• Twitter users have attacked Aquaman actress Amber Heard for her ‘unnatural’ facial expressions during her defamation trial
• The actress is being sued by her ex-husband Johnny Depp, who claims she defamed him in a 2018 op-ed about being a survivor of domestic abuse
• She is countersuing the Pirates of the Caribbean actor for calling her a liar
• Last week, Depp took the stand in the case and has spoken  about the alleged abuse he faced at Heard’s hands
• She could be seen during his testimony appearing afraid and sad at one point, before apparently smirking 

Twitter users are cringing at Aquaman actress Amber Heard’s changing facial expressions as she continues to defend herself in ex-husband Johnny Depp’s $100 million defamation trial.

One woman wrote that ‘Amber Heard’s facial expressions frighten me,’ while another said they are ‘unnatural,’ as the trial continues into whether Heard defamed the Pirates of the Caribbean star in a 2018 op-ed about being a survivor of domestic abuse.

It never mentioned Depp by name, but Depp’s lawyers claim it was clear Heard was referencing the Hollywood leading man, who says it cost him roles in some upcoming films.

Heard, 35, though claims he is smearing her by accusing her of lying in the article – and is countersuing for $100 million.

The trial has sparked much intrigue online, as revelations about the abuse Depp allegedly suffered at the hands of Heard come to light, with some Twitter users noticing that the Aquaman star seemed to look sad and afraid at one point before apparently smirking.

Heard’s change of appearance has come as Depp took the stand in the trial in Fairfax, Virginia.

He has claimed over the past week that Heard – known for her role as Mera in Aquaman – abused him, and recounting how she once allegedly became angry at him for taking off his own boots instead of allowing her to do it, and how she allegedly severed one of his fingers.

Under oath at the Fairfax courthouse, Depp told jurors how he and Heard had a routine in which she would take off his boots and give him a glass of wine when he returned from work – and one time when he broke that routine by taking off his own boots, she became irate.

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She allegedly told Depp it’s her ‘job’ to take off his boots, at which point Depp said: ‘I did take pause of course, the fact she was visibly shaken or upset that I had broken her rules of routine.

Then she said “Let me get you a glass of wine,”‘ Depp recounted last week. ‘I did take pause of course, the fact she was visibly shaken or upset that I had broken her rules of routine.

‘Once you notice something like that you start to notice other tidbits that come out,’ he said last week. 

‘Then within a year a year and a half she had become another person, almost.’

He said that Heard became angry at him after she met with his lawyers to discuss a post-nuptial agreement in March 2015, leading to a fight in which the top of his finger was severed.

Heard had claimed that one of the lawyers laughed at her – a claim Depp says he later discovered was not true – and she became upset.

He said he tried to remove himself from the situation, walking into different rooms at the house he rented in Australia while filming the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean film, until Heard found him taking shots of vodka. 

‘Miss Heard was flinging insults left right and center,’ Depp said. ‘She grabbed that bottle and threw that at me.’ 

‘She threw the large bottle and it made contact and shattered everywhere and I honestly didn’t feel the pain at first at all, I felt no pain.’

But on Monday, jurors heard another side of the argument, as Heard’s team played audio recordings of the two arguing.

In one clip, Depp tells Heard: ‘Walking away is necessary, is necessary, especially between you and I. It’s of utmost importance.

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‘The next move, if I don’t walk away, it’s just going to be a bloodbath. Like it was on the island, it’s not worth it. Why be miserable, can we just have some understanding?’

Heard says that given a choice between a bloodbath and walking away ‘obviously’ she will choose the latter.

Depp says: ‘Then why has it (a bloodbath) been chosen so many times?’

Throughout the trial, Heard could be seen talking to her lawyers, as her face expression seems to change – at one point seemingly smirking after apparently looking afraid.

Twitter user Trish Lee wrote that those ‘facial expressions frighten me,’ calling the Aquaman actress a ‘psychopath,’ while Hasan Ibn Munawara Bint Sufiya said her ‘facial expressions, attitude, her whole demeanor during this trial is like the mean girls in high school.

‘She’s such an abusive, vile, narcissistic person,’ he said. ‘Everything she accused Johnny of doing was actually what she did to him.’

Lisa, meanwhile, wrote that she ‘can’t wait for all the clips of Amber Heard’s reactions to sustained objections and blatant disconnect between her facial expressions,’ and Kate said: ‘The way Amber Heard changed her facial expressions so quickly during the trial is actually terrifying.’

Others also took aim at her acting skills for the odd expressions.

Lewis Johnston, for example, wrote: ‘They say that Amber Heard has NO personality and with these facial expressions you can see why,’ while another user claimed she was acting like a non-player character in a video game.

‘She’s full on making facial expressions like she’s a Sims character,’ he wrote, as another accused her of ‘trying to come off as the victim in her facial expressions.’

The trial is expected to last another five to six weeks, with celebrities like Paul Bettany and James Franco set to testify. 

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Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s caustic relationship

February 3, 2015

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard marry in a private civil ceremony at their LA home, four years after they met as co-stars on the set of The Rum Diary. The couple celebrate with a lavish reception on an idyllic private island in the Bahamas that Depp bought in 2004 for $3.6 million.

April 21, 2015

Heard breaches Australia’s biosecurity laws when she and Depp fail to declare their two Yorkshire terriers when they arrive Down Under on a private jet for the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Heard admits falsifying quarantine documents and is placed on a $1,000 one-month good behavior bond.

May 23, 2016

Heard files for divorce after 15 months of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. Four days later a judge issues a temporary restraining order against Depp over domestic violence allegations. Pictures of Heard’s alleged injuries hit the tabloids but the LAPD finds no evidence of a crime.

August 16, 2016

Depp and Heard reach a $7 million divorce settlement which the actress promises to give to charity. Their marriage was ‘intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love,’ the former lovers say in a statement. ‘There was never any intent of physical or emotional harm’.

December 18, 2018

The Washington Post publishes an op-ed by Heard, an ambassador for women’s rights at for the American Civil Liberties Union, urging support for women who suffer domestic violence. ‘Two years ago, I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our culture’s wrath for women who speak out,’ reads the headline.

March 1, 2019

Despite not being named in the article, Depp files a $50 million defamation suit in Fairfax Circuit Court, Virginia saying it implied he was an abuser and got him fired from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Depp dismisses Heard’s abuse allegations as a ‘hoax’ and claims he was actually the victim of her violence.

August 10, 2020

Heard countersues for $100 million, claiming vengeful Depp and his lawyer Adam Waldman targeted her with a vicious smear campaign, using media allies and internet trolls to amplify false stories about her and derail her acting career.

November 1, 2020

Depp faces an uphill battle to save his reputation after he loses a libel battle with a British tabloid that labeled him a ‘wife beater’. A judge in London’s rules that The Sun’s 2018 article was ‘substantially true’ and that the father-of-two had attacked Heard a dozen times, causing her to fear for her life on three occasions.

April 11, 2022

After lengthy delays due to the Covid pandemic, the former flames finally lock horns in Fairfax County, Virginia where the Washington Post servers that published the disputed op-ed are based. The trial is expected to last six to seven weeks and celebrities tipped to give evidence include James Franco, Paul Bettany and Ellen Barkin.

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