Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp is set to testify in person in a Fairfax, Virginia, court in his bombshell $50 million legal battle against Amber Heard, 35, whom he accuses of ...

She said Heard showed her bruises, both in photos and in person. She noted that Depp’s mother was in the hospital at the time. You’re a whore.” Johnny also urinated all over the house,” the actress said in a previous statement. “The house was a mess.” I have chopped off my left middle finger as a reminder that I should never cut my finger off again!!

Actor Johnny Depp took the witness stand Tuesday in his legal battle against his former wife Amber Heard, whom he accuses of lying about his abusing her ...

Heard was granted a protective order in May 2016 after she alleged that Depp hit her in the face with a cellphone. Anderson said Depp told her that Heard “gave as good as she got.” He said he detoxed from the drug prior to his relationship with Heard. During cross-examination, Anderson clarified that her understanding was that Heard “fought back” after Depp became physical. Depp addressed Heard's allegations regarding substance abuse, saying he began taking his mother's "nerve pills" at the age of 11 and proceeded to self-medicate with substances over the years as a coping mechanism for trauma. Little time was spent on his relationship with Heard, who he felt was the perfect partner for him at the beginning of their relationship. "Because I've never appeared loaded or high or any of that ... no one would have ever known." "Then you started to notice other little tidbits and things that come out," Depp said. Anderson also testified that Heard, in a session conducted separately from her husband, said Depp hit her and that she showed her bruises. Although the article never mentions Depp by name, his attorneys said it indirectly refers to allegations she made against him during their 2016 divorce. The trial in Fairfax County, Virginia, is expected to take weeks. Depp told the court Tuesday that he was "obsessed with the truth" and, though he argued with his ex-wife, he never hit Heard.

In defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, actor Depp says allegations have damaged his career and reputation.

(Depp lost a libel case in the United Kingdom in 2020 against the Sun when a headline called him a “wife beater,” though that has largely not come up during the U.S. trial.) “I am ashamed of some of the references I made. They kissed in a scene and felt a spark; later, he said, they kissed again in his trailer. “I can’t say that I’m embarrassed because I know that I’m doing the right thing.” He suddenly became much more recognizable; fans started trying to trespass onto his property and he had to hire tighter security. Depp said he first tried “nerve pills” at age 11 when he saw they calmed down his mother, and tried every drug imaginable by age 15. Speaking slowly and delivering lengthy answers at times, Depp delved into his childhood and talked about his mother being physically violent and verbally abusive. A murmur rippled through the crowd when his attorney called “John C. Depp” to the stand. In his testimony, Depp said he tried to be a private person and feels very exposed with these intimate details being spilled in public. The actor is suing Heard for $50 million for defamation over a 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post calling herself a survivor of domestic abuse, which Depp says caused further damage and irreparably destroyed his reputation and career. “It’s never been for the party effect. Depp’s testimony comes after four days of the plaintiff’s witnesses who have delved into some of the most personal aspects of his and Heard’s lives and marriage.

ActorJohnny Depp testified Tuesday in a Fairfax County, Virginia courtroom in his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp has sued Heard for $50 ...

But a judge ruled that Depp was within his rights to bring the case in Virginia because The Washington Post’s computer servers for its online edition are located in the county. Click here to see the full defendant's and plaintiff's witness list. Follow Caroline Patrickis on Twitter for the latest. "Heard was giving Johnny the cold shoulder, she seemed pouty," he recalled. Day 6 of the trial began with Depp's security guard, Sean Bett's testimony. Depp’s lawyer, Benjamin Chew, questioned Wyatt on Depp's drinking and his character.

Mr. Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for an op-ed she wrote saying she was a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” Ms. Heard maintains that he ...

