Amber Heard witness orthopedic surgeon rejects Johnny Depp claims

Johnny Depp had said the tip of the middle finger on his right hand was severed when Amber Heard threw a vodka bottle at him

By Web Desk
May 24, 2022
Amber Heard witness orthopedic surgeon rejects Johnny Depp claims

Johnny Depp and his former wife Amber Heard case resumed on Monday and the seven-person jury hearing the case listened to testimony from two doctors called as witnesses by Heard´s team and from a Hollywood industry expert.

Dr. Richard Moore, an orthopedic surgeon who was called as an expert witness for Heard, seemingly rejected Johnny Depp claims after the jurors were shown graphic photos of Depp's bloody finger.

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Moore, who reviewed Depp's medical records, said he did not believe Depp's injury was sustained in the way the actor described.

"The wound doesn't really appear to be a sharp glass laceration," he said.

Moore said he believed it was instead a "crush injury," though he acknowledged under questioning from Depp's lawyers that he could not say for sure what happened to the finger.

Heard had testified that she thought Depp might have injured himself when he smashed a wall-mounted phone into "smithereens" during their argument that night in Australia, where Depp was filming the fifth "Pirates" movie.

Depp had said the tip of the middle finger on his right hand was severed when Heard threw a vodka bottle at him while the couple were in Australia.

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