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Johnny Depp said he doesn’t watch his own movies and couldn’t recall the question he was asked. Actor Johnny Depp testifies in the courtroom during the defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, U. S.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterJohnny Depp testified Monday that he wanted to keep making “Pirates of the Caribbean” films because he wanted to give a “proper goodbye” to Jack Sparrow and the other characters in the franchise.Depp took the stand for the fourth day in a courtroom in Fairfax, Va., where his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard is ongoing. Depp alleges that he was dropped from the “Pirates” franchise after Heard wrote a December 2018 op-ed in which she alluded to allegations of domestic abuse.

Johnny Depp continued his second day of testimony in his $50 million defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, as he described the deterioration of their relationship and what he said were physically and and emotional abuse on her part.

Actor Johnny Depp has denied hitting his ex-wife Amber Heard, claiming that he went from "Cinderella to Quasimodo" when he faced abuse allegations. The Hollywood star gave evidence on Tuesday 19 April in his multi-million dollar claim in his civil defamation case against his former wife in Fairfax, Virginia. Johnny, 58, insisted in his defamation case, which is estimated to cost $100 million: "Never did I myself reach the point of striking Ms Heard in any way.” He told the jury that he has faced "six years of trying times" since Amber first claimed her former husband inflicted abuse on her.

Johnny Depp said he was “obsessed with the truth” as he took to the stand to give evidence in his US defamation trial against former wife Amber Heard. The actor told a Virginia courtroom that Ms Heard was bringing “heinous and disturbing” allegations against him and it was “diabolical” that his children had been exposed to them at school. Mr Depp is suing the Aquaman star for libel over a 2018 article she wrote in The Washington Post, which his lawyers say falsely implies he physically and sexually abused her.

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Johnny Depp’s private security guard Sean Bett took the witness stand Monday in the actor’s defamation trial and showed the court pictures of what he said were injuries Depp sustained during fights with his then-wife Amber Heard. Bett told the Fairfax, Virginia courtroom that he took the pictures “just in case she made allegations.”Bett said photos from March 2015 showed the actor with “a swollen kind of cheekbone, eyelid.” Bett said Depp also sustained injuries in a December 2015 fight with Heard.

Johnny Depp’s private physician says he helped the actor clean a wound on his finger, took him to the hospital and then returned to the house to look for the missing digit — which Depp’s personal chef had found on the kitchen floor, according to a video deposition played in court Monday.The testimony was part of Depp’s civil case against Amber Heard, who he says defamed him in a Washington Post op-ed. He’s seeking $50 million in damages; she’s counter-sued for $100 million.Dr.

The dueling testimony in the defamation case between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard took another turn Thursday, with the couple’s therapist, Dr. Laurel Anderson, saying there was “mutual abuse” in the relationship.The court played Anderson’s videotaped deposition from February where she detailed the couple’s therapy sessions between 2015 and 2016.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA therapist who worked with Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in 2015 testified that the couple engaged in “mutual abuse,” and that Depp could be “triggered” by Heard.Laurel Avis Anderson’s testimony was played for jurors on the third day of the $50 million defamation trial underway in Fairfax, Va. Depp has sued Heard for publishing an op-ed in 2018 in which she alluded to domestic violence claims that she first made in the context of their 2016 divorce.Anderson testified via video deposition in February, and the video was played for the jury on Thursday morning. Anderson said she saw the couple several times between October and December 2015, and that the sessions could be stormy — with both of them threatening to walk out at times.

Amber Heard's defence attorney claimed Johnny Depp would try to turn the defamation cause against his ex-wife into a "soap opera," but warned that it was a distraction. Ben Rottenborn, Heard's lawyer, said the case was about her First Amendment rights to discuss her experiences, and argued that context matters and asked the jury to read the entire article she wrote for The Washington Post – which led to the lawsuit – and not just the parts highlighted by Depp.

Johnny Depp’s attorneys told jurors that “his name is associated with a lie,” characterizing his ex-wife Amber Heard’s claims of domestic abuse as false accusations that lack any evidence and even suggesting that her 2018 Washington Post op-ed was written to reap publicity from her upcoming movie Aquaman.

a new report issued by the Center For Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), high-profile women on Instagram are targeted virulently by sexist trolls, with one in every 15 of over 8,700 messages that the organisation surveyed containing content that violated Instagram’s policies on bullying in harassment.Per The Guardian, researchers for the CCDH combed through 8,717 messages sent the accounts of five high-profile women active on Instagram: Aquaman star Amber Heard, Countdown co-presenter Rachel Riley, activist Jamie Kingler, journalist Bryony Gordon and Burnt Roti Magazine founder Sharan Dhaliwal. What they discovered, according to Imran Ahmed – chief executive director of the CCDH – was that “Instagram systematically fails to enforce appropriate sanctions and remove those who break its rules”.

Rachel Riley has proved that her eldest daughter Maven is on track to follow in her father Pasha Kovalev's dancing footsteps.MORE: Rachel Riley has the cutest interaction with daughter Maven ahead of family milestoneThe former Strictly Come Dancing star, who appeared on Friday's Morning Live show, would have no doubt been pleased that one of his admiring viewers was his two-year-old daughter.WATCH: Rachel Riley shares sweet video of daughter Maven watching dad Pasha on TVSharing a clip of little Maven copying his dance moves from the TV screen, Rachel wrote on Twitter: "We're watching Daddy! @PashaKovalev #MorningLive." She could also be heard shouting, "Go Mavey," in the background.MORE: Rachel Riley shares new candid picture of Pasha Kovalev and baby Noa - but fans question one detailREAD: Rachel Riley reflects on heartache of suffering a miscarriage last yearRachel's Twitter followers were quick to comment, with many suggesting Maven will take after her professional dancer dad. "Adorable - future Strictly pro dancer I think," remarked one, while another said: "Future Strictly champion in the making."Rachel shares two daughters, Maven and six-month-old Noa, with her husband Pasha.

Rachel Riley was spotted leaving the Countdown studio with husband Pasha Kovalev and their daughter, after opening up about the abuse she receives on social media.The TV star, 36, and her Strictly Come Dancing dancer husband Pasha, 42, are the proud parents of two children - Maven, two, and Noa, five months. And the couple, who married in 2019, looked in good spirits as they left the TV studio, with the family wearing a array of contrasting outfits.