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Amber Heard speaks in court and the internet goes wild

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Last week it was Johnny Depp's turn and now Amber Heard gets to speak: their gigantic trial — which is being streamed live and can be seen on the internet — is still ongoing. While Johnny Depp managed to win many hearts, Amber Heard has been doing somewhat less well so far. So poorly, in fact, that the day before she was supposed to speak, she fired her PR team. She reportedly wasn't very happy with all the bad publicity surrounding her, and the positive publicity surrounding her ex Johnny, so she last-minute hired another agency. Will that make a difference?

For now, it doesn't really seem so, as Amber Heard is not performing well in the courtroom. While Johnny remained calm, respectful towards his ex (he consistently referred to her as ‘Miss Heard’) and even managed to get some laughs on his side, things are very different for Amber Heard. Theatrical, looking wildly around her, with many hand gestures and sad looks. The internet has already rendered its verdict: this is one big theater show. And a bad one too. Because no matter how sad Amber looks during her statements, there is something that stands out: no tears have been spotted yet.

Fortunately, the internet is not the jury in this case and is just in the courtroom, but it is clear that this is stirring something in people. Below are the most striking Twitter reactions. I find it notable that both Amber and Johnny (the former a bit more often) seem to have lied multiple times in the courtroom or contradicted themselves in earlier interviews. But for now, the internet is mainly focused on Amber Heard's statements. I fear this is going to be a long, tough trial.

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