During their opening arguments last week, Ms. Heard’s lawyers told the jury that they would be presenting evidence of “graphic and horrifying” abuse against Ms. Heard, including instances of sexual assault, which Mr. Depp denies. On Tuesday, Mr. Depp provided an account not unlike the one he gave in London two years ago in an earlier defamation case he brought against The Sun newspaper for calling him a “wife beater” in a headline. In court papers, Mr. Depp has alleged that Ms. Heard physically abused him throughout their relationship, including by throwing objects at him. Mr. Depp’s lawsuit claimed that Ms. Heard’s op-ed “devastated” his once flourishing acting career. She has said Mr. Depp hurt his finger while smashing a phone against a wall repeatedly. We use cookies and similar methods to recognize visitors and remember their preferences. In it, she said her career had been harmed after she became a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” We also use them to measure ad campaign effectiveness, target ads and analyze site traffic. “And I didn’t deserve that.” One of her lawyers, Ben Rottenborn, questioned whether Mr. Depp’s accounts of events were credible if he was “blacked out” on drugs and alcohol, and he argued that Mr. Depp was responsible for the decline of his career, not Ms. Heard. In that trial, a judge found that there was “overwhelming evidence” that he had assaulted Ms. Heard repeatedly during their marriage and that he had put her “in fear of her life.” Mr. Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for an op-ed she wrote saying she was a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” Ms. Heard maintains that he abused her repeatedly.

Actor Johnny Depp took the stand Tuesday in his libel lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard, saying her domestic abuse allegations against him were ...

In the article, Heard referred to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” Heard’s lawyers, who have filed their own countersuit against Depp, say nothing in the article libels him. Meanwhile, jurors have seen text messages in which Depp uses vulgar language to describe Heard and spells out his desire to get revenge against her. So far, Depp’s friends, family and employees have testified that Heard was the aggressor in the relationship, physically attacking him on multiple occasions. When he became a father, Depp said, he made sure his children didn’t experience that kind of upbringing. It’s very strange when one day you’re Cinderella, so to speak, and then in 0.6 seconds you’re Quasimodo.”

The Pirates of the Caribbean actor is suing Amber Heard for more than $50 million, saying her claims of domestic abuse have harmed his career and ...

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Actor Johnny Depp testified on Tuesday that he never struck his ex-wife Amber Heard and was challenging her accusations in a $50 million defamation case to ...

Depp’s lawyers have said they filed the case in Fairfax County, outside the District of Columbia, because the Washington Post is printed at a facility there. "I think it was an easy target for her to hit." By that time, Depp had "done all the drugs I was aware of", he said. He filed a US$50 million lawsuit against Heard in 2018. His two children from a previous relationship were in high school at the time. Advertisement

Johnny Depp took the witness stand Tuesday in his legal battle against his former wife Amber Heard, whom he accuses of lying about his abusing her during ...

Heard was granted a protective order in May 2016 after she alleged that Depp hit her in the face with a cellphone. During cross-examination, Anderson clarified that her understanding was that Heard “fought back” after Depp became physical. Their former couples therapist, Laurel Anderson, testified that the abuse appeared to be “mutual” during their marriage. He said he detoxed from the drug prior to his relationship with Heard. “Then you started to notice other little tidbits and things that come out,” Depp said. “Because I’ve never appeared loaded or high or any of that ... no one would have ever known.” But he denied ever becoming “out of control” while under the influence. Little time was spent on his relationship with Heard, who he felt was the perfect partner for him at the beginning of their relationship. Heard would rather be in a fight with Depp than see him leave, and she “would strike him to keep him there,” Anderson said. The trial in Fairfax County, Virginia, is expected to take weeks. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor went further and testified that he had never “struck a woman in my life.” Depp told the court Tuesday that he was “obsessed with the truth” and, though he argued with his ex-wife, he never hit Heard.

ACTOR Johnny Depp testified on Tuesday (Apr 19) that he never struck his ex-wife Amber Heard and was challenging her accusations in a US$50 million ...

Actor Johnny Depp testified on Tuesday that he never struck his ex-wife Amber Heard and was challenging her accusations in a $50 million defamation case in ...

Actor Johnny Depp testifies during his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard in the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, on April ...

