Orthopaedic Surgeon Testifies That Depp’s Version of 2015 Fight Is Inconsistent with Medical Evidence
In the ongoing defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, an expert witness questioned Depp’s account of a 2015 altercation during which he claims his finger was severed. Dr. Richard Moore, an orthopaedic surgeon from North Carolina, testified that Depp’s description of how his finger was injured — alleging that Heard threw a vodka bottle at him — does not align with clinical photographs or the injury pattern. The dispute centers around events that Depp claims occurred during a heated argument in Australia. Depp’s lawsuit, in its sixth and final week of testimony in Fairfax, Virginia, contends that Heard defamed him in a 2018 op-ed published in The Washington Post, in which she described facing backlash after speaking out against sexual violence.
