Amber Heard's case for
KEY THINGS TO REMEMBER WHILE READING THIS:
- Johnny demanded a jury trial.
- Johnny stayed silent for three years.
Pages 25 - 29
Ok, so let's start with the date when they started dating.
Wait, Amber doesn't know. I know when my boyfriend and I started dating. August 14th, 2012. But Amber doesn't know, just that it was either at the end of 2011, or early 2012. (She actually uses a similar time frame later on.) You would think that that date would be something you would remember.
So, after babbling about how in love they were, she says that Johnny started abusing drugs. However, she gives no reason as to why. He just suddenly started using drugs.
She then claims that she had to frequently get Johnny medical attention. But...for what? Is she suggesting that he overdosed constantly? Also, why would an abuser allow his wife to cart him around to various dependency centers?
Johnny has been using drugs for quite some time, we all know that. So...why has this "violent" side never come out before? Also...what kind of abuser allows their victim to collaborate with them to NICKNAME the "violent side"? None. No abuser would do that. That would be an act of humiliation, and an act of defiance. They wouldn't tolerate it.
First, why didn't you go to the police with all of these photographs? Second...where are the photographs? Certainly not the ones included as evidence...oh, wait, they are. Yikes.
Ok, now we arrive at the first specific incident. She is saying this happened on...oh, she doesn't know. Late 2012 or Early 2013. One of those years. Apparently, they were out in LA, and they were talking about a tattoo. Amber laughed, and then...Johnny slapped her? Just up and slapped her. Just like that. And then did it two more times.
What I noticed is that this is very similar to how an abusive narcissist might react to their victim laughing at them.
But let's look at the actual event. She laughs, Johnny slaps her three times, and then she walked home. (Unless she got an Uber or something.)
So...she says "floor" rather than "ground" so they were presumably inside somewhere, but then she also says that she "went home" so they were not at the penthouses. Where were they? In a store? "Los Angeles, California" is very fucking vague. Also, Heard describes just up there that Johnny only got violent when he was abusing substances. She doesn't make ANY mention of drug use here. None. So he was evidently sober during this episode.
One more thing about the years. If it was at the end of 2012, or the beginning of 2013...that is around Christmas and New Years. Wouldn't you remember whether something happened before/after Christmas or before/after New Years?
According to Heard, this was the "first time" that Johnny hit her. So...why do iO Tillet Wright and Elizabeth Marz have two completely different ideas of when the violence started?
The next incident of abuse. March 8th, 2013.
First, it is interesting that she refers to the location as "her" Los Angeles home. This wouldn't be odd if she wasn't including Johnny in the context. If it was just about herself, then saying "my home" referring to the penthouses would be fine. But being that Johnny is in the context, wouldn't she say "our home"? She may also be referring to her actual own residence...
Anyway. Let's skip to the part where she says he tried to set a painting on fire. Johnny's "team" (whoever that is) and her apparently decided that Whitney Heard was the ideal person to stop Johnny Depp from potentially burning the fucking condominium down (and the rest of the building). Unless Whitney Heard is an Avenger, this doesn't seem like the best choice.
How did Whitney intervene? That strangely isn't specified.
As far as the physical violence, she doesn't specifically describe any until after Whitney has left. Amber claims that Johnny hit her "so hard that blood from her lip ended up on the wall". She refers to a text message exchange.
This one. Apparently this text message exchange happened on Tuesday, while the incident presumably happened the previous Friday. (March 8th).
But....
This is a photo of Amber Heard on March 14th, 2013, only six days after she was hit so hard blood from her lip ended up on the wall. She looks pretty healthy to me.
May 24th, 2014.
Ok, this is more than a year later. Presumably, there are "incidents" that happened between last time and this time, but she chose to skip to this one for some reason.
