For Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's shrink, the abuse was "mutual"

On this third day of the trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in Fairfax County, Virginia, it was their therapist's turn to take the stand.

Laurel Anderson had been hired by the couple between October and December 2015 to help them solve their problems.

What she learned from these three months of therapy is that the two actors were “mutually abusive”.

“She started arguing.

She was committing violence.

She would take up the challenge if he started.

From my point of view, it was established throughout their relationship – the fact that she struggled as hard as he did.

And he was trying to defuse the situation way more than she did,” the therapist swore, as relayed by

.

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According to Laurel Anderson, the two actors, who divorced in 2016, both experienced problems during their childhood which they kept emotional scars in adulthood.

The marriage counselor added that, for the past three decades, Johnny Depp had managed to "hold himself pretty well" and hadn't abused his previous girlfriends all that time.

“With Miss Heard, something was triggered in him.

From what I saw, they were in mutual abuse,” she added.

Johnny Depp has sued Amber Heard for defamation for writing in a

-ed in 2018 that she was a survivor of domestic violence.

The interpreter of Jack Sparrow claims his ex-wife 50 million dollars in compensation.

In response, the Aquaman star demands $100 million, claiming she was defamed by her ex-husband's lawyer.

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