in court docket that he had pushed her down the steps as a result of she thought there’d be no rebuttal from the supermodel:
“If you advised this jury you punched Mr. Depp since you considered Mr. Depp pushing Kate Moss down the steps, you didn’t anticipate Miss Moss to testify that by no means occurred?”
Amber responded:
“Incorrect, I knew how many individuals will come out of the woodwork to help Johnny.”
Uh, is that implying Kate Moss is mendacity to help Johnny Depp?? Hmm.
On the rumor, Amber swore it was one thing she’d heard for years, apparently since earlier than she began courting Johnny? She testified:
“All people who was round within the 90s and early aughts knew that rumor. I had heard that rumor from a number of folks. In fact that’s what flashed by way of my head when my violent husband not solely swung for me however rapidly swung for my sister. In fact I considered that. I didn’t anticipate her to point out up or not anticipate her to point out up, it didn’t matter, it didn’t change what I assumed on the steps once I thought he was going to kill my sister.”
The lawyer additionally went after the TMZ angle. Former worker Morgan Tremaine had testified that they acquired the video of Johnny trashing his kitchen from a supply they knew to be the copyright holder — in different phrases, the one who took the video… in different phrases, AMBER. He additionally stated the video they acquired had been edited, leaving out the half the place she picks up the digital camera, the place, as Vasquez describes, she is “smirking.” The lawyer stated she “edited out parts” that made her look unhealthy. Amber denied this, saying:
“You’re very fallacious about that… If I needed to leak data, I might have accomplished it in a simpler approach.”
The ex-TMZ producer additionally stated the outlet was given the heads as much as ship photographers to the courthouse — particularly to get pics of a bruise on the correct facet of Amber’s face.
The outlet someway knew the place the bruise was earlier than seeing her. It was the one time she was out the place it could possibly be seen — on James Corden and in all places else, her make-up magic fully coated it up. She had her publicist along with her. The implication was clear, however Vasquez spelled it out:
“If you advised this jury underneath oath that you just had no thought the paparazzi can be exterior the courthouse on Could 27, 2016, you didn’t anticipate a TMZ worker to point out up and testify that TMZ had been alerted that you’d be on the courthouse and knew precisely which facet of your face to take an image of, did you?”
That was too far for Amber. She struck out:
“I understand how many individuals will come out and say no matter for him. That’s his energy. That’s why I wrote the op-ed. I used to be chatting with that phenomenon — how many individuals will come out in help of him and can fall to his energy. He’s a really highly effective man and other people love currying favor with highly effective males.”
OK, outing: Camille Vasquez simply scored a significant level right here. Did you catch it?
One of many huge factors of rivalry on this lawsuit has been that the Washington Publish op-ed was clearly about Johnny. At one level Amber testified that it wasn’t. Sure, actually. So she simply gave up on that instantly by admitting it was.
The authorized technique was clear right here: Vasquez arrange that both there are a number of folks coming ahead and mendacity for Johnny Depp, as Amber contends, or there’s one individual mendacity. It’s masterfully accomplished. However was it proper? Watch the complete cross and determine for your self (beneath):
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