Amber Heard has spoken out before being cross-examined by Johnny Depp’s legal team in court.
In a statement obtained by PEOPLE, a spokesperson for the Aquaman star said: “There’s an old saying by trial lawyers: When the facts are on your side, argue the facts; when the facts are not on your side, pound away on the podium.
“Today, we expect Depp’s attorneys will instead pound away on the v*ctim.”
The statement continued: “We fear it will be equal parts shameful and desperate.
“And, the overwhelming evidence — the truth — is not on Depp’s side. The one thing we suspect Depp’s attorneys will avoid is the central issue of this trial: Does Amber or any woman have the First Amendment Right of Freedom of Speech.”
Depp is suing his ex-wife for defamation over the 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post. He originally filed the lawsuit in 2019 but the trial was delayed because of the pandemic.
A spokesperson for the Pirates of the Caribbean star issued a statement after Heard’s second day testifying.
“As Mr. Depp’s counsel correctly predicted in their opening statements last month, Ms. Heard did indeed deliver ‘the performance of her life’ in her direct examination,” the statement read.
“While Ms. Heard’s stories have continued to grow new and convenient details, Mr. Depp’s recollections have remained exactly the same throughout the six painful years since her first allegations were made.”
The statement added: “His truth — the truth — is the same no matter the environment in which it is has been presented.
“The upcoming cross examination from Mr. Depp’s team will be most telling, and will certainly highlight the many fallacies Ms. Heard has now attempted to pass off as fact throughout her convoluted testimony.”
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