"At this time, I recognize the ongoing support I've been fortunate to receive throughout these years, and in these coming weeks I will be leaning on it more than ever." Heard posted a note in advance of the current defamation trial on her verified social media accounts, writing "I never named [Depp], rather I wrote about the price women pay for speaking against men in power. He said, however, "I believed in the character wholeheartedly." in the UK against News Group Newspapers and Dan Wootton, executive editor of The Sun, over an article that claimed Depp was violent toward Heard while they were together. "One day you're Cinderella so to speak and then in zero point six seconds you're Quasimodo," Depp said of how his career turned after he was accused of abuse. He also alleged that his first experience with taking controlled substances occurred when he was roughly 11 years old and would take his mother's prescription pills "to escape the chaotic nature of what we were living through."

The proceedings are taking place in Virginia's Fairfax County Courthouse. The news of Depp's testimony was first reported by Deadline's Dominic Patten and Ted ...

The trial is set to run for five weeks. It is also being run by other outlets. Depp will continue on the stand Wednesday for cross-examination, a source close to the actor’s team tells Deadline. Heard is scheduled to take the stand herself later in the proceedings.

Actor Johnny Depp is expected to return to the witness stand on Wednesday in a $50 million defamation case he said he brought to expose the truth about his ...

Depp’s lawyers have said they filed the case in Fairfax County, outside the District of Columbia, because the Washington Post is printed at a facility there. A London High Court judge ruled he had repeatedly assaulted Heard and put her in fear for her life. He filed a $50 million lawsuit against Heard in 2018. He wanted to correct the record about his behavior for himself and his children. "Truth is the only thing I’m interested in,” he added. In three hours of testimony in a Virginia courtroom on Tuesday, Depp said he and Heard argued, but he never struck her.

Actor Johnny Depp said it was a shock when his ex-wife Amber Heard made allegations that he became violent during their relationship. PHOTOS: AFP, EPA-EFE.

Depp's lawyers have said they filed the case in Fairfax County, outside the District of Columbia, because the Washington Post is printed at a facility there. "A lot of it is just plainly false," he said. By that time, Depp had "done all the drugs I was aware of", he said. He filed a US$50 million lawsuit against Heard in 2018. His two children from a previous relationship were in high school at the time. Depp said his parents frequently argued and his mother physically abused her children.

Depp is suing his ex-wife, Amber Heard, for $50 million in a libel case, after she wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post talking about her experience as a ...

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Actor Johnny Depp has resumed his testimony in a Fairfax, Virginia court in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard.

She did not name Depp in the piece, but he claims it cost him lucrative film work. Depp, known for his work in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, is suing Heard for $50 million over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she wrote about her experience with domestic abuse. In his roughly three-hour testimony on Tuesday, the Oscar-nominated star spoke in detail about Heard's allegations of domestic abuse, his history with substance abuse and his experiences growing up with an abusive mother.

Johnny Depp's rehashing of his and Amber Heard's relationship continued Tuesday in court, as the former couple battles in a vicious libel lawsuit.

"I didn't deserve that nor did my children nor did the people who have believed in me for all those years." I think that it was an easy target for her to hit." "Ms. Heard was unable to be wrong," Depp said at the beginning of his testimony. "The characterization of my 'substance abuse' that’s been delivered by Ms. Heard is grossly embellished," he added. "I stayed, I suppose because my father stayed," he added. Depp revealed his mother had attempted suicide a few times, something that Heard had allegedly threatened. In arguments, Depp said he would remove himself from their arguments by leaving the room or locking himself in the bathroom, for instance, to avoid being confrontational. In the column, she claimed to be a victim of domestic abuse. But, all in all, it was just constant." There were small indicators early on that suggested rocky times ahead, he said. I can only say that I stayed through all that, I'm sure it's somehow related to my father remaining stoic as my mother would beat him to death. "Ms. Heard in her frustration and rage would strike out.

Johnny Depp's prior testimony from day one, which at many points felt Proustian, described an abusive childhood and drug use, starting at age 11, ...

