David Sherborne, Johnny Depp‘s lawyer, laid into his ex wife Amber Heard in court today in the closing arguments for Johnny‘s trial against a UK tabloid for calling him a wife beater. Johnny has repeatedly denied these claims.
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Jake Kanter International TV EditorJohnny Depp’s former estate manager Ben King has recalled how he found the actor’s severed finger after an alleged altercation with Amber Heard in Australia in 2015.King was giving evidence in support of Depp as part of the Pirates Of The Caribbean star’s blockbuster court battle with The Sun. Depp is suing the British tabloid after it branded him a “wife beater” in an article about his relationship with former wife Heard.
David Sherborne, Johnny Depp‘s lawyer, laid into his ex wife Amber Heard in court today in the closing arguments for Johnny‘s trial against a UK tabloid for calling him a wife beater. Johnny has repeatedly denied these claims.
Johnny Depp's lawyers in his libel suit against a British tabloid that labeled the actor a "wife beater" displayed video footage in a London courtroom Friday that they claim shows his ex-wife, Amber Heard, "attacked" her sister. The lawyers said they received the video from a "confidential" source on Thursday night, hours after Heard's sister, Whitney Henriquez, testified in court that she had never been attacked by Heard or that she was frightened of her.
Last week, Johnny Depp made a strong case against his ex-wife’s claims in the libel trial against UK tabloid The Sun.
Amber Heard has accused ex-husband Johnny Depp of abusing her both physically and verbally while he was allegedly bingeing on alcohol and drugs, claiming that at various times during their tempestuous relationship she feared for her life. On the first day of her testimony Monday at Britain's High Court in London, Heard also denied accusations she was a heavy drug user and drinker as well as a controlling and abusive person.
Amid Johnny Depp’s libel battle with the UK’s The Sun newspaper, it was revealed that Amber Heard allegedly stole a story of domestic abuse from her former assistant and used it against Johnny Depp. An ex-staffer working for Heard told her story in front of a UK court on Wednesday.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s tumultuous relationship has been put on full display amid his court battle with the United Kingdom’s The Sun newspaper. Depp is currently suing the outlet for libel after they published a story about him which featured the term, “wife-beater,” to describe him.
The Deadline Team (Press Association) Amber Heard felt she was “above the law”, her former personal assistant has alleged.Kate James, who was fired by the actress in February 2015, claimed Heard “did not care about throwing anyone under the bus, if it meant saving her own skin.”In her first witness statement, submitted to the court in Johnny Depp’s libel action against The Sun newspaper, James said she had been asked by Heard in September 2014 to send a letter the actress had drafted to Homeland
Johnny Depp’s former estate manager found a piece of the star’s finger following an argument with his ex-wife Amber Heard in Australia, the employee told Britain’s High Court on Wednesday.Ben King, who worked for the Pirates of the Caribbean actor in Australia, London and Canada between 2014 and 2016, was called as witness the libel trial against U.K.
© Thomson Reuters Actor Johnny Depp arrives at the High Court in London, Britain July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay In his first statement, King, whose role was described as house manager or butler, said: “I frequently witnessed Ms Heard goading and attempting to provoke Mr Depp.
One of Johnny Depp’s security team has told the High Court in London the actor was “in emotional distress and panicking” after his finger was severed during an incident in Australia.
Johnny Depp contracted a superbug after his finger was severed in an incident in Australia, the High Court has heard.
Amber Heard kept nude movie scenes secret from ex-husband Johnny Depp as she feared an outburst from the star, the Aquaman actress’ lawyers have claimed.According to documents in Depp’s explosive London libel case against British newspaper The Sun, the Pirates of the Caribbean star told the judge that he was “uncomfortable with the idea of (Heard) doing nudity,” reported The Guardian.While Depp admitted he told his ex “she didn’t have to be naked in films,” Heard’s lawyers said she went so far
Amber Heard kept nude movie scenes secret from ex-husband Johnny Depp as she feared an outburst from the jealous star, the Aquaman actress’ lawyers have claimed.According to documents in Depp’s explosive London libel case against British newspaper The Sun, the Pirates of the Caribbean star told the judge that he was “uncomfortable with the idea of (Heard) doing nudity,” reported The Guardian.While Depp admitted he told his ex “she didn’t have to be naked in films,” Heard’s lawyers said she went
Johnny Depp decided to divorce Amber Heard after coming to believe she had defecated in his bed as revenge for a blazing birthday row, he told London’s High Court on Friday.The 57-year-old actor is suing the British tabloid The Sun’s publisher News Group Newspapers (NGN), and its executive editor Dan Wootton, over a 2018 article which labelled him a “wife beater”.
Johnny Depp used a severed finger dipped in paint to scrawl graffiti on a mirror and walls following an explosive row with ex-wife Amber Heard, the High Court has been told. The Hollywood actor has been accused of assaulting Ms Heard, 34, and "completely destroying" a house in Australia in a drink and drug-fuelled rage.