Private plane. Johnny is drinking before he got on the plane. When she met him, he was holding a bottle of champagne. Then...he asked for an oxygen tank? Johnny's "handlers" (who are they?) told her he was upset about her filming a romantic scene with James Franco. But...this is kind of questionable, because many of Johnny's films have romantic scenes in them, so he understands why actors do it.
And then he started to throw objects at her. Now, I normally wouldn't question this...except they are on a plane. A private plane. What sort of objects would Johnny be able to find to continuously throw at her? She also mentioned that she moved seats. I have a picture below of the inside of a private plane.
So, according to Amber, she moved seats. Well, this might be true, but let's think about it. She said her, Johnny, and Johnny's "handlers" were all on this plane. If his "handlers" are Sean Bett, Jerry Judge, and Stephen Deuters, that would be five people. There might be more. So if she did move seats, then...the plane isn't all that big, so I'm not sure what moving seats would have done for her.
Another question this raises is that if Jerry Judge, Sean Bett, and Stephen Deuters were all on this plane...wouldn't they have seen what Johnny was allegedly doing to her? And she wants us to believe that they just sat there and watched?
She also mentions that Johnny "pushed a chair at her". Except...in a plane, all furniture and chairs are bolted down for safety purposes. Unless Johnny can now pull a bolted down chair off the floor of a plane (which would not be cheap), this sounds impossible.
Furthermore, if two pilots and a flight attendant SAW all of this abuse and behavior going down, there is no way he would allow the plane to remain in the air long enough to reach their destination. There would be an emergency landing.
She continues to describe the abuse, and then says Johnny locked himself in the bathroom.
Why don't we check out the timeline surrounding this "event"?
This is a picture of her visiting him on May 19th, 2014. He was filming Black Mass.
This is her in France for the Cannes Film Festival the very next day. May 20th, 2014.
And then according to her, she went back to Boston on or around May 24th. So presumably she hung out in Paris for like three days? From Boston, she went to Los Angeles. For another two or three days. Why? Because these next three photos are her and Johnny in New York on May 29th, 2014. After the alleged plane incident.
SHE LOOKS
PRETTY HAPPY
TO ME
Extra Perspective - Them on May 7th, 2014
This is the text message that she has provided to "prove" that this incident took place. The first thing you will notice is that there are lines in between the lines of text.
What this is, ladies and gentlemen, is evidence that this text has been tampered with. There are lines of text missing.
But, ignoring that, let's look at what it actually says. Most of it is apology, which sounds normal. Except...the man that Amber describes in all of these incidents sounds like a very angry, very abusive, and very unapologetic man. A typical abuser. Abusers RARELY apologize. RARELY. It is almost always the victim that is apologizing.
What this looks like to me is a victim apologizing for his abuser. Johnny is saying sorry because he believes he DID something to deserve being abused, and thinks the abuse is his fault. (Also typical of someone who has been abused previously.)
Let's take a quick look at the date as well, May 25th, 2014. If she knows this date, but doesn't know whether the flight was for sure on May 24th or not...but knows she was in France on May 20th...also let's consider that they keep records of flight schedules, so if she wanted to find out the date of the flight, she easily could.
Just for funzies, another pic of them on May 29th, 2014.
The "details" is perfect, but the gray fades out halfway across.
And the other text messages:
Notice that the same weird choppy lines are there. The ending also doesn't make a lot of sense. Also, what was between the first and second message?
Part of my college degree includes text and argument analysis. These text messages do not flow like a natural conversation, the tone is all over the place, and they do not sound like the respective persons who evidently wrote the messages.
Amber submitted these texts into evidence during the 2016 divorce. Except...last time they looked like actual text messages. Now they are in a spreadsheet for some reason. Let's look at the first group of messages, making note that Stephen's last name is spelled wrong.
Ok, so the first paragraph. She mentions that she remembers in "full detail" everything that happened. So, presumably, she means that she remembers him pushing the bolted down chair at her, and throwing numerous things at her, and yelling at her about James Franco.
