Howard SternthinksJohnny Deppwas “overacting” while on the stand and questions why his trial, in which the actor is suing ex-wife Amber Heard for defamation, is being live-streamed for the public.

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Stern added that he felt Depp — who hasfans in attendance insideand outside the courtroom — was “overacting” and “writing his own material as he goes along.”

About the decision to have cameras in the courtroom backfiring, Stern said, “But that’s what narcissists do: ‘I will charm the pants off of America at the trial.’ No you won’t. This will not go well. It’s not going well for you, it’s not going well for her. It’s not going well for anybody. You sound like two battling children. It’s just coming off really badly.”

While testifying last week and earlier this week, Depp spoke about growing up in an abusive household, aired out intimate details of his former relationship with Heard, and answered to troubling text messages and audio/video evidence showed to the jury.

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One of Depp’s witnesses, their former marriage counselor Dr. Laurel Anderson, previously testified that Depp and Heardengaged in “mutual abuse” with each other. Anderson said she also observed “multiple” small bruises on Heard’s face at an in-person meeting.

Heard has not yet testified in the case.

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Actor Johnny Depp testifies during his defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard, at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, April 21, 2022. - Depp is suing ex-wife Heard for libel after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a public figure representing domestic abuse. US actress Amber Heard speaks to her attorney at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, on April 19, 2022. - US actor Johnny Depp is suing ex-wife Heard for libel after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a public figure representing domestic abuse.

Heard and Depp wed in 2015. They broke up in May 2016, when Heard sought a domestic violence restraining order against him, accusing him of abusing her. Depp denied the claims, and the former couple settled theirdivorceout of court in August 2016.

Back in November 2020, Depplost his highly publicized U.K. libel lawsuit caseagainst British tabloidThe Sunfor calling him a “wife-beater.” The court upheld the outlet’s claims as being “substantially true” and Heard testified to back up the claims. In March 2021, his attempt tooverturn the decision was overruled.

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