Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp is suing ex wife Amber Heard over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post. On Wednesday, Depp finally took the stand.

The first day of Depp’s testimony concluded with him looking back at his relationship with Heard. He said the relationship began when they filmed a shower scene for The Rum Diary. “I think there was something with the kiss in the shower that was very real,” Depp said. Wyatt was asked to describe interactions between Depp and Heard. He recalled being on a flight with them to Boston in 2014 and said that Heard “was giving Johnny the cold shoulder, being quiet, and seemed pouty.” “The op-ed’s clear implication that Mr Depp is a domestic abuser is categorically and demonstrably false,” his civil claim maintains. Wyatt described Depp glowingly, saying he was “great to work with on films” and “always comes prepared,” making for a “fun” day. He recalled the alleged water-bottle incident and remarked: “In California, it’s assault if you attempt to swing or throw something at somebody, even if you don’t hit them.” “At one point, I went up to her and said something to the effect of ‘He cares about you,’ and all of a sudden she snapped and said, ‘How dare you talk to me? All of a sudden it got very loud.” When asked if he had ever seen any violent or physical altercation between Depp and Heard, he responded: “I’ve never seen Johnny be violent toward anybody.” Heard’s attorney tried to ask Wyatt about Marilyn Manson, who is also an alleged abuser and suing his ex Evan Rachel Wood for defamation over her allegations against him detailed in her documentary, Phoenix Rising. They had previously brought up Manson during opening statements, describing him as Depp’s “good friend.” Depp said that he became addicted to the opioid Roxycodone after suffering an injury while filming the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean, and detoxed during his relationship with Heard. Get away from me!’” Wyatt said he “went back to my seat and minded my own business.” Heard, he said, “was abruptly loud. He was filling out job applications in “video stores, clothing stores, anything … just to be able to pay the rent.” Depp said that his friend, actor Nicolas Cage, told him, “I want you to meet my agent.” Cage told Depp he thought he could act. Depp said that he first abused drugs at 11, when he took one of his mother’s “nerve pills.” Depp claimed he didn’t take drugs for enjoyment. I was a musician, but the fact that these people were going to pay me what I found to be a ludicrous sum of money … I had never seen that kind of dough in my life.”

Actor takes stand in defamation trial and denies ex-wife's domestic abuse claims, saying 'I have never struck any woman in my life'

“She slapped him because he was being incoherent and talking about being with another woman.” Wyatt testified that he accompanied Depp, his former wife Vanessa Paradis and children to their home in the Bahamas on several occasions. “I was bitten by the snake, and before you know it the monkey was on my back,” he said. You’re a whore.” Depp filed a $50m lawsuit against Heard in 2018. Heard has said Depp probably cut his finger when he smashed a telephone. “It would stir up some rather unusual reactions from her,” he said. Several witnesses have characterised Heard as the abusive party. The actor has accused Heard of throwing a bottle at him, severing the finger. From the beginning of our relationship, she was wonderful, and then things just started to change … or reveal themselves, I think is a better way to put it.” But he had periods of sobriety, he said. Nor have I ever struck any woman in my life.”

Johnny Depp took the stand in court to testify against ex-wife Amber Heard, who he accuses of ruining his reputation and career with false accusations of ...

Bettany, who had several private and disturbing text messages with Depp read in court in 2020, will testify as part of Depp’s team. Depp claims the injury occurred in 2015 when Heard allegedly threw a bottle at him. “It started out with little things like that,” he said. “To escape the chaotic nature of what we were living through.” Depp said he’s “not some maniac who needs to be high or loaded all the time,” and described times of his life where he’s gone completely sober for months at a time. One day, when he came home from work he took off his shoes himself and said Heard became “visibly shaken, upset, that I had broken her rules of routine.” He also said that he was addicted to an opiate similar to oxycontin, called roxycontin. The initial court case began when Depp filed a $50-million defamation lawsuit over a Washington Post op-ed penned by Heard in late 2018 about domestic abuse. “In our house we were never exposed to any type of safety or security. Depp revisited the story he shared earlier in the day about Heard removing his boots, and also recalled Heard trying to control his bedtime, demanding that he go to bed at the same time as her. He said it was prescribed to him for an injury he sustained while on the set of one of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, and he was addicted to the painkillers for approximately five years. The day concluded with Depp answering questions about the beginning of his relationship with Heard. He spoke about when they met on the set of The Rum Diary, and how they shared both an on-screen and off-screen kiss, despite each being in relationships.

