Amber Heard and Johnny Depp are issuing statements amid their ongoing defamation trial.
21.04.2022 - 19:35 / variety.com
Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe jurors in Johnny Depp’s defamation trial were shown several text messages on Thursday in which he used violent and obscene language, and discussed copious drug and alcohol use.Depp took the stand for the third consecutive day in a courtroom in Fairfax, Va., as his trial against ex-wife Amber Heard continued. Depp claims that Heard lied when she accused him of hitting her, and is seeking $50 million in damages for the harm she caused to his career.In his testimony on Tuesday and Wednesday, Depp denied that he had ever hit any woman.
He also alleged that Heard had repeatedly attacked him, and had thrown a bottle at him, severing the tip of his middle finger. Depp testified that he would customarily flee to a bedroom or a bathroom to get away from Heard when she was violent.
On Thursday, Heard’s attorney Ben Rottenborn read aloud from messages in which Depp referred to himself as a “fucking savage” and a “lunatic,” and fantasized about killing Heard.“Let’s drown her before we burn her!!!” Depp wrote to actor Paul Bettany in June 2013. “I will fuck her burnt corpse afterwards to make sure she’s dead.”The text messages first surfaced during Depp’s libel trial against the publisher of The Sun newspaper in the United Kingdom in 2020.
In that case, the judge ruled that Heard’s abuse allegations were “substantially true,” and rejected Depp’s suit.Rottenborn also read a message in which Depp referred to ex-wife Vanessa Paradis as “the French extortionist, ex-c—.”Depp was asked about drug use, including with his friend Marilyn Manson.“Yes, we drank together. We’ve had cocaine together maybe a couple of times,” Depp testified.
Amber Heard and Johnny Depp are issuing statements amid their ongoing defamation trial.
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Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAmber Heard took the stand on Wednesday afternoon, telling jurors in often emotional terms about the times that Johnny Depp hit her, screamed at her, punched walls and shoved her to the ground.Heard was called to testify on the 14th day of the defamation trial that has been underway in Fairfax, Va. Depp has sued her for $50 million, alleging that she destroyed his career by alluding to her domestic abuse allegations in a 2018 op-ed for the Washington Post.Early in her testimony, Heard made it clear that she did not want to be there, saying that the trial has been among the worst experiences of her life.“This is horrible for me to sit here for weeks and relive everything,” she said.
Johnny Depp's graphic text exchanges with Avengers actor Paul Bettany were revealed in court on Thursday. During his third day on the witness stand, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor's dark and violent text messages were read aloud as evidence of potential abuse. Depp is suing Heard for defamation for describing herself as a victim of domestic abuse in The Washington Post in 2018.
Amber Heard's defense team presented shocking evidence against her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, in a Virginia courtroom on Thursday during Depp's defamation trial against Heard. Depp, 58, is suing Heard, 35, for $50 million over an op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post alleging she was the victim of domestic abuse.
Johnny Depp moaning in pain after mixing opioids and alcohol was played in court as the actor was cross-examined by lawyers for his ex-wife Amber Heard. Actor Johnny Depp testifies during his defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard, at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, April 21, 2022The 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.
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