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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Oliver O'Connell

Psychiatrist who testified for Amber Heard pens op-ed about ‘horrific backlash’

REUTERS

Dr David Spiegel, a psychiatrist called to testify in court by Amber Heard at her defamation trial, has written about the “horrific backlash” he experienced after appearing in the witness box.

Having testified that Johnny Depp has exhibited behaviours that are “consistent” with someone who is a “perpetrator of intimate partner violence”, Dr Spiegel also acknowledged in cross-examination that he had not met the actor, but had reviewed court documents and depositions to reach his conclusions.

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