Clinical and forensic psychologist Doctor Shannon Curry has described Amber Heard as suffering from a “histrionic personality disorder”.
Amid Johnny Depp’s defamation trial, Shannon took to the witness stand on Tuesday to testify.
While being questioned by the actor’s legal team, she testified that Amber was suffering from “histrionic personality disorder”.
She said signs of this disorder include “impressionistic speech”, which she clarified is using “very flowery language…but in the end you’re left wondering what was said”.
Doctor Curry added that the actress suffered from multiple personality disorders, which she said “was supported from multiple sources”.
She explained: “One of the main tests I used were consistent with those diagnoses, which was consistent with her records and her self report”.
Describing the list of traits that Amber possessed, Shannon said: “Minimising any personal externalisation of blame; a lot of hostility that is attempted to be controlled; a tendency to be self righteous but to judge others critically, to claim being non-judgemental but really be full of a lot of rage; a lot of inner anger and blame – which can explode out at times…”
“Passive aggressive behaviour and self indulgent and self-centred behaviour; manipulative; needy and seeking approval; being highly socially sophisticated, with a capacity to reveal some of their own faults but only the smaller ones that are socially acceptable”.
Doctor Curry said Amber fit in under the “the 36 code type” which would make her “terrified of abandonment” and will do almost anything to avoid it.
She also said that the “the 36 code type” behaviours are “typically very extreme and very concerning to those around them”.
Shannon added that “the explosive anger they show” has a counteractive affect, and can cause the very abandonment they fear.
According to the psychologist, people that fit under the “the 36 code type” have traits such as “a lot of cruelty, very concerned with their image, very attention seeking and prone to externalising blame to a point where it’s unclear whether they can admit to themselves they have certain responsibilities, a lot of suppressed anger which can explode out and issues within their relationships”.
Johnny launched his lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber in 2019, after she wrote about being an alleged victim of domestic violence in an op-ed for the Washington Post in December 2018.
While Johnny’s name was excluded from the piece, his legal team have argued that the op-ed implied that he “perpetrated domestic violence against her.”
The trial, which is still underway in Virginia, is attempting to determine if Amber’s Washington Post essay defamed Johnny.
Johnny has continuously denied her allegations against him, and is seeking at least $50 million in compensatory damages and a punitive award of at least $350,000, along with attorneys’ fees and court costs.