Let's look at the second-to-last paragraph. She mentions that he has done "this" many times before. Tokyo (2013?), the Island (which she mentions in the next part of her declaration (time travel?), London (what was this about)...
Why don't we also mention that Stephen Deuters denied that this conversation ever took place, and was ready to testify as such.
Below are a few pictures from when Johnny and Amber were in Tokyo. Notice that his children were also there.
Evidently "something" happened while they were here...but it clearly didn't happen before these pictures were taken. She looks fine. I also question whether anything actually happened here, because generally abusers won't risk abuse if there are children around.
So, here she states that she "doesn't know if she can stay with him" and claims to "need time". However, we saw that there were pictures of her dominantly kissing him just four days later. She also says that she "doesn't know how to be around him". Apparently, she figured that out by May 29th.
Also, what is a "sea change"?
Beyond any of this, none of these texts, if they are actually real, prove that any abuse occurred.
But again, these don't sound like Stephen. At all.
Let's look at the last part of this. August 2014. Bahamas. She mentions that Johnny had some "manic" episodes. Is she trying to suggest that he is suddenly bipolar? Apparently Debbie couldn't handle his manic episodes, so they had to fly Dr. Kipper in.
Also, this spreadsheet won't fly in court.
First I have to ask again if this island business is what she was referring to in the Stephen text messages, assuming they are even real. Because if so, this incident happened after those text messages were sent.
I don't care about the picture of the door. It proves nothing and I have nothing to say about it.
What I do care about is what she says next.
She says that she contacted Dr. Kipper and his assistant (did she mention her being his assistant before?) for help managing Johnny's complex drug regimen. (Strange how she never mentions which drugs those are, nor does she attach any prescription records.) Next she says that Debbie and Dr. Kipper arrived the night of August 17th...but before she had said that Debbie was already there and couldn't manage so that was why Dr. Kipper came. Evidently Debbie can apparate.
Also, she was able to take a picture of the door...but not her battered face? If there were injuries for Debbie and Dr. Kipper to see, why didn't she photograph them? Especially since she claims eventually that she documented all of her injuries.
And again, notice the lines. Also, notice that Johnny was in a terrible mood, prone to violence...but Amber was able to check his blood pressure?
Ok, this MIGHT be a little nitpicky, but oh well. Why does Debbie ask Amber if she wants them to come over...and then ask her "house or cafe", and THEN why does Amber respond with "he's probably at cabrones"?
They never asked her here Johnny was. This could be her saying that he was at "cabrones" as if to say that wasn't where SHE was...but it just seemed strange to me.
And then we arrive at the last bit. December 17th, 2014. A particularly "violent" episode.
These are the texts that evidently "prove" that whatever happened on December 17th actually happened.
But if you actually read these texts, the only thing they prove is that they had an argument.
And again, all of this sounds like a victim apologizing to their abuser because they believe that the argument and resulting abuse was their fault.
Let's take a look at some key pieces:
"I am truly sorry to have upset you."
"I always regret it when I jump, or worse...when you jump."
"I'm sorry for being less."
"For your disappointment in me."
"I'm a fucking savage."
"I should have been bigger than the moment."
"This lunatics..."
He is calling himself what she most likely called him. Lunatic, savage, the devil...
None of this sounds like an abuser, it sounds like someone who has been abused.
Also, why does she refer to his mother's house as "Betty Sue's"?
Notice how NOTHING here mentions anything physical at all. Nothing.
She talks here about an incident that happened in Tokyo on or around January 25th. They were evidently in a hotel room, and Johnny "shoved, slapped, and grabbed her by the hair."
This is an interesting claim, because they didn't arrive in Tokyo until January 26th.
And the next day was the Mortdecai premiere. That was why they were in Tokyo to begin with.
So you would think that with such a memorable date like a premiere, she would remember which day this "abuse" took place. Guess not.
Below are some pictures of them arriving at the airport, and some pictures of them the next day at the premiere. Notice that she doesn't have a mark on her.
