Depp v Heard: Amber suffers from ‘historical and borderline personality disorder’ and ‘exaggerated symptoms of PTSD’ trial | News about Ant-Man & Art

According to a forensic and clinical psychologist who assessed her mental state after her split from Johnny Depp, Amber Heard suffered from “histological and borderline personality disorder” and “exaggerated symptoms too much” levels of PTSD”.

Dr Shannon Curry told the court she was initially approached DeppThe couple’s legal team was to help determine if there was evidence of “intimate intimate partner violence” in the couple’s relationship but they were then asked to complete a “psychological analysis” of the relationship. actress.

She says borderline personality disorder is “a predictor in women who commit violence to their partners,” adding that “one trick is to physically attack and then self-harm. trade … then use the legal system … for example use the ban “.

Reportedly, Heard filed a temporary restraining order against Johnny Depp in May 2016.

Here are some key takeaways from day nine of the testimony:

• Bahamas estate manager says she saw Depp with ‘bruised nose’ after actor said Heard ‘throws a can at him’
• Heard’s court called Depp ‘a shampoo actor’ who would ‘die a lonely, fat old man’
• Catastrophic family trip with Depp’s kids on yacht later sold to JK Rowling is described
• Police officer says she sees no signs of domestic violence following alleged LA incident
• The couple’s relationship was labeled ‘toxic’ again
• Capture what has been said so far in Live coverage of the trial as it happens

‘Play the victim or the princess’

Dr Curry also says that patients with a history of personality disorders are “very, very concerned with their looks” and regularly use them to “get what they want”. She said people with such personality disorders often take on “the role of victim or princess”, sometimes making up stories to “receive respect and attention in that way”.

She makes it clear that a “personality disorder” is a “long-term trait” that affects “all aspects of a person’s life”, unlike mental disorders such as depression, which she says are “in waves” and “will come and go”.

She listed what she considers to be some of Heard’s personality traits, including “passive-aggressive behavior and indulgent and self-centered behavior”, as well as “full of anger, internal anger”. mind and blame”.

In addition, Dr Curry described Heard as “exaggerated symptoms of PTSD”, saying that when the questions she asked herself “seemed random”, she believes Heard was trying to “minimize ” any impression of the disorder, but when the questions posed to her were resolved. around the trauma she felt Heard would be “exaggerated”.

She said the actress initially claimed she suffered from 19 out of 20 symptoms of PTSD, which she said wouldn’t even be “typical of someone with PTSD in even the most disabling form”.

Minnesota Polyphasic Personality Inventory

Dr Curry said her analysis of Heard was based on a review of a series of medical and legal documents and two face-to-face meetings with Heard in December 2021, which she said totaled 12 hours. .

She said that she used “Minnesota Multiphase Personality Inventory 2” (MMPI2) to approach her diagnoses (a series of 567 true or false statements) and that it was “a validated assessment most commonly used worldwide by mental health professionals and in the forensic setting for courts”.

Calling Heard a “36-code type,” she says such people show traits including “a lot of cruelty, very concerned with their image, very attention-seeking, and easily dumped.” blame the outside to the extent that it is unclear whether they can admit to themselves or not. have a certain responsibility”.

She also said they had “a lot of repressed anger that could flare up and problems in their relationship”.

The doctor goes on to say that such a person is “fear of abandonment” and will do almost anything to avoid it.

‘Dinner and drinks’ with Depp and muffins with Heard

However, during the cross-examination of Dr. Curry from Heard’s team, the “very unusual” practice of meeting a subject of litigation was introduced, with the doctor’s decision to go out to eat.” dinner and drinks” at Depp’s home before agreeing to work for his critics.

Heard’s lawyer, Elaine Bredehoft, also claimed the doctor was “overly excited [about taking on the high-profile case] that she told her husband she was going to conduct an Amber Heard exam “even though it’s ‘a top secret matter'”.

Dr Curry said it wasn’t, she just asked her husband to “get a muffin because I’m late”, adding that she and Heard “enjoy a muffin together”.

Heard’s team also told her that she would not have been hired to testify had it not been discovered that the actress was suffering from some form of disorder. Dr. Curry dismissed that theory, saying her diagnoses were based on evidence.

‘A washed actor… You’ll die a lonely, fat old man’

The court also heard testimony remotely from Tara Roberts, the estate manager of Depp’s Bahamas. She told Depp’s legal team that she witnessed the couple arguing on the island and heard Heard say to Depp: “You’re a deceased actor… You’re going to die a fat old man and lonely.”

She said Depp accused Heard of “beating me with a can” and that he had “bruised on the bridge of his nose”.

During the debate, Ms. Roberts said she could see Heard “scratching, grabbing [Depp’s] clothes … trying to grudge him back”, while Depp “didn’t react” and “stands with his arms crossed by his side” doing nothing.

She said she took Depp out of the situation to an island cafe, where she put an ice pack on his nose and he “sleeped for the rest of the morning”.

JK Rowling’s futuristic yacht

During the cross-examination of Heard’s team, Ms. Roberts was asked about “the yacht trip that Depp will sell to JK Rowling”.

The court said this was a date in July 2013 when Depp, Heard and Depp’s two children Lily-Rose and Jack were traveling together, but Lily-Rose became “upset because her father was drinking alcohol.” and try to hide it. she.” A helicopter had to be organized to pick her up from the yacht.

Ms. Roberts confirmed this happened. She was also asked to confirm another occasion when Depp “put his face in the sand” in front of his son Jack. She said it happened and she helped Depp get into the hammock and let him recover, however she said she didn’t know if Jack was “sad” about it because she didn’t talk. with him about it afterwards.

Ms Roberts also testified that she lived on her own property and not with Depp on the island, and so “wouldn’t know if Mr Depp was on drugs nor would Mr Depp drink. are not”. However, she said she would know who consumed what “from cleaning up… From what’s in the trash and what’s left behind…”

She asserted that the actor has “a great capacity to drink”.

Police at the scene

We also heard from an LAPD officer who attended Depp’s penthouse in Los Angeles on May 21, 2016, after Depp and Heard allegedly got into a fight, and Heard’s legal team said that a cell phone was thrown at the actress’ face.

In one recording, police officer Melissa Saenz repeatedly told both Depp and Heard’s legal team that she “didn’t see or hear anything that would make her think a crime was committed or a misdeed.” domestic violence has happened.”

That is why she has not completed a report on the incident, even though it is police policy to file a report of any suspected domestic abuse.

Officer Saenz testified that she could see no evidence of disorder in Depp’s penthouse or a wound on Heard. Depp was not at the apartment at the time the officer attended.

Depp v Heard – background

Depp is suing his ex-wife for $50 million (£38.2 million), over an opinion piece she wrote to The Washington Post in 2018 that his lawyer said falsely implying that he physically and sexually abused her.

Heard has filed a counterclaim for $100 million (£76.4 million).

The couple previously started dating after meeting on the set of The Rum Diary in 2011 and got married in Los Angeles in February 2015.

Ms Heard’s Washington Post article did not mention Depp by name but was titled: “I spoke out against sexual violence – and faced the outrage of our culture.”

The trial in Fairfax County, Virginia, is expected to last six weeks.