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Elizabeth Marz

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Friend of Raquel Pennington who testified about a penthouse encounter and Amber Heard’s appearance afterward.

2022 Defamation Trial Apr 11 – Jun 1, 2022
Called by defendant
155 lines 2 proceedings 9 highlights

About

Elizabeth Marz, a longtime friend of Raquel Pennington, was at the Eastern Columbia Building on May 21, 2016. In deposition testimony presented to the jury, she said Johnny Depp entered the penthouse where she was staying, appeared intoxicated, and carried a large wine bottle. She said his words and manner frightened her, prompting her to leave.

Marz said she later saw redness and swelling around Heard’s right eye that she had not seen earlier that afternoon. She acknowledged that she did not witness Depp strike Heard.

Trial Record (2)

2022 Defamation Trial Apr 11, 2022 – Jun 1, 2022 2 proceedings

Day 18

Direct Direct Examination of Elizabeth Marz Elizabeth Marz Camille Vasquez 5 90
Summary

Heard acquaintance Elizabeth Marz describes Depp bursting into penthouse 5 intoxicated on May 21, 2016, and seeing Heard's swollen face in the aftermath.

Highlights (5)
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“he looked wasted. He was holding a very large bottle of wine, looked like some sort of magnum bottle of wine, which was spilling all over the place. And as he opened the door, what I remember was he mumbled, "get your bitch out of here."”

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“the way it felt like he was coming after me, almost felt like, from where I was standing, I felt like he was charging towards me, and I was scared and it was - it felt - it felt, yeah, combative.”

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“it scared the shit out of me because he was wasted and I screaming. So that's why I ran out. If there's a grown-ass man coming at you and saying, "Get your bitch out of here," swinging a magnum-size bottle of wine, I'm sure -- I don't know what anyone do - I can't say what I - anyone would do, but I ran out.”

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Cross Cross Examination of Elizabeth Marz Elizabeth Marz Davida Brook 4 65
Summary

Defense counsel Brook elicits Marz's account of Depp's entry into penthouse 5 and introduces photos documenting Heard's injuries and hallway wine staining from May 21, 2016.

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“the door, like, burst open and Johnny came charging in and screamed, again, holding the magnum-size bottle of wine, you know, flailing it around, looked intoxicated, kind of stumbling, and screamed, "get your bitch out of here," as he ran in my direction”

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Locations

ECB Penthouse 2 procs

Evidence From Their Proceedings (4)

Photographs Admitted

May 21, 2016 Penthouse Night Injury Photos — Exhibit 42

Photographs of Heard's injured face taken at the penthouse on the night of May 21, 2016, designated as Exhibit 42 and taken by Raquel Pennington. Pennington identified a swollen…

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Marz Exhibit 13 — May 21 Photo Set (Face and Penthouse)

A set of photographs taken on the night of May 21, 2016, including images of marks on Heard's face, a broken bed frame, red wine staining in the hallway, and broken picture frames…

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Marz Testimony — Hallway Wine Spill Observation

Elizabeth Marz's eyewitness account of wine spilled in the hallway of the Eastern Columbia Building, observed during her visit on the night of May 21, 2016. No specific…

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Marz Testimony — PH3 Destroyed Items List

A list of items allegedly destroyed in Penthouse 3, including candelabra sticks, food, kitchen utensils, and a lamp, discussed during Elizabeth Marz's examination without a…

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