Amber Heard’s ex-assistant alleges actress’s claims of bodily abuse are false

By IANS

LOS ANGELES: The ongoing authorized battle between ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard has taken an fascinating flip as Heard’s former assistant Kate James, has testified towards her boss’s claims of bodily abuse by the hands of Depp within the courtroom, studies ‘Insider’.

Heard is being sued by her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, for $50 million, on allegations that she defamed him by describing herself as a “figure representing domestic violence” in a 2018 op-ed within the ‘Washington Post’.

As per ‘Insider’, Heard responded to the lawsuit by countersuing Depp, and alleging that he bodily assaulted her on 10 events all through their relationship. The couple parted methods in 2016, after Heard filed for a protecting order in courtroom, with what seemed to be a bruise on her face.

Depp’s attorneys offered a prerecorded video of Kate to the jurors. During her interval of working for Heard as her private assistant from 2012 to 2015, Kate argued that she by no means witnessed Heard and Depp stepping into verbal or bodily altercations, nor did she discover any proof of home violence throughout her common visits to the couple’s respective properties.

However, she mentioned Heard did contact her in misery after arriving again at their house in Los Angeles after a non-public flight with Depp in May 2014. For the mentioned incident, Heard alleged in courtroom filings that Depp kicked her and threw objects at her on the flight as a result of he was upset a few romantic scene she had filmed the day prior with James Franco.

Kate additionally recalled how she was on the receiving finish of humiliation and abuse from Heard when she requested for an elevated wage. ‘Insider’ studies that she mentioned she initially took the place for $25 per hour as a result of the schedule was versatile sufficient for her to have the ability to choose up her son after faculty.

But about six months into the job, James mentioned, it grew to become a full-time place. She says Heard screamed at her when she pushed again towards the $50,000 wage Heard provided, which she mentioned was about half of what she often makes.

Recalling the incident, Kate mentioned, “She (Heard) leapt out of her chair and put her face approximately four inches from my face, spitting in my face, how dare I ask for the salary I’m asking for.”