Day 9 · Shannon Curry & Others

Tara Roberts, who has managed Depp's private Bahamian island for 15 years, testified chronologically about several visits. She described the August 2014 detox stay, observing no injuries on Heard. For a December 2015 visit, Roberts witnessed Heard block Depp's vehicle, then heard Heard call him a "washed-up actor" and heard Depp say "you hit me with a can." Roberts and staff member CJ intervened, physically separating them. Afterward, Roberts observed a mark across Depp's nose but no injuries on Heard the next morning, and found a can and scattered art supplies on the property.

Defense cross-examination opens by establishing Roberts earns $120,000 annually from Depp, laying a financial bias foundation. Bredehoft secures admissions that Roberts could not know what occurred inside the house when she was absent, including arguments or physical abuse. Roberts confirms Heard's family and friends canceled the December 2015 Christmas visit. Roberts also acknowledges that Depp was passed out face-first on the beach in summer 2013 with his children present, and that she arranged helicopter transport off the yacht for Amber, Lily-Rose, and a friend.

Calnan's redirect spans only two substantive questions. An opening question about how many times Roberts has seen Depp consume drugs was objected to as leading and sustained. Calnan then revisited the cross-examination's beach incident; Roberts explained that Depp had fallen from an overturned hammock, that she picked him up, and left him with Jack. Roberts was released subject to recall.

Dr. Shannon Curry, forensic psychologist retained by Depp's team, established her credentials and methodology before presenting her core conclusions: Heard has borderline personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder, and does not have PTSD. Curry described administering the MMPI-2 and CAPS-5 and testified that Heard initially claimed 19 of 20 PTSD symptoms — atypical even for severe cases. She testified Heard's preexisting anxiety and depression predated the relationship with Depp.

Bredehoft attacks Curry's independence by establishing she dined with Depp and his counsel before retention and never disclosed the meeting. Using the February 2021 expert designation, she shows it attributed opinions to Curry before any evaluation occurred — including one Curry confirmed she never held. Bredehoft also impeaches Curry on her limited experience with IPV cases and walks through treating providers' accounts of abuse. Curry acknowledges the MMPI-2 showed no exaggeration or malingering, and confirms she formed no opinion on who abused whom.

Dennison uses redirect to address two areas attacked on cross. First, he elicits that the CAPS-5 and Hughes's own objective trauma test placed Heard at the 98th percentile for intentional exaggeration, supplementing the clean MMPI-2. Second, Curry explains that Heard's treating providers — Cowan, Banks, and Anderson — were ethically bound to advocate for their client and had never interviewed Depp, making their accounts categorically different from a forensic evaluation. A leading objection on the final question was overruled.

Heard's counsel Bredehoft examines LAPD Officer Melissa Saenz about her response to the May 21, 2016 domestic violence call at Depp's penthouse. Saenz confirms she had no body-worn camera that night — her first use was June 16, 2016 — took no notes, and perceived no injuries on Heard, attributing facial redness to crying. She left only a business card and filed no report, concluding the incident did not meet DV criteria. The visit lasted 15 minutes, not the 30–60 she initially estimated.

Depp's counsel Presiado systematically confirms Saenz's findings on May 21, 2016: no visible injuries on Heard, nothing unusual in hallways or penthouses, no probable cause for a DV charge. Heard refused to answer any questions throughout the visit. Presiado displays two photos of Heard with the same timestamp but different brightness; Saenz notes the brighter version exaggerates facial redness. A 2016 deposition refreshed Saenz's recollection of her specific questions to Heard.

Bredehoft walks Saenz through Exhibit 6 elevator timestamps — 21:04:43 and 21:19:49 — to reestablish the roughly 15-minute duration of the police visit. Saenz confirms she had not seen the May 21 photographs before cross-examination, and that no documentation beyond the CAD summary and incident recall was collected. The jury was then dismissed for the day.