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Melanie Inglessis

Courtroom still of Melanie Inglessis.

Makeup artist and friend of Amber Heard who testified about the facial marks she observed and the makeup she applied before a television appearance.

2022 Defamation Trial Apr 11 – Jun 1, 2022
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As Heard’s makeup artist and friend, she testified that she saw discoloration around Heard’s eyes and nose and a split lip on December 16, 2015. She said she used peach-toned concealer and red lipstick before Heard’s appearance on James Corden’s show. She also said Heard had used arnica gel and ice beforehand.

She described seeing writing on a penthouse wall and a broken bed during another visit, but later said she was uncertain when that visit occurred. On cross-examination, she said she had not personally witnessed Depp abuse Heard and could not establish from her own observation what caused the facial marks.

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2022 Defamation Trial Apr 11, 2022 – Jun 1, 2022 3 proceedings

Day 18

Direct Direct Examination of Melanie Inglessis Melanie Inglessis Elaine Bredehoft 4 55
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Heard's makeup artist describes facial injuries she observed on December 16, 2015 and the specialized techniques she used to conceal them for Heard's James Corden show appearance.

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“it could have looked like somebody had headbutted her lightly, so she had discoloration here, on both eyes, and the bridge of the nose, and she had what I would call a split lip, or something on the lip, like a gash or a split lip.”

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“we covered the, you know, discoloration or the bruises with a little slightly heavier concealer, one that has a little more peach undertone, which I normally don't use on Amber, but peach does cancel blue.”

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Cross Cross Examination of Melanie Inglessis Melanie Inglessis Camille Vasquez 4 105
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Vasquez establishes Inglessis never witnessed Depp abuse Heard and that all her knowledge of alleged incidents came exclusively from Heard or Heard's friends.

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“I would say every time. I would say that during my friendship with Amber, before she filed for divorce, which, I mean, timeline, I don't know, a year, maybe a year and a half, it was all - it was always some conflict, some fight, some - some physical fights, some verbal fights.”

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“Because Amber always had, in her bag -- we have the same concealer. She has a concealer from a brand called Cle de Peau. And a specific shade, you know it's beige. Beige was Amber Heard's color for under her eyes, period.”

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“So, I remember physically having her phone, and when I dropped them back at the penthouse, she said, keep my phone so if he contacts me, I won't know. I won't cave. And I'll file for divorce tomorrow.”

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Redirect Redirect Examination of Melanie Inglessis Melanie Inglessis Elaine Bredehoft 2 5
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On redirect, Inglessis discussed Heard's usual makeup routine during the week of May 21, 2016 and, in a separate question, the arnica gel and ice used before the December 16, 2015 James Corden appearance.

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Evidence From Their Proceedings (7)

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December 2015 Heard Injury Photos — Inglessis Set (Exhibits 14–19)

Four photographs of Amber Heard depicting injuries on December 16, 2015, authenticated by makeup artist Melanie Inglessis, including one specifically depicting a lip injury.…

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Deposition Exhibit 9 — Damaged Bed Photo (Dec. 2015, Inglessis)

A photograph of a damaged bed in the penthouse bedroom, introduced through Melanie Inglessis's deposition in connection with her account of damage observed during her December…

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Exhibit 22 — Photograph of Amber Heard on the James Corden show, December

Photograph of Amber Heard on the James Corden show, December 16, 2015

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Exhibit 7 — Kitchen Wall Writing Photo (Dec. 2015, Inglessis)

A photograph of writing on the kitchen wall of Depp's penthouse, introduced through Melanie Inglessis in connection with her account of damage she observed during a December 2015…

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Heard Alleged Injury Photos Shown to Inglessis — Exs. 14–20

Photographs of Amber Heard's alleged injuries, designated as Exhibits 14 through 20, shown to Inglessis during direct examination. Vasquez established on cross that Inglessis did…

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Heard Scalp/Hair Injury Photo — Inglessis Testimony

A photograph of Amber Heard's scalp showing a missing chunk of hair, designated as Exhibit 11. The image constitutes physical evidence of a scalp injury.

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Plaintiff's Exhibit 9 — Still photograph or video frame from Amber Heard's appearanc

Still photograph or video frame from Amber Heard's appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, December 16, 2015.

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