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What woman has ever benefited from being a victim of domestic violence? - Amber Heard on why she 'never wanted to expose' Johnny Depp

On Thursday, Amber Heard said that she never wanted to let the world know about the years Johnny Depp allegedly abused her, as she concluded giving evidence in her ex-husband's libel case against a British tabloid for labeling him as a "wife-beater." Taking the witness stand for a fourth straight day, Amber testified that everything she had said at the High Court in London was true and that she just "wanted to be left alone" after the breakup of her and Depp’s tempestuous marriage.

"I didn't want to do this, I did not want to expose this," she said. "What woman has ever benefited from being a victim of domestic violence?"

In her testimony on Thursday, the actress-model reiterated allegations that Depp would go on a "bender" that often lasted days and abuse her when he was high on drugs or was drunk. "Johnny, when he was clean and sober, could be a wonderful person, generous, loving," she said. "He's a remarkable man when he's like that and I loved him. The other side of him was a monster but I always held out hope he would get clean and sober."

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The actress had earlier alleged that Johnny, 57, threw a phone at her “like he was a baseball pitcher”, hitting her on the right cheek and eye. Johnny, 34, denied the allegation she was making things up and said she wore makeup while leaving home that could have camouflaged any injury. “Of course I had an injury,” she said.

Sasha Wass, the lawyer representing NGN, read out a series of text messages that Heard had sent to her mother, including one from March 2013 that said, "He's nuts, mum. Violent and crazy. I'm heartbroken that this is who I love."

Depp denies abusing Heard and claims she was the aggressor during their tempestuous relationship. He has been present throughout the trial, which has now lasted nearly three weeks, but was not present Thursday.

(Source: Sky News) 

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