Online and at the courthouse, Depp’s fans have overwhelmingly dominated the narrative, with groupies lining up overnight to get one of the few spots in the courtroom and wave at Depp as he walks in and out. Heard has been booed by spectators on the street as she enters and leaves the courthouse.

“The harassment and the humiliation, the campaign against me that’s echoed every single day on social media, and now in front of cameras in the showroom — every single day I have to relive the trauma,” Heard said as she fought back tears. “Perhaps it’s easy to forget I’m a human being.”

On cross-examination, Depp lawyer Camille Vasquez told Heard that “your lies have been exposed to the world” and questioned her about people who contradicted portions of her accounts.

“I know how many people will come out of the woodwork to be in support of Johnny,” Heard responded.

Depp is suing Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court over a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post describing herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” His lawyers say he was defamed by the article even though it never mentioned his name.

Heard said she hopes the lawsuit will allow her to regain her voice, and said she had the “right as an American” to publish an article that described her experiences and how they relate to the national debate over domestic violence.

“Johnny has taken enough of my voice,” she said. “I have the right to tell my story.”

She said Depp has been fixated on revenge ever since she filed for divorce and obtained the restraining order against him. She referenced earlier testimony in which Depp texted Heard’s disgruntled former personal assistant and urged her to “come over for a spot of purple and we’ll fix her flabby ass nice and good!!!”

“Johnny promised me — promised me — that he’d ruin my life, that he’d ruin my career. He’d take my life from me,” Heard said.

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Depp has denied he ever struck Heard, and says she was the abuser in the relationship. Heard has testified about more than a dozen separate instances of physical abuse she says she suffered at Depp’s hands.

The final witness Thursday morning for Depp’s side was a hand surgeon, Richard Gilbert, who said he thinks the injury that occurred to Depp’s middle finger could have occurred as Depp describes it.

The tip of the finger was severed during a fight the couple had in Australia. Depp says it occurred when Heard threw a large vodka bottle at him. Heard says Depp did it to himself in a drug-fueled rage on a night when he also sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle.

Jurors will hear closing arguments on Friday.

Important Facts

· Johnny Depp and ex-wife, Amber Heard, have been squaring off in a bombshell defamation trial that opened in Virginia April11, accusing each other of physical and emotional abuse.

· Depp, 58, is suing Heard, 36, for $50million over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post alleging she was the victim of domestic abuse.

· The piece did not identify Depp by name, but the actor says the allegations crippled his career and made him a pariah in Hollywood.

· Heard countersued her ex-husband for $100million, accusing him and his former attorney of conspiring to "destroy and defame" her.

· Depp testified that his fingertip was cutoff after Heard threw a vodka bottle at him that shattered on his hand.

· Heard said her role as Mera in "Aquaman 2" alongside Jason Momoa was minimized after Depp alleged defamed her.

· Heard told jurors she wants to move on with her life and focus on her little girl, Oonagh Paige Heard, but can't because Depp keeps suing her.

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