Them arriving at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan. Even if they arrived like...around midnight which WOULD make it sort of on the 25th, they wouldn't get in the hotel until like...maybe an hour later. The times and dates don't add up here. Also, note how content and relaxed she looks.
In the video below, she also seems very preoccupied with getting photographed...
Here are the two of them during the premiere. Now, this would be after the alleged hotel incident occurred. But...she doesn't look very abused to me, and she doesn't appear to have a lot of makeup on either.
Notice how much skin she is showing.
LOOK AT ME I'M AMBER HEARD
And then the second item on this bit. The beginning of the horrific incident in Australia. It is important to note that the story about this incident has changed several times. In one version, it was an argument over the phone. In another version, Johnny punched a mirror and THAT was how he got the finger injury. Now, in this version, he was slamming a phone against the wall. But we will get to that in a second. Amber says that she hasn't seen Johnny in a month because she was filming a movie (The Danish Girl).
Amber says that "at some point in the next few days, she witnessed"...Amber and Johnny were together in Australia for seven days. She doesn't specify whether he actually took the MDMA before this argument, and even if he did, MDMA doesn't result in violent behavior. But since she doesn't specify, I am led to believe that he was sober during this argument. She has said before that Johnny only got violent when he was abusing a substance. She says he "pushed me, slapped me, and shoved me to the ground"...wait, I'm having deja vu. She said almost the exact same thing about Tokyo. You could almost make a song out of it if you added a beat.
She then says she "retreated to a locked bedroom" and went to sleep. Ok. Well...I don't know if she means that she locked the room once she got in there...or if she is suggesting she busted the door down because it was already locked...and why would she go straight to sleep if Johnny just abused her...without taking any photographs first. Remember, she is supposed to be documenting all of this.
Ooooook. So, she wakes up the next morning, and goes downstairs. For some reason.
She finds Johnny, whom she asserts has stayed up all night (how does she know, did she ask?), and says he has taken about 8 MDMA pills. Again how does she know? Is she a mind reader? Is his stomach see through?
Also, a typical dose of ecstasy is between 10-150 mg. A regular user can take around 700 mg without too many complications. However, she makes no mention of Johnny using this drug before, and presumably, he has also used other drugs and alcohol along with the MDMA. He is also quite a bit older than a teenager/raver. Eight pills, assuming they are pure, would be 1200 mg. This would be a dangerous amount. Ecstasy doesn't cause violent behavior, especially at overdose level. So either he didn't take that many, or he didn't take any at all.
So, she says that they got into a fight that Johnny made physical. She locked herself in a room. Remember, this happened in the morning. She says that Johnny busted through the room. Then she says that by "nightfall" he had "hit her multiple times, choked her, shoved and pushed her, and spit in her face".
Apparently we are supposed to believe that Johnny...let's say that Amber went downstairs around 9 or 10 AM. This is in Australia, so I looked up the sunset time for March 4th, 2015. The sun set at 7:28 PM that day. So we are supposed to believe that Johnny beat her from 10 AM to 7:30 PM? She doesn't mention him going anywhere.
9 whole hours?
Also, Johnny can break down doors while on ecstasy and drunk?
She then says that after he has abused her for nine hours, he hands her a liquor bottle, which she then...throws on the floor in front of him, and he responds by throwing cans and more bottles at her...while drunk and high on X. She doesn't specify whether any of them hit her.
Then they fight about their upcoming marriage...so here she either means that the "rest" of their marriage is upcoming, or she forgot the date of her own fucking wedding. Ok, so that fight goes on for who knows how long...and then suddenly Johnny just decides to call some lawyers and representatives? Why would he do that?
After that, she says "that night"...except she already specified "nightfall" earlier, so when was this incident? And which glass door is she referring to? And where is the ping pong table? Where in the house are they right now? Then she suggests that Johnny tore her nightgown off...except when did she put that on? Or was she wearing it all day? And how did he tear it off? He's drunk and high on X. Is it a button-down nightgown? She says "at some point" she was naked and barefoot, covered in alcohol and glass.
