'Homophobic' cop that arrested Amber Heard hits back

AAP

10 Jun, 2016 04:00 AM2 mins to read

Tasya van Reeand Amber Heard claim that the cop who arrested Heard is "homophobic". Photo / Getty Images

The female police officer who arrested Amber Heard for domestic violence in 2009 has hit back at charges cops were "homophobic" during the airport incident.

The Danish Girl star was slapped with a misdemeanour charge seven years ago, following a public altercation with her then-girlfriend, photographer Tasya van Ree, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington.

Heard was accused of hitting van Ree in the arm, and was taken in for booking. She faced the charge in court the next day, but prosecutors decided against pursuing the count as both she and Tasya were residents of California, not Washington.

On Wednesday, Tasya broke her silence to refute the arrest reports, insisting her ex was "wrongfully accused for an incident that was misinterpreted and over-sensationalised by two individuals in a power position".

In a statement issued to JustJared.com, she continued:

"I recount hints of misogynistic attitudes toward us which later appeared to be homophobic when they found out we were domestic partners and not just 'friends'. Charges were quickly dropped and she was released moments later."

However, Tasya's comments have angered arresting officer Beverly Leonard, because she is an openly-gay woman."I am so not homophobic or mysoginistic (sic)!" she exclaimed in a post on Facebook.

"The arrest was made because an assault occurred (I witnessed it) and the parties were in a domestic relationship."

Amber has yet to comment on the details of her past, which were unearthed after she accused her estranged husband, Johnny Depp, of assaulting her on numerous occasions during their relationship.