“I’ve never struck a woman in my life and certainly not going to strike a woman if she decides to make fun of a tattoo that I have on my body.” “I’ve never used the word ‘party’ in my life.” Before delving into his relationship with Heard, Depp described his addiction to the opioid Roxicodone after getting hurt on set while filming the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean. He eventually went through withdrawal during his relationship with Heard, Depp said in his first day of testimony. “The way this is heading, I could see the jurors just being like, ‘Look she was a victim of domestic violence. “I was sort of not allowed to be right, not allowed to have a voice,” Depp said of his arguments with Heard. “So at a certain point, what enters your mind is, you start to slowly realize that you are in a relationship with your mother, and I know that that sounds perverse, obtuse, but the fact is some people [search] for weaknesses in people …” The fights and arguments escalated to become violent, he said. Depp continued to explain his relationship with substances on day two of testimony. “I am obsessed with the truth.” On day two, he appeared in court in a three-piece gray suit and immediately dove into his relationship with Heard. He described their “heightened” arguments as “circular” with no way in or out.

Actor Johnny Depp, testifying on Wednesday in a $50 million defamation case against his former wife Amber Heard, said she was the one who became violent ...

The Washington Post is not a defendant in the case. A London High Court judge ruled he had repeatedly assaulted Heard and put her in fear for her life. He filed a $50 million lawsuit against Heard in 2018. "It seemed like pure hatred for me," Depp said. Advertisement After detailing their early romance during testimony on Tuesday, Depp returned to the witness stand in a Virginia court and said Heard's behavior changed.

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 ...

“I was not feeling any pain and I knew that she was ready for some kind of brawl,” he said. “t could begin with a slap, it could begin with a shove, it could begin with throwing a TV remote at my head. Depp filed his defamation lawsuit after Heard wrote a Washington Post op ed in 2018 that described herself as a domestic abuse survivor.

Johnny Depp accused his former wife, Amber Heard, of instigating fights to satisfy a need for conflict as he resumed his testimony Wednesday morning in the.

Heard was granted a protective order in May 2016 after she alleged that Depp hit her in the face with a cellphone. "She has a need for conflict, she has a need for violence. He told the court the day prior that his mother was physically and verbally abusive, and this father would often sit through it calmly until he eventually left his wife when Depp was a teen.

On his second day of testimony in his defamation suit against his ex-wife, actor Johnny Depp describes an emotionally draining relationship.

When asked why he stayed in the relationship, Depp said it was “complicated,” and continued to use his past to analyze his actions. Depp said that Heard became furious after a conversation with one of his lawyers about a postnuptial agreement (they did not sign a prenuptial agreement), and he locked himself in a bathroom “as she was banging on the doors and screaming obscenities and wanting to have a physical altercation.” “I was more inspired by Ms. Heard to reach out for a numbing agent because of the constant clashes,” he said. During opening arguments, Heard’s lawyer said that Depp’s worst times — such as when he was using drugs and alcohol — were known as when “the Monster” would come out. In another, Heard told Depp that he was being a baby and to “grow the f--- up” after he said she had punched him. Depp said that even though he had been sober for a while, he was so distraught that he eventually left the bathroom and poured himself multiple shots of vodka. “I could hardly ever go and see my kids and spend time with my kids because she had to have me there at all times for her own needs,” he said. He said that when Heard found him, she started screaming about his drinking, and threw a bottle of vodka in a way that severed the tip of his middle finger on his right hand. He said the lowest moment of his life happened in 2014, when Heard would not give him medication while he was going through detox for an opiate addiction, even though he was begging and crying. Rottenborn noted that Heard never named Depp in the op-ed and it didn’t contain any specific details of their time together, and asked Depp to confirm this, noting it was a simple “yes or no” question. (Heard later told him it was the dogs, he said, but he felt that was unlikely.) Depp, who earlier testified he had no idea who wrote that statement, said his lawyers advised him not to fight the allegations at the time.

