'I Testified in the Heard vs. Depp Trial. The Backlash Has Been Horrific' DR. DAVID R. SPIEGEL

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55. That he was running away from her to use drugs was her rationalization

for instances when she was obviously upset that he wasn't with her. Like when she pressured him for an hour in a very emotional state when he only wanted to spend time with his daughter.
But we don't need to believe what one side said over the other because there are recordings. We only need to listen to what is said and we can hear both parties expressing the same fact without contradictions that Depp tries to de-escalate conflicts and Heard acknowledges that. We don't hear her being concerned he might abuse drugs when he wants to be alone. What we hear instead is that she ridicules him for avoiding conflicts and that she wants to talk it out now. Those recordings rather paint a picture of Depp running away from his abuser and Heard engaging again and again without fear when things get heated. What they don't show is Heard being afraid of an extremely violent man.

If she had the same kind of evidence but reversed with him kicking a door in her face while trying to get into her room and both parties agreeing to this fact, Depp would have never been able to get this case going.