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Joy Saha

DARK SECRETS: Johnny depp amber heard defamation trial | Vintage Vibes

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp attend a screening of "Black Mass" during the BFI London Film Festival at Odeon Leicester Square on October 11, 2015 in London, England. Getty Images/Karwai Tang/WireImage

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp's legal battles are now in the spotlight as the estranged pair face off in a $100 million defamation trial. 

The current case at hand concerns Heard's 2018 op-ed for The Washington Post, in which the "Aquaman" actor self-identifies as a survivor of domestic abuse and sexual violence. Just two years prior, Heard filed for divorce from Depp, alleging that he had physically abused her throughout their relationship. In her piece, Heard did not explicitly mention Depp, but it didn't take long for the public to put the pieces together and trace the accusations. 

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