Amber Heard's new press team released a scathing statement after court sat for the day

Amber Heard's PR blasts Johnny Depp as 'pitiful' after court as he laughs during evidence

Amber Heard 's PR team has blasted Johnny Depp 's behaviour during the trial 'as pitiful as it was in their marriage ' as they claim he 'laughed during her tearful testimony.'

In a statement released this morning after court yesterday, Amber's PR Team alleged Johnny was 'demonising' her during the trial.

Heard has recently fired her previous PR team, Precision Strategies, and hired LA-based consulting firm Shane Communications.

The actress, 36, and her ex-husband have been hitting the headlines in the last few weeks as they provided evidence and claims during the defamation trial.

Depp, 58, is suing the Aquaman actress for alleged defamation, which relates to an article for The Washington Post in 2018 in which Heard said she was a victim of domestic abuse.

The actor denies the allegations but he has been countersued by the Aquaman star for $100 million.

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Heard had taken the stand for the second day of the multi-million dollar case and made several bombshell allegations claims about her ex-husband, including claiming that the Pirates of the Caribbean actor 'sexually assaulted her with a bottle'.

Releasing a statement about the case after the court case was heard for the day and before a ten-day break, Heard's new PR alleged: 'As evidenced by the statement just released, Mr. Depp’s defamation claim is falling apart so rapidly that his counsel are turning from prosecutor to persecutor.

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'They boast that Mr. Depp’s story has not changed. If so, since he resoundingly lost the libel case in the UK, perhaps he should consider a new strategy rather than the recycled approach of attacking Amber and refusing to take responsibility for his own conduct.'

The team also said: 'One of Ms. Heard’s disappointments is Mr. Depp’s inability to distinguish fact from fiction.

'That same team are fighting tooth and nail to prevent compelling evidence and photos from being introduced.'

There were several moments during the trial when Depp appeared to have to stifle his laughter when evidence was given on the stand.

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This includes when Depp's former bodyguard was asked whether he had seen his boss's penis.

Heard had claimed that Depp threw cans of bottles and beers at her at the home he was renting in Australia while filming Pirates of the Caribbean 5 soon after their wedding.

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The former couple began dating in 2012 and were married in February 2015. She filed for divorce in May 2016.

Speaking about the evening through tears, she said: 'I have never been so scared in my life.'

Depp has always denied ever sexually or physically assaulting Heard.

Both of them claimed the other was physically violent towards them, while they both denied the respective claims.

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