The actor testified in a defamation case that he filed against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, who has said he often struck her during their relationship.

(Mr. Depp testified that he “flopped” the phone onto the couch and has asserted in court papers that Ms. Heard’s facial marks were of her own doing.) On Wednesday, Mr. Depp testified that as Ms. Heard’s abuse allegations “gained momentum around the world,” calls stopped coming from agents and producers and he felt as though people started to look at him differently. Ms. Heard, who is expected to take the stand later in the trial, has given a very different account of the incident in Australia, writing in court papers that Mr. Depp became violent with her during an argument about his drug use. After a sidebar with the judge, the lawyer moved onto a new line of questioning, indicating that there have been restrictions put on any reference to those proceedings. During his testimony, Mr. Depp strove to present his side of several incidents that have surfaced as their problems in their relationship became public, including the time Mr. Depp’s middle finger was severed. In the courtroom. In testimony on Tuesday, Mr. Depp denied ever striking Ms. Heard or any woman. During more than five hours of testimony on Wednesday, the jury heard snippets of recorded arguments between the couple. She has said that at one point he grabbed her by the neck and collarbone and slammed her into a countertop, then hit her with the back of his hand and slammed a phone against a wall until it “smashed into smithereens,” injuring his finger. Mr. Depp told the jury that, at the time, Ms. Heard was angry about a meeting she had with a lawyer about a potential postnuptial agreement and threw two vodka bottles at him, one of which missed while another shattered into his hand, causing his finger to bleed “like Vesuvius.” He testified that he then experienced a “nervous breakdown” and used his bloody finger to write on the walls messages that “represented lies that she told me.” “She has a need for conflict, she has a need for violence,” he said of Ms. Heard. “It erupts out of nowhere.” “It could begin with a slap, it could begin with a shove, it could begin with throwing a TV remote at my head, throwing a glass of wine in my face,” Mr. Depp told a jury at Fairfax County Circuit Court in Virginia.

Actor Johnny Depp, testifying in a defamation case against his former wife Amber Heard, said on Wednesday that she was the one who became violent when their ...

Depp's lawyers have said they filed the US case in Fairfax County, outside the nation's capital, because the Washington Post is printed at a facility there. Depp said he later retrieved the tissue and found the red stain came from nail polish. She said she threw things only to escape when he was beating her, and once punched him because she feared he would push her sister down a flight of stairs. The actor said he felt like he was suffering some kind of breakdown and began writing on the wall with blood from the injury. During one argument, Heard threw a vodka bottle at Depp's hand, cutting off the top of his right middle finger and exposing bone, he said. "It seemed like pure hatred for me," Depp said.

Actor continues testimony on his life and marriage with Amber Heard, including events that marked the end of their relationship.

“If I had [been drunk], I’d have been hugging the porcelain,” he said, a reference to vomiting. “I learned to deal with it exactly as I did as a child, which was retreat.” On Wednesday, he repeated that denial saying that his disputes with Heard would never cause him to hit her. That allegation never made any sense to me.” Heard, he suggested was jealous that Depp had not had himself inscribed with her name. Heard later explained that it was the dogs’ “fecal delivery”. Depp said he could not accept that. “I tried to bring her mood up. He continued in his second day of testimony: “She wasn’t happy with it but she did eventually leave. “Her need for conflict and violence erupts out of nowhere,” he said. Frequently the focus of their conflict, he said, was his drinking. Asked whether it was possible that it belonged to the couple’s teacup Yorkies, the actor said no. I did not want to put her name in that mix.” Depp testified that he began writing on the walls in his own blood.

Actor Johnny Depp will face questioning from attorneys for ex-wife and actress Amber Heard on Thursday after the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star accused her ...

The newspaper is not a defendant. A London High Court judge ruled he had repeatedly assaulted Heard. "I will carry this for the rest of my days." Depp said Heard's allegations cost him "nothing less than everything." Depp said he never struck Heard or any woman. She said she threw things only to escape when he was beating her, and once punched him because she feared he would push her sister down stairs.