Thread by @stirgussa

This thread 🧵is aimed to show every way Depp controlled Amber on what experts have called "all the hallmarks of a #CoerciveControl relationship"

How their relationship affected Amber? "was like watching a slow-motion gunshot" Whitney testified
#IStandWithAmberHeard 1/17

Her sister began to falter, Whitney declared. "She was so physically unwell... she was emaciated"

Let's remember between many offensive things Depp also called Amber "fat-ass" on audios
#CoerciveControl 2/17

How it started/how it ended

Control over Amber’s appearance: Depp controlled every aspect of Amber's life, including her clothes. He set his own stylist to dress Amber, which turned her style more and more conservative
#IStandWithAmberHeard 3/17

Getting dressed by her old stylist Johnny Wujek vs Dressed by Depp's decades' long stylist and (fake) witness Samantha McMillan
#CoerciveControl 4/17

Controlling Amber’s health:
On what must be one of the scariest aspects of his abuse, Depp and his team had total control over Amber's health, medications and treatment she received #CoerciveControl
#IStandWithAmberHeard 5/17

Depp always made clear he paid Amber's treatment "TO CONTROL HER" and that the loyalty of the team should be with him. They also used to report everything back to him.

She lost track of the medication she was receiving or why 🙄
#CoerciveControl 6/17

Limiting Amber’s access to money by limiting her range of roles:
"My salary went down every year I was with him because of all the work I was missing" - Amber Heard’s 1st witness statement, Depp vs The Sun, 2019

#IStandWithAmberHeard 7/17

There are tons of evidence of how Depp made very difficult for Amber to work including Amber's acting coach's testimony, texts he sent complaining for her taking roles.

Here's Amber's testimony and an example of her asking for his permission to take a role
#CoerciveControl 8/17

Isolating Amber from her support system:
As stated during the UK trial by the end of their relationship Amber's circle has been dysmantled by Depp. He has managed to put Whitney away (He wanted her to sign a NDA), IO wasnt welcomed anymore, Brandon & Raffaello were out too 9/17

Tasya couldn't be around, Raquel was hanging by a thread afraid of leaving Amber alone.

Another testimony on this comes from Amber’s acting coach who testified that over the course of their relationship, she became more of a “hermit”
#IStandWithAmberHeard 10/17

Monitoring by controlling her devices:
She couldn't have a password, he often destroyed her phone looking for texts, etc
#IStandWithAmberHeard
#CoerciveControl 11/17

Controlling her autonomy by taking Amber's car for 3 years:
Which facilitated Amber’s dependency on his drivers & enablers. She had to rely on rental cars or his car. Her car didn't return until 2016 although wasn't functional until after the divorce
#IStandWithAmberHeard 12/17

Gaslighting: just like his #DARVO tactics Depp's audios are textbook on gaslight. He makes claims on things Amber doesn't remember, she apologizes, undermines her recollection, adds accusations, she keeps apologizing only for him to criticize her for apologizing too much. 13/17

Name-calling and putting Amber down:
There is too much evidence of Depp calling Amber names, making remarks about her sexuality, demeaning her in conversations with his friends so this just one example of how he made her feel worthless
#IStandWithAmberHeard
#CoerciveControl 14/17

Threatening Amber's pets:
Amber testified about Depp holding one of their dogs out of a moving car after a fight. He also used to 'joke' he would put Amber's dog, Pistol, on a microwave.

Amber's request for a restraining order in 2016 was also for her dog
#IStandWithAmberHeard

Constant jealous accusations:
This intersects several forms of control Depp used on Amber. His "obsessive jealousy" and constant cheating accusations were used against her job, to isolate her and seemed to play a key role in the physical violence too
#IStandWithAmberHeard 16/17

There is too much evidence on Depp’s jealousy. 2 telling examples:
- texting the same nurses he assigned "to control Amber" to interrogate them on Amber's activities
- Depp texting Amber an obvious threat after she asked for his permission to attend a concert 🙄

17/17

If you survived this long 🧵 may I interest you in a 2nd part? It will be about his post-separation abuse, because that has been even more horrific than what happened during their relationship

And also on this excellent article on #CoerciveControl 👇
survivorsbeheard.com/post/coercive-…