Amber Heard: Photo of Johnny Depp with 2 black eyes was Photoshopped

Amber Heard: Photo of Johnny Depp with 2 black eyes was Photoshopped
Actor Amber Heard returns to the courtroom following a break during a defamation case against her by ex-husband, actor Johnny Depp, at Fairfax County Circuit Court, in Fairfax, Virginia, US, on May 5, 2022.
PHOTO: Reuters

Amber Heard claimed an image showing Johnny Depp with two black eyes has been "Photoshopped".

The 36-year-old actress made the claim during her ongoing court case with her ex-husband in Fairfax, Virginia, where she is counter-suing after Johnny sued her for defamation over a 2018 article she wrote about being a victim of domestic abuse.

After being presented with a photo from the couple's honeymoon in 2015, Amber — who's also in the photo — replied: "I've seen this picture before, and he's not injured in it. This one is photoshopped."

She alleged that Depp slapped her across the face, grabbed her by the neck and pushed her against a wall during their honeymoon.

However, Camille Vasquez — Johnny's attorney — disputed her version of events.

She said in court: "This is the only photo from your honeymoon that shows someone injured."

Meanwhile, Amber also claimed to be the victim of an "ongoing smear campaign".

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The Hollywood star said the situation had led to her losing her advertising deal with L'Oreal, while she's also facing a petition to be dropped from Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

She said: "They can't use me because of all of the online attention that generated."

The attorney subsequently acknowledged that she has been the subject of "really negative publicity".

Vasquez explained: "A lot of reasons you're no longer active in these endeavours... there was a lot of publicity about your relationship with Mr Depp, a lot of really negative publicity."

And in response, she said: "There's been an ongoing smear campaign, an orchestrated smear campaign."

Vasquez then questioned Amber's statement: "An ongoing negative publicity campaign? You have no evidence of that."

"Just look me up, you'll see," Amber replied.

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