Johnny Depp, Amber Heard trial day 3: Depp's childhood friend laughs, cries before courtroom
14.04.2022 - 00:39
/ foxnews.com
Johnny Depp's childhood friend, Isaac Baruch, became the real star of the show Wednesday during Depp's defamation trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, as he described his time living in the same building as the "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Aquaman" stars for more than three years. Johnny Depp is suing the actress for defamation over an op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post alleging she was the victim of domestic abuse.
Heard never identified Depp directly in the piece but wrote that she is "a public figure representing domestic abuse." Baruch, who took the witness stand after Depp's sister on Wednesday, earned laughs from both Depp and the crowd as he commented on Heard's "great teeth" and makeup, or lack thereof, in a thick New York accent. Isaac Baruch speaks during Johnny Depp's defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, U.S., April 13, 2022. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool) "For the most part, she's not a makeup-wearing person.
Completely natural. … Total great complexion.Texas, natural, girl-next-door, no-makeup-wearing, hanging out," Baruch said when asked whether he knew when Heard was wearing makeup or not. The question came after Baruch testified that he never saw Heard with red marks, bruises, scarring or cuts over the time he lived in the same building with her and that she did not wear makeup when he saw her.
Specifically, he testified that he did not see any signs of abuse on Heard after she accused Depp of hitting her with a phone in May 2016. Depp's childhood friend began to laugh as Heard's attorney, Elaine Bredehoft, repeatedly asked him whether he knew when Heard was wearing concealer, foundation, powder or Anicare, a cream to
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