But how did the glass get on her? Was she standing by the door? Also, "at some point" suggests that some time passed while Johnny was tearing her nightgown off. So did he spend a long time doing that? And apparently the bottles that he thew were full of alcohol, because she was covered in that too...
Also, might I remind everyone that they are staying in a rented mansion. Like...this isn't just a run down little hotel. If there was serious damage to this mansion, there would be photos, and police involved. Someone would have heard the commotion.
Aaaahhh. HERE is where she specifies where in the house she is. The kitchen. Evidently they kept a ping pong table in the kitchen? (I will get to why this is fucking stupid in a second.) She says he choked her against the fridge. She says she was sliding around on the glass-strewn floor and the countertop. How was she sliding around on the countertop? Johnny then "threw" her away from him...and then kept throwing objects and alcohol at her. Except...what else would there be for him to throw at her? How much damn alcohol did they have in there?
Then she says that he grabbed her by the neck and "slammed her against the countertop"...was this the same incident? So he threw her away from him, threw some shit at her, then went back and grabbed her to throw her against the countertop? So she then says that she was slipping around on the glass...but if he threw her against the countertop, I feel like she would have fallen to the floor. Then she says "you're hurting me and cutting me"...but she was just thrown against a countertop, so how is she speaking in complete clear sentences?
Then she says that he is "still hitting her with the back of one closed hand, and slamming a hard plastic phone...wait, let's stop there. Is she describing a wall phone? A cell phone? A countertop phone? And evidently he was slamming this phone against the wall. He severely injured his finger while doing this. (Remember how I said this story has changed several times.) She then refers to the claim that she threw a bottle of vodka at him. She denies it, says she didn't throw that bottle or any other kind of bottle at him, and she didn't injure Johnny's finger. And then, once she was able to get away with the presumably broken collarbone and ground meat feet and arms, she...went to sleep.
This is a picture of the kitchen this supposedly all happened in. First, I don't see any "hard plastic phones" anywhere. It is strange that she described it like this...if it was a cell phone, why didn't she just say that? Similarly, I don't see any area where he could have been hitting her AND slamming a phone against the wall at the same time.
Also, about that. The man is evidently drunk and high on X...but he can still hit her with one hand with perfect aim, and smash a phone against a wall with the other hand? Either his eyes can go in two different directions, or he is just incredibly coordinated while drunk.
And I am still confused about why Amber went to sleep with a bunch of cuts everywhere....she was most likely bleeding a lot...
The first line in this confuses me. If this happened the day after the above incident...it would only be the second day that Johnny had stayed awake. So unless a day passed where nothing of significance happened, she has the day wrong.
Anyway, she comes downstairs. Apparently she is walking fine with a broken collarbone and ground meat feet and arms. Also, why would she go back downstairs YET AGAIN if she thinks she is going to get abused again?
She finds a bunch of messages that Johnny wrote in blood and paint, and she also finds that he has "urinated" all over the house...but where? And why didn't she take any pictures of that if it was so easy to see? And which clothes did he write on? The nightgown?
She says she was able to capture a few of these pictures because she was in the bedroom...but she was also downstairs? And where the fuck is Johnny right now? Gone?
We will get to the pictures in a moment.
She says the security guards came upstairs...why? Oh, right, she was in the bedroom while she was downstairs taking pictures. Ok so apparently Johnny is there...but passed out? But I thought he was awake? So...I don't even know anymore. She says she went back to Los Angeles at this point...so maybe she was there less time than seven days.
Ok. She says she had a busted lip, swollen nose, and cuts everywhere...that she never got medical attention for until she got back to LA?
Where are the scars on her feet? She only gives us a picture of her arm. And these don't look like glass scars...
How is there no time difference between these two?