“I am here because my ex-husband is suing me for an op-ed I wrote,” Amber Heard said today in Virginia within seconds of taking the stand in the Johnny Depp $50 million defamation trial
21.04.2022 - 00:35 / foxnews.com
Actor Johnny Depp is suing his ex-wife, Amber Heard, for defamation over an op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post alleging she was the victim of domestic abuse. The actor, 58, told jurors on Wednesday that Heard hurled a bottle of vodka at him, which severed the tip of his finger. The pair were in Australia, where Depp was filming "Pirates of the Caribbean," and had a vicious fight in 2015 over a postnuptial agreement he had asked Heard to sign, he told jurors. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in a Fairfax, Va., courtroom.
(Shawn Thew via AP and Evelyn Hockstein via Reuters/ pool) The request sent Heard into rage, and she pelted him with continuous insults, he said. After she relented, he snuck downstairs and broke his sobriety by slamming a few shots of vodka.The actress caught him and went berserk, chucking the massive bottle at him. It shattered on his hand, which was resting on the side of the bar, he alleged.
"What I felt was heat. I felt heat and I felt as if something was dripping down my hand," Depp recalled. "I looked down and realized the tip of my finger had been severed.
I was looking directly at my bones sticking out." Heard's lower lip trembled and she looked as though she was on the verge of tears during her ex-husband's testimony. The "London Fields" actress has denied slicing off the tip of Depp's finger and previously claimed that he had brutally beaten her on the trip. Depp had to have his finger reconstructed.
“I am here because my ex-husband is suing me for an op-ed I wrote,” Amber Heard said today in Virginia within seconds of taking the stand in the Johnny Depp $50 million defamation trial
A big payday. Johnny Depp‘s agent claimed that the actor would have received a huge sum for a sixth Pirates of the Caribbean movie.
Talent agent Jack Whigham testified Monday in Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, saying the impact of a Washington Post op-ed she wrote was “catastrophic” for the actor’s career.Whigham testified Monday remotely via video that in 2017 Johnny Depp had a very busy filming schedule. Depp filmed, “City of Lies”, “Murder on the Orient Express”, “Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald” and independent film “The Professor” in 2017, earning him $35 million.Whigham said he also negotiated Depp’s “Pirates of the Carribbean” 6 deal in 2017, which totaled $22.5 million. But in 2019, it became clear Disney had decided to “go in a different direction.”In 2018, Depp filmed “Waiting for the Barbarians” for $1 million.
The end of Captain Jack Sparrow? While testifying in court, Johnny Depp‘s former agent claimed that the actor was officially axed from his Pirates of the Caribbean role as a result of Amber Heard‘s domestic violence allegations.
Johnny Depp has been spotted doodling during his $50m (£39m) defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Footage of the actor showing his attorney Benjamin Chew what appears to be a portrait of a face has since gone viral on TikTok. Depp is seen slipping Chew the drawing, which the lawyer puts his glasses on to look at before nodding and smiling while conversing with Depp.
Johnny Depp took to the stand to testify in his civil defamation case against his former wife Amber Heard - and the allegations keep on coming. The 58 year old Hollywood actor married Amber in 2015, but they split acrimoniously only one year later, with the actress claiming the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory star had been violent towards her, filing for divorce and a temporary restraining order.The feuding exes engaged in a war of words via the press, and when their divorce was officially finalised in 2017, Amber received a $7m settlement, which she pledged to split between a children's hospital she was a patron of and a domestic violence charity.
As the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial continues in Fairfax, Virginia, Wednesday brought testimony from Christian Carino, Depp’s former agent with Creative Artists Agency (CAA).
Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA former agent for Johnny Depp testified on Wednesday that Amber Heard’s abuse allegations had a “traumatic impact” on Depp’s image, and cost him the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise.Christian Carino, a talent agent at Creative Artists Agency, appeared by video deposition at Depp’s defamation trial, which has been underway in Fairfax, Va. since April 11.
Johnny Depp has been a household name for decades, starring in the likes of Edward Scissorhands, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Alice in Wonderland. However, the actor, 58, is taking a break from filming to attend his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, which is currently underway at Fairfax County Circuit Court, Virginia. Those who have seen clips from the court have been left scratching their heads at Depp’s accent, with many noting that it doesn’t resemble his birthplace.
illegally smuggled into the country is now making news for other reasons.On Monday, Depp’s house manager, Ben King, testified about finding the actor’s severed finger inside the home after Heard allegedly threw a vodka bottle at him.The testimony comes as Depp, 58, is suing Heard, 36, for $50 million, claiming she defamed him in a 2018 Washington Post opinion piece in which she claimed she was a domestic and sexual violence survivor.The five-week trial began on April 11, with Heard expected to testify in the coming days.Located in the oceanside city of Gold Coast in the Australian state of Queensland, Depp and Heard rented the home from MotoGP world champion Mick Doohan in 2015 while the actor filmed the fifth installment of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise.King claimed he arrived at the residence on the afternoon of March 8, 2015, where he could hear “hysterical sobbing” from Heard.
Johnny Depp’s House Manager Ben King said he heard “hysterical sobbing” as he entered the house where Mr Depp and Amber Heard were staying in Australia on Sunday 8 March 2015. He said it “sounded like Ms Heard to me,” adding that she was “crying . .
Zack Sharf Howard Stern called out Johnny Depp for “overacting” while testifying against Amber Heard during the former couple’s defamation trial, which has been live-streaming on various platforms since April 11. Depp is suing Heard for defamation after she alluded to their alleged abusive relationship in an op-ed piece written for The Washington Post. Heard’s legal team reportedly tried to block cameras from live streaming the trial, which was approved by Judge Penney Azcarate.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's former relationship has been laid bare due to their ongoing defamation lawsuit. Depp has sued his ex-wife for $100 million over an op-ed she wrote; Heard countersued for a further $100 million.
Johnny Depp got a laugh from the courtroom as he said every hour is “happy hour” and recalled doing drugs with Marilyn Manson, giving him a pill to stop him from talking so much. The defamation trial between Mr Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard began on Monday 11 April in Fairfax, Virginia following Mr Depp’s lawsuit against his ex-wife in March 2019. Mr Depp is arguing that she defamed him in a December 2018 op-ed published in The Washington Post titled “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has been shown messages and “reminders” Mr Depp scrawled in blood and paint after severing his finger in a fight during which he claims Ms Heard threw two vodka bottles at him. Johnny Depp wrote messages in mix of ‘paint and blood’ after his finger of severed, a lawyer for Amber Heard saidThe defamation trial between Mr Depp and Ms Heard began on Monday 11 April in Fairfax, Virginia following Mr Depp’s lawsuit against his ex-wife in March 2019.
Actor Johnny Depp is suing his ex-wife, Amber Heard, for defamation over an op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post alleging she was the victim of domestic abuse. In court on Wednesday, Depp detailed the infamous defecation incident that shocked the world nearly five years ago. After another blow up with his then-wife Heard on her 30th Birthday, Johnny Depp said he fled their Los Angeles home.