Let $C$ be a smooth, projective curve (can assume to be rational) and $X:=C \times C$. Denote by $p:X \to C$ one of the two natural projections. Let $E$ be a vector bundle on $X$. Is it true that,
$$H^1(E)=H^1(p_*E) \oplus H^0(R^1p_*E)?$$
i.e., the corresponding Leray spectral sequence degrenerates at $E_2$?