Johnny Depp’s Lawyers Call Amber Heard’s Abuse Claims A ‘Set Of Lies’

Page Six learned today the real reason why Johnny Depp chose to file a libel lawsuit against the British newspaper, The Sun. Reportedly, David Sherborne, Depp’s attorney, claimed his client wanted to clear his name and show he’s unlike the “rogues’ gallery of abusers” such as Weinstein and others.

Johnny Depp's libel action against The Sun newspaper was drawing to a close. She said: "I travelled here to the UK to testify as a witness to assist the court."After obtaining a restraining order in 2016 and finalising my divorce, I just wanted to move on with my life.

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.

A lawyer for British tabloid The Sun said Monday that Johnny Depp abused Amber Heard during their relationship, committing acts of violence fueled by misogyny and unleashed by addiction to alcohol and drugs. Attorney Sasha Wass was summing up at Depp’s libel case against the newspaper over an article alleging he physically abused ex-wife Heard — a high-stakes celebrity trial in which the reputations of both former spouses are at stake.

After almost three weeks, the biggest English libel trial of the 21st century is drawing to a close.

Johnny Depp’s lawyers have introduced new video evidence from “an anonymous source” they claim shows Amber Heard “attacked” her sister, they told Britain’s High Court on Friday.Depp is suing U.K.

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.

Amber Heard continued to tell her side as Johnny Depp‘s libel trial against The Sun continued.

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.

Johnny Depp’s former personal assistant was “appalled” at Amber Heard’s allegations of domestic violence against the actor because he considered the Aquaman star the “abuser in the relationship”.Stephen Deuters made the remarks in a written witness statement submitted to London’s High Court as part of Depp’s libel case against bosses at News Group Newspapers, over a story published in Britain’s The Sun newspaper in 2018, when he was branded a “wife beater”.In the legal document, Deuters revealed

Winona Ryder and Vanessa Paradis were supposed to appear in court to testify about Johnny Depp‘s character during his ongoing lawsuit with the UK tabloid he’s suing for calling him a “wife beater” over his marriage to Amber Heard.

LONDON — Hollywood star Johnny Depp’s former long-term partner Vanessa Paradis and his ex-girlfriend actress Winona Ryder said accusations that he had abused his ex-wife were false and did not reflect the person they knew, London’s High Court was told.

Johnny Depp’s former partners Vanessa Paradis and Winona Ryder will no longer be appearing as witnesses in the star’s libel suit against a British tabloid newspaper that accused him of assaulting ex-wife Amber Heard, a lawyer said Thursday. Depp is suing News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun, and the paper’s executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an April 2018 article that called him a “wife-beater.” He strongly denies abusing Heard.

Winona Ryder and Vanessa Paradis were supposed to testify on behalf of Johnny Depp in his lawsuit against a UK tabloid for calling him a “wife beater” in an article about his marriage to Amber Heard.

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.

A court in the United Kingdom heard today on Wednesday amid the actor’s libel case that the Pirates of the Caribbean actor, Johnny Depp tried to spell Amber Heard’s name with his own urine inside their wrecked rental home. The actor was reportedly on drugs at the time of the incident.

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.