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.

Three yrs after he sued his ex-wife, the Pirates star took the stand this morning for what could be one of his most important performances.

While acknowledging that Depp has a high burden to meet for defamation, sources close to the actor’s team say he will “own” his various vices on the stand, but aim to “make sure the truth comes out. As has been noted by Heard’s legal team in and out of court, the op-ed never mentioned Depp by name. “There were arguments, and things of that nature, but never did myself reach the point of striking Ms. Heard in anyway, nor have I struck anyone in my life,” he added. “I didn’t deserve that nor did my children nor the people who’ve believed in me all these years,” he added with no small degree of humility. As she did in the 2020 UK libel trial that Depp lost, the Aquaman actress is scheduled to give her own testimony at some point in the five-week trail on this side of the ponf. The Aquaman star is scheduled to take the stand herself later in the proceedings. As he had earlier in his testimony, Depp emphasized his concern for his kids and their safety amidst all the attention. “Sometimes pain has to be dealt with humor, and sometimes dark very dark humor,” he went on to testify as Heard watched stone-faced. Depp added that once he finally kicked the drug, he vowed to stay off it no matter how much pain or discomfort he suffered, such as when one of his fingers was sliced off while on location in Australia in 2015. The actor also addressed his reported deep-seated issues with drugs and drinks, laying a lot of the blame on his abusive mother and her “nerve pills.” That pose is very important after claims in filings by Heard’s side and prior testimony by others of a seemingly endlessly pampered Depp’s cavalier attitude towards his profession and production. With less than hour left in Tuesday’s testimony, Depp’s attorney turned the actor towards describing how he met Heard and how their relationship developed.

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Actor Johnny Depp told jurors Tuesday that he felt compelled to sue his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel out of an obsession for the truth ...

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 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 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."

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Actor Johnny Depp says the domestic abuse allegations made against him by his former wife, Amber Heard, are disturbing, heinous and "not based in any ...

Heard never mentioned Depp by name, but Depp and his lawyers say it was a clear reference to accusations Heard made in 2016 when the couple divorced and she sought a restraining order against him. - Depp was testifying in the case against his former wife, Amber Heard, who has launched a countersuit against him Actor Johnny Depp says the domestic abuse allegations made against him by his former wife, Amber Heard, are disturbing, heinous and "not based in any species of truth".

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.

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.

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.

Actor Johnny Depp has taken the stand in his $50 million defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.

My goal is the truth because it killed me that people that I had met over the years would think that I was a fraud. “I wanted to stand up for my family, my children. Speaking to the jury, Depp says that he wants to stand up for his family, children and all that matters to him, is the truth.

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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.

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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During his first day on the stand, Johnny Depp detailed his troubled childhood, substance use and the early days of his relationship with Amber Heard.

In Depp’s testimony on Tuesday, the actor said he wants the public to know his side of the story. “In our house, we were never exposed to any type of safety or security. The initial court case began when Depp filed a $50-million defamation lawsuit over a Washington Post op-ed penned by Heard in late 2018 about domestic abuse. Depp also claimed Heard had threatened suicide in the past. He said that in the early days of their relationship Heard seemed “too good to be true,” but things began to deteriorate after about a year when Depp said Heard began to show signs of controlling behaviour. When questioned about his childhood Monday, Depp described in detail the “violent” and “cruel” abuse he and his siblings suffered at the hands of his mother, Betty Sue Palmer.

