Amber Heard’s lawyer looks visibly defeated in Johnny Depp trial

If Amber Heard is looking for signs how it’s going, she may not want to look too closely at her own lawyers.

Elaine Bredehoft looks visibly frustrated.

Elaine Bredehoft, part of Heard’s legal team, was captured as appearing exhausted, frustrated and a little defeated.

Bredehoft’s demeanour didn’t go unnoticed by social media users, especially as she was repeatedly interrupted by Depp’s star lawyer Camille Vasquez.

Bredehoft was observed saying “I’m trying, I’m trying” as she examined her client, Heard, on the stand while Vasquez objected to most lines of questions, with the judge sustaining the objections.

Social media users on Tiktok have gone so far as to express sympathy for Bredehoft’s difficult task, especially amid unconfirmed rumours of tension between Heard and her legal team.

It follows a dramatic week in an even more dramatic trial as Heard’s lawyers mounted her defence against ex-husband Depp’s defamation lawsuit.

At the core of Depp’s suit is the contention her 2018 Washington Post op-ed, accusing him of physical abuse which he denies, cost him film work. Depp is suing for $US50 million in damages.

This week, Heard’s team put forward testimonies which dented Depp’s argument including that of a Disney executive, Tina Newman, who said the decision to can a potential Pirates of the Caribbean 6 had nothing to do with Heard’s article.

Depp’s former long-time agent, Tracey Jacobs, who represented him for three decades until 2016, testified that the one-time A-lister had been a “difficult” person and had “fundamental anger issues”. She said Depp’s attitude drew multiple complaints from virtually every production on which he worked.

The court heard that Ms Jacobs was forced to travel to Australia twice while Depp was working on Pirates of the Caribbean 5, to “talk to” him in response to complaints about his behaviour made by the film crew.

The Hollywood powerbroker said he “consistently showed up late” on “virtually every movie” he worked on and that she believed that to be the result of his alleged increased use of alcohol and drugs.

Amber Heard confers with her legal team. (Photo by Shawn THEW / POOL / AFP)

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