An ex-girlfriend has said the suspected assault was misinterpreted.
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Actor Amber Heard’s relationship history was reviewed in a court in the United States on Tuesday. An old allegation that Heard had been violent to his ex-girlfriend was raised.
Heard is in court with her ex-husband, actress Johnny Depp. The ex-couple has sued each other for defamation.
Heard was arrested in 2009 on suspicion of intimate partner violence. Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez cross-examined him on the subject. According to Vasquez, the persimmon police saw Heard beat his then female friend, a photographer Tasya van Reetä arm and snatching his necklace off.
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Heard was arrested, but the charges were quickly dropped.
“Johnny Depp isn’t the only partner you’ve beaten,” Vasquez told Heard in the courtroom.
– I haven’t beaten any of my partners. I never beat Mr. Depp or anyone else I’ve been in a romantic relationship with, Heard replied.
The arrest came to public notice in 2016 when TMZ was the first to report on the subject. Shortly afterwards, van Ree issued a statement saying the news coverage was exaggerated.
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– In 2009, Amber was wrongly accused of an incident that had been misinterpreted and exaggerated by two people in power, he said in a statement.
– It is sad that Amber’s morality and story have been questioned once again. Amber is a great, honest and beautiful woman and I respect her extremely much. We shared five wonderful years together and we are still close to this day.
Heard and van Ree resigned in 2012.
Sources: Daily Mail, TMZ, People