Assault

By Matthew Barakat | Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Amber Heard’s sister testified Wednesday that she found herself in the middle of fights — literally and figuratively — between her sister and Johnny Depp during their troubled relationship. Whitney Heard Henriquez is the first witness to testify at the five-week civil trial to say she personally witnessed Depp hitting Heard. Depp has testified he never struck Heard. Henriquez testified the fight occurred in March 2015 — a month after Depp and Heard’s wedding — when…

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The downfall of actor Armie Hammer — as well as that of the Hammer family — will be the focus of an upcoming special coming to Discovery+. The tentatively titled House of Hammer will examine the “deeply troubling accusations leveled against Oscar-nominated actor and the Hammer family’s dark, twisted legacy,” a five-generation dynasty that exhibited “all the devastating consequences of privilege gone wild,” Variety reports. The special, announced Wednesday as part of Discovery+ and the ID channel’s upcoming slate of…

The ongoing legal battle between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard continues, with today marking the latter’s second day on the stand for cross-examination. Yesterday saw the actress sharing her theory where the infamous poop left in Depp’s bed came from that had originally been attributed to her, as well as revealing that her role in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom had been reduced. Today has seen Heard responding to Depp’s claim that she wrote her 2018 op-ed about living with domestic abuse in order to sell Aquaman tickets, and…

Article content A jury of ten men and four women will begin hearing evidence Thursday in the long-delayed sexual assault trial of Henley frontman Jacob Hoggard. Article content Hoggard, 37, was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to one count of sexual interference and two of sexual assault causing bodily harm involving a teenager and a woman that allegedly occurred in 2016. Ontario Superior Court Justice Gillian Roberts offered a brief synopsis of the allegations. “It is alleged that Mr. Hoggard sexually interfered…

The following footage contains strong language and themes some viewers may find distressing Amber Heard tearfully told jurors on Thursday that Johnny Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle in an alcohol-fuelled rage. The March 2015 incident in Australia, where Depp was filming the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, is sharply disputed and has been a focal point of the four-week civil trial in Fairfax, Virginia.  The night ended with the…

Hollywood actress Amber Heard broke down as she told a jury that her former husband and actor Johnny Depp had sexually assaulted her with a bottle during a fight in Australia. According to `Variety`, Heard took the stand for the second day on Thursday, as she continued to recount a series of violent incidents that marked their relationship. She said the fight in Australia during filming of the fifth `Pirates of the Caribbean` film in March 2015 was prompted by Depp`s jealousy and her concern about his drug use. She…

India should stop its "regulatory assault" on Chinese companies, state-backed Chinese newspaper Global Times said, after smartphone maker Xiaomi alleged threats of "physical violence" in Indian investigations.Reuters reported on Saturday that Xiaomi had told a court that its top executives faced threats and coercion during questioning by the Enforcement Directorate investigating illegal remittances. The agency, the Enforcement Directorate, called the allegations "untrue and baseless".Citing the story, the Global Times in…

"Harry Potter" author JK Rowling has revealed she is a survivor of domestic violence and sexual assault in a lengthy and personal essay, in response to the outrage on her comments on transgender people. The writer explained her decision to come out as a survivor who was subjected to violence and abuse in her 20s, saying "I'm mentioning these things now not in an attempt to garner sympathy, but out of solidarity with the huge numbers of women who have histories like mine, who've been slurred as bigots for having…