Kate Moss felt she 'had to tell the truth' in defence of Johnny Depp at libel trial
24.07.2022 - 10:11
/ ok.co.uk
Kate Moss has said she felt she “had to tell the truth” in defence of her former partner Johnny Depp during his recent libel trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. Kate, 48, testified in defence of Johnny, 59, during his multimillion-dollar US lawsuit against Amber, 36, after the Aquaman actress mentioned a rumour that Kate was pushed down the stairs by Johnny while the two were in a relationship. Johnny won the lawsuit against Amber last month after a jury ruled her 2018 article in the Washington Post was defamatory.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, Kate told presenter Lauren Laverne: “I know the truth about Johnny. I know he never kicked me down the stairs. I had to say that truth.” Kate, who rose to fame in the 1990s, was in a relationship with the Hollywood actor between 1994 and 1998.
She supported her former partner after Johnny sued Amber for 50million US dollars over an article she wrote titled: “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath.That has to change.” Kate testified during the trial in May 2022, appearing in the Virginia courtroom via video link. During her evidence, which lasted little more than two minutes, the model said Johnny had not “pushed, kicked or threw me” down any stairs while they were together. Speaking from Gloucestershire, Kate said the allegation over the incident at the GoldenEye resort in Jamaica was not true, and Johnny had come to her aid.
“We were leaving the room and Johnny left the room before I did and there had been a rainstorm,” she said. Kate continued: “As I left the room I slid down the stairs and I hurt my back and I screamed because I didn’t know what had happened to me. “(Johnny) came running back to help me and carried me to my room and
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