Depp’s agent calls Heard op-ed piece on abuse ‘catastrophic’


              Douglas Bania, licensing and damages expert, testifies in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va., Monday May 2, 2022. Actor Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse." (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)
            
              Douglas Bania, licensing and damages expert, testifies in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va., Monday May 2, 2022. Actor Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse." (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)
            
              Actor Amber Heard talks to her attorneys during a break, in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va., Monday May 2, 2022. Actor Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse." (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)
            
              Douglas Bania, licensing and damages expert, testifies in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va., Monday May 2, 2022. Actor Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse." (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)
            
              Actor Amber Heard talks to her attorneys during a break, in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va., Monday May 2, 2022. Actor Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse." (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)
            
              Douglas Bania, licensing and damages expert, testifies in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va., Monday May 2, 2022. Actor Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse." (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)
            
              Actor Amber Heard talks to her attorneys during a break, in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va., Monday May 2, 2022. Actor Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse." (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)
            
              Actor Johnny Depp arrives in the courtroom after lunch, at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va., Monday May 2, 2022. Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse."(AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)
            
              Actor Amber Heard talks to her attorneys during a break, in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va., Monday May 2, 2022. Actor Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse." (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)
            
              Actor Johnny Depp arrives in the courtroom after lunch, at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va., Monday May 2, 2022. Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse."(AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)
Depp’s agent calls Heard op-ed piece on abuse ‘catastrophic’