Courtney Love is exhibiting assist for Johnny Depp amid his ongoing authorized battle in opposition to ex-wife Amber Heard.
The singer recalled a time the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star saved her life after she overdosed exterior of The Viper Room in 1995.
The iconic club, situated on the Sundown Strip in West Hollywood, Calif., was initially co-owned by Depp and a hotspot for celebrities within the ’90s.
“I don’t actually wanna make judgments publicly. I simply need to let you know that Johnny gave me CPR in 1995 once I overdosed exterior The Viper Room,” Love, 57, stated in a video posted to a friend’s social media account over the weekend.
On the time of the incident, Love was coping with the tragic lack of husband Kurt Cobain, who died by suicide in 1994 on the age of 27. The 2 tied the knot in 1992 and had one baby collectively: daughter Frances Bean, now 29.
Love stated within the video that Depp, 58, reached out to her daughter on a number of events. She claims the actor wrote Frances a letter for her thirteenth birthday amid her father’s premature demise and her mom’s battle with habit.
“Johnny, once I was on crack and Frances was having to undergo by way of that with all these social staff, wrote her a four-page letter that she’s by no means confirmed me,” Love defined, noting that she didn’t “actually know” Depp herself on the time.
“Then he despatched limos to her faculty the place all of the social staff have been crawling round, once more, unasked, for her and all her pals to go to ‘Pirates [of the Caribbean],’” she continued. “He did it a bunch of instances. He gave her her personal seat [at the premieres] together with her title on it.”
She added, “I’ve by no means seen a kind of ‘Pirates’ films, however [Frances] beloved them. , she stated to me when she was 13, ‘Mama, he saved my life.’ And he or she stated it once more.”
Towards the tip of the video, Love made it clear that whereas she was taking Depp’s aspect within the defamation trial, she nonetheless had “empathy” for Heard.
“I’ve been probably the most hated girl in America. I’ve been probably the most hated girl on this planet earlier than TikTok and it’s a very… I’ve a number of empathy for what that should really feel like for Amber. F–ok man, wow, are you able to think about being her?” she stated.
“However should you use a motion to your personal private acquire, and also you inhabit queer feminist intersectional areas, and also you abuse that second, then I hope justice will get served no matter it’s.”
Depp is at the moment battling it out in court docket with Heard, 36, over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed she penned wherein she painted herself as a sufferer of sexual violence.
Whereas Heard didn’t point out Depp by title, the “Edward Scissorhands” star claims the article tarnished his popularity and profession.
Depp, who was married to Heard from 2015 to 2017, has vehemently denied his ex’s claims. The defamation trial resumes Monday in Fairfax County, Va., with closing arguments anticipated Friday, Could 27.
