I've had thousands of death threats, Heard says in final court showdown
Evening Standard|May 27, 2022
AMBER Heard said she has received thousands of death threats during her libel battle with Johnny Depp as she told jurors in her final evidence session: "I am a human being".
Tristan Kirk
I've had thousands of death threats, Heard says in final court showdown

The Aquaman star, 36, said she has been "harassed, humiliated and threatened" during the titanic legal tussle, and revealed one threat to harm her new baby.

Heard is being sued for $50 million by Depp, 58, over a Washington Post op-ed on domestic abuse, while the actress is countersuing for $100 million after being accused of lying about violence in their marriage.

Returning to the witness stand on the penultimate day of the trial, Heard described the seven-week legal battle as "agonising, painful and humiliating".

She said she and her friends now live by a "set of rules" to ensure she does not suffer from panic attacks following her "trauma".

"I am harassed, humiliated, threatened every single day", she said. "Even just coming into this courtroom sitting here in front of the world having the worst parts of my life, things that I have lived through, used to humiliate me.

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