It is insane to listen to accusations of sexual violence, that she’s attributed to me, Johnny Depp mentioned. (File)
Washington:
Actor Johnny Depp testified on Wednesday at his defamation trial towards his ex-wife Amber Heard that it has been “unimaginably brutal” to take heed to her “outlandish” accusations of home abuse.
“No human being is ideal, definitely not, none of us, however I’ve by no means in my life dedicated sexual battery, bodily abuse,” the 58-year-old Mr Depp mentioned.
Taking the witness stand because the six-week-long trial in Fairfax, close to the US capital, nears an finish, Mr Depp was requested by his legal professionals what it had been wish to take heed to Ms Heard’s testimony.
“It is insane to listen to heinous accusations of violence, sexual violence, that she’s attributed to me,” the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star mentioned. “All these outlandish, outrageous tales of me committing these items.
“Horrible, ridiculous, humiliating, ludicrous, painful, savage, unimaginably brutal, merciless and all false,” he informed the jury. “All false.”
Johnny Depp mentioned nobody “enjoys having to separate themselves open and inform the reality” however he wanted to handle “what I have been carrying on my again, reluctantly, for six years.”
The 36-year-old Amber Heard, who was married to Depp from 2015 to 2017, obtained a restraining order towards her then-husband in Might 2016, citing home violence.
Mr Depp, a three-time Oscar nominee, filed a libel swimsuit in London in November 2020 towards the British tabloid The Solar for calling him a “wife-beater.”
He misplaced the case and introduced swimsuit towards Heard over an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Submit in December 2018 during which she described herself as a “public determine representing home abuse.”
The Texas-born Heard didn’t title Depp within the piece, however he sued her for implying that he was a home abuser and is in search of $50 million in damages.
Heard, who had a starring position in “Aquaman, countersued, asking for $100 million and claiming she suffered “rampant bodily violence and abuse” at his palms.
– ‘He by no means pushed me’ –
In the course of the high-profile trial which started April 11, Heard testified about a number of cases of alleged bodily and sexual abuse by an intoxicated Mr Depp, together with being sexually assaulted with a bottle whereas they had been in Australia.
Johnny Depp has claimed Ms Heard was the one who was incessantly violent throughout their relationship and she or he as soon as severed the tip of considered one of his fingers by throwing a vodka bottle at him.
Earlier Wednesday, British mannequin Kate Moss, Mr Depp’s ex-girlfriend, dismissed studies he as soon as threw her down a flight of stairs.
“He by no means pushed me, kicked me or threw me down any stairs,” mentioned Ms Moss, testifying as a witness on behalf of Mr Depp.
Amber Heard, throughout her testimony, had talked about the studies that Johnny Depp was alleged to have as soon as pushed Ms Moss down a flight of stairs.
That reference offered a gap to Johnny Depp’s legal professionals to name Moss and she or he testified by video hyperlink from England.
The 48-year-old Ms Moss mentioned she had a romantic relationship with Mr Depp from 1994 to 1998.
She was requested about an incident which occurred throughout a trip the couple took to a resort in Jamaica.
“There’d been a rainstorm and as I left the room I slid down the steps and I harm my again,” Kate Moss mentioned.
“And I screamed as a result of I did not know what had occurred to me and I used to be in ache. He got here working again to assist me and carried me to my room and acquired me medical consideration.”
Kate Moss’s testimony lasted simply three minutes and Amber Heard’s legal professionals declined to cross-examine her.
– Broken careers –
After being sued by Mr Depp for defamation, Ms Heard filed a countersuit towards him, citing allegedly defamatory remarks made about her by Mr Depp’s former lawyer, Adam Waldman.
Each side have claimed injury to their Hollywood careers.
Amber Heard’s authorized workforce put an leisure business knowledgeable on the witness stand who estimated that the actress has suffered $45-$50 million in misplaced movie and TV roles and endorsements.
An business knowledgeable employed by Mr Depp’s facet testified that the actor has misplaced tens of millions due to the abuse accusations, together with a $22.5-million payday for a sixth installment of “Pirates.”
Decide Penney Azcarate has scheduled closing arguments for Friday.
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