Depp v Heard trial: 10 moments that defined the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard court case

To some observers, the relationship between Heard and Depp could be summed up in these two words: mutual abuse.

This was the description used by clinical psychologist Laurel Anderson, Heard and Depp’s former marriage counsellor.

Called to the stand by Depp’s team, Dr Anderson described a volatile relationship, with both parties threatening to walk out of sessions amid arguments. But in Dr Anderson’s view, Heard was often the instigator of these fights.

Depp had been “well controlled” for decades before meeting Heard, Dr Anderson said, and did not engage in violence with past partners. “With Ms Heard, he was triggered. They engaged in what I saw as mutual abuse,” she told the jury.

On more than one occasion Heard initiated violent interactions in an effort to prevent Depp from leaving, she said.

“It was a point of pride to her, if she felt disrespected, to initiate a fight,” the court heard.