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

The lawsuit itself is supposed to be over whether Heard libelled Depp when she wrote a 2018 op-ed piece in the Washington Post about domestic violence. 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."

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 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 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.

This week, the Pirates Of The Caribbean star took the stand for the first time.

She says her former husband concocted a “smear campaign” against her and seeks $100 million in compensatory damages. Depp also denied hitting Heard during an argument about his “Winona Forever” tattoo (that was later changed to read “Wino Forever”). “It didn’t happen,” he said. During the second day of his testimony, Depp opened about the volatile arguments between himself and Heard. “I was sort of not allowed to be right, not allowed to have a voice,” Depp said, per Vulture. “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 would quickly become violent, he explained. However, the judge did not rule in Depp’s favor as the claims against him were proven “substantially true.” Depp denied hitting Heard or any other woman, and he said Heard’s allegations in the Washington Post op-ed led to the sudden downturn of his once-famed career. “Like many women, I had been harassed and sexually assaulted by the time I was of college age.

The actor said his former partner, who he is suing for defamation in a US court, had a "need for conflict" and "couldn't be wrong".

The actor said he grabbed a pillow and hid in the bathroom of the plane. blood was pouring out." Depp told the jury he would often lock himself in the bathroom to remove himself from escalating situations. "I was looking directly at my bone... Depp accused her of throwing a bottle at him which shattered. The actor said his former partner, who he is suing for defamation in a US court, had a "need for conflict" and "couldn't be wrong".

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are currently in Fairfax, Virginia, for a defamation trial over Heard's 2018 Washington Post op-ed. Elon Musk and James Franco ...

Heard keeps Pistol and Boo, and Depp retains possession of his island in the Bahamas as well as his collection of motorcycles and cars. Although she doesn’t mention Depp by name, the op-ed is the center of his 2019 defamation suit for $50 million, in which Depp’s representatives allege that Heard was a perpetrator of abuse, not a victim. Depp and Heard marry in a private ceremony at their L.A. residence. After 14 years together, Depp and Paradis decide to end things, which Depp then discusses in a 2013 Rolling Stone piece, in which he states that “relationships are very difficult.” Joining them will be a bevy of high-profile witnesses including Elon Musk and James Franco. Below, we break down the circumstances that led to their current dispute, starting from the day they met as co-stars in 2009. The exes will take the stand to testify in the culmination of a yearslong legal battle.

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.

Pirates of the Caribbean actor said ex-wife Amber Heard would 'strike out'.

He added: "It could begin with a slap. She has a need for violence. "She has a need for conflict. It could begin with a shove. I thought maybe I could help her. Depp said: "It seemed like pure hatred for me.

On his second day of testimony, Johnny Depp hit back at assault allegations levelled by his ex-wife. He has been accused of physical and sexual assault.

Depp testified he drank only a glass of Champagne as he boarded the plane. He said Heard kept denying it, blaming it on their small dogs, but he was convinced she was lying. He said Heard was irate that Depp's lawyers had asked her to sign a post-nuptial agreement. The argument intensified, he said, as Depp accused her of leaving human faecal matter on his side of the bed in the penthouse they’d shared. “It didn't happen,” he said of the alleged assault. Heard has accused Depp of physically and sexually assaulting her on multiple occasions before and during their brief marriage.

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.

Updated April 20, 2022 at 11:06 AM ET. Actor Johnny Depp returned to the witness stand in a Virginia courtroom on Wednesday, a day after he first testified ...

"I'm sorry that I didn't hit you across the face in a proper slap, but I was hitting you. Throughout nearly all of his testimony, Depp put the blame on Heard for some violent incidents. Depp claims that Heard instigated physical altercations between them, while he sought to flee from her reach. Little reminders from our past" that he said represented "lies that I had caught her in." "It just went right past my head and smashed behind me," Depp said. "What really surprised me was that she kept saