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AMBER Heard told her stylist "can you believe I just did that show with two black eyes?" after appearing on a chat show the night after she was headbutted by Johnny Depp.

The 34-year-old actress claimed she was slapped and pulled up the stairs by Depp, 57, at their LA apartment in a furious bust-up in 2015.

Amber Heard appeared on the Late Late Show with James Corden in December 2015
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Amber Heard appeared on the Late Late Show with James Corden in December 2015Credit: CBS
Heard alleged she was left scared for her life
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Heard alleged she was left scared for her life

Depp has already admitted to headbutting Heard at their LA penthouse but claimed it was "accidental" when he took to the stand last week.

The High Court today was told how Heard appeared on the Late Late Show with James Corden on December 16, 2015, the night after the alleged incident.

Heard is then said to have exclaimed "Can you believe I just did that show with two black eyes?" after the show.

But Hollywood stylist Samantha McMillen today took the stand in the libel case, claiming she had not seen the actress with any visible marks on her face or body.

In a witness statement to the court, she said: "I saw her throughout the day, in good light, at close range, wearing no makeup.

"Throughout the day, I could see clearly that Amber did not have any visible marks, bruises, cuts, or injuries to her face or any other part of her body.

"After the show, Ms Heard said to me, ‘Can you believe I just did that show with two black eyes?’ But she did not have any black eyes, and had been visibly uninjured throughout the day and at that moment.

"I later learned that Ms Heard had accused Johnny Depp of violently abusing her the previous night."

The High Court heard today:

  • Photographs of poo in the couple's bed were shown to the court after Depp alleged it had been left by Heard
  • Amber Heard wrote in her diary that Depp had wrapped a shirt around her neck during a row on their honeymoon
  • Depp's security guard denied he had seen the actress was injured during the trip
  • Security guard Malcolm Connolly said he had arrived to find the couple screaming at each other during a trip to Australia
  • The security team discussed possible fake explanations for Depp's severed finger, including that he had cut himself chopping onions

She said she had been "confused" by Heard's comments about the bruises, saying: "I didn't see the black eyes, but also I don't want to, you know, raise any sort of - I just wanted to go home."

Ms McMillen said he later overheard Ms Heard telling a pal: “Make sure to get those pictures on to my computer” - but she didn’t know what pictures she was referring to.

Sasha Wass QC, representing News Group Newspapers, then referred to a message sent by Heard in December 2015, which read: "Johnny did a number on me tonight."

The barrister asked: "Did Ms Heard ever say to you that Johnny 'did a number on her'?"

Ms McMillen said: "She never said anything about that to me."

And the stylist admitted she was loyal to Depp, saying: "I’m loyal because he is kind and loyal back, but not for any other reason than that."

Ms McMillen was then asked about an email sent by Ms Heard to her publicist, Jodi Gottlieb, in the early hours of December 16 which said: "I'm really bruised or might have a black eye or two tomorrow … I might not be fit for tomorrow but I won't know how bad the bruise is until the morning."

And she said she couldn't think of why she would have sent the email if she didn't have the injuries.

The stylist also said she didn't remember any conversation with Heard's make-up artist, Melanie Inglessis, that she was "going to put a really bright red lipstick on Ms Heard to try and cover the mark on her lip".

Depp has claimed Ms Heard faked the injuries as part of an “insurance dossier” against him.

Johnny Depp gives an unknown woman a hug after receiving flowers from her outside the High Court in London today
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Johnny Depp gives an unknown woman a hug after receiving flowers from her outside the High Court in London todayCredit: PA:Press Association
Depp pictured with the flowers given to him this afternoon
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Depp pictured with the flowers given to him this afternoonCredit: AFP or licensors
Depp is alleged to have attacked Heard the day before the show
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Depp is alleged to have attacked Heard the day before the showCredit: Reuters
The actress is claimed to have told her stylist 'can you believe I just did that show with two black eyes?'
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The actress is claimed to have told her stylist 'can you believe I just did that show with two black eyes?'Credit: CBS
A snapshot of Heard on the Late Late Show
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A snapshot of Heard on the Late Late Show
Heard poses with fellow guests Luke Bracey and Wanda Skyes on the Late Late Show with James Corden
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Heard poses with fellow guests Luke Bracey and Wanda Skyes on the Late Late Show with James Corden
Heard's stylist has claimed the star did not have any bruises
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Heard's stylist has claimed the star did not have any bruisesCredit: CBS
Photographs of Heard allegedly show the actress with bruises and a cut lip
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Photographs of Heard allegedly show the actress with bruises and a cut lip
Heard has claimed Depp pulled out her hair during the incident
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Heard has claimed Depp pulled out her hair during the incident
Depp is alleged to have written 'all is such bulls***' during the incident
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Depp is alleged to have written 'all is such bulls***' during the incident

Heard has claimed Depp attacked her in a prolonged and violent assault the night before.

The assault allegedly happened on the night of December 15, 2015 at the penthouse shared by the couple.

Depp allegedly threw a decanter at Heard, slapped her face and dragged her through the apartment by the hair.

He was said to have pulled “large chunks of hair and scalp” out of Ms Heard’s head as he pulled her up the stairs while threatening to kill her.

As Heard tried to escape the violence, Depp allegedly hit her in the back of the head and knocked her to the floor.

As she staggered to her feet, it was claimed, Depp screamed: “Oh, you think you’re a f***ing tough guy?” before headbutting her in her face.

He then allegedly threw her on to the bed and knelt on her back while repeatedly punching her in her head, screaming: “I f***ing hate you” over and over again.

Heard suffered severe headaches and other pains for at least a week after the attack, it was claimed.

Oh, you think you’re a f***ing tough guy?

Depp allegedly screamed at Heard

Later, Depp allegedly wrote a message on the kitchen countertop in gold pen that read: “Why be a fraud? All is such bulls***.”

Depp told the court: “I was not violent toward Ms Heard in any way. In fact, on this date, Ms Heard violently attacked me, as she had done many times before, leaving me with a number of scratches and swelling around my face.

"Ms Heard has fabricated these allegations, including falsely claiming that the blond hair on the floor was her hair that had been pulled out by me.

"I remember this period as one in which Ms Heard was continually trying to argue with me and at times would physically assault me.

"If Ms Heard had actually been assaulted in the way she described, she would have had very severe and visible injuries. There is no evidence whatsoever of this having been the case."

The actor’s case against NGN and executive editor Dan Wootton came after an article was published in 2018 with the headline “Gone Potty: How can JK Rowling be ‘genuinely happy’ casting wife beater Johnny Depp in the new Fantastic Beasts film?”.

NGN is defending the article as true and says Mr Depp was “controlling and verbally and physically abusive towards Heard, particularly when he was under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs” between early 2013 and May 2016, when the couple split.

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The pair met in 2011 and began living together in 2012 before marrying in Los Angeles in February 2015.

The High Court was yesterday shown a photograph of Depp passed out and covered in ice cream
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The High Court was yesterday shown a photograph of Depp passed out and covered in ice cream
Heard has claimed she was left bruised after a string of attacks during the couple's relationship
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Heard has claimed she was left bruised after a string of attacks during the couple's relationship
Amber Heard has claimed she was bruised from one of the 14 alleged attacks
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Amber Heard has claimed she was bruised from one of the 14 alleged attacks
Depp wrote 'I love u' in his own blood after one incident
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Depp wrote 'I love u' in his own blood after one incidentCredit: PA:Press Association
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard arrive at High Court in London for day six of libel case

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