Amber Heard took the witness stand Wednesday to defend herself in the course of the defamation lawsuit filed in opposition to her by ex-husband Johnny Depp, who appeared to keep away from her whereas she was on the stand.

The high-profile trial between the 2 actors is in its fourth week and Heard, who's being sued by Depp for $50 million in defamation damages over a 2018 essay she wrote for The Washington Publish, started testifying on Wednesday.

Through the first 10 minutes of testimony, Depp saved his head down. The actor first seemed to be sporting sun shades and saved his eyes on the desk in entrance of him, avoiding watching Heard. Because the testimony continued, he appeared to have taken his sun shades off, however continued to keep away from trying up.

Heard, who's counter-suing Depp for $100 million in damages, opened her testimony by saying that the previous few weeks had been "probably the most painful and troublesome factor I've ever gone by way of."

"That is horrible for me to sit down right here for weeks and relive every thing," Heard stated. "Hear folks that I knew — some properly, some not — my ex-husband with whom I shared a life, discuss our lives in the way in which that they've."

As her testimony continued, Heard was requested to recall the primary time Depp allegedly hit her. "I'll always remember it," she stated. "It modified my life."

She stated she requested him a few tattoo on his arm that appeared like black marks. He advised her it stated "wino," and he or she laughed, believing he was joking. Depp then slapped her "throughout the face," she testified.

"I felt secure speaking to my mother as a result of I knew she understood these dynamics and he or she would not choose me for staying with him, for loving him though this was occurring to me," Heard stated.

Individuals on social media took discover of Depp's conduct whereas Heard spoke and speculated about what it meant.

On Twitter, one person wrote, "Discover the shift in JDs behaviour. Head down. Drawing. Guarded. He is scared of his abuser sitting toes away from him. Versus AH who didn't look away from him as soon as throughout his testimony."

Nonetheless, one other particular person thought that Depp's lack of eye contact hinted at guilt moderately than concern, tweeting, "The best way #JohnnyDepp is behaving is so impolite and dismissive. Sitting there head down, doodling. If he was harmless he'd be head up, targeted, listening to the testimony. Not his witness although is it? Questionable conduct."

If Depp was drawing, it could not be the primary time over the last three weeks of the trial. On the finish of April, Depp introduced a sketchpad and a bag of gummy bears to the courtroom and was seen drawing in the course of the listening to.

Replace 5/4/22, 4:02 p.m. ET: This story has been up to date with extra info and background.

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Amber Heard took the witness stand on Wednesday to defend herself in a defamation lawsuit in opposition to her ex-husband, Johnny Depp. On this picture, Heard appears over he shoulder in the course of the $50 million Depp vs Heard defamation trial on the Fairfax County Circuit Courtroom in Fairfax, Virginia,on April 14, 2022.SHAWN THEW/POOL/AFP by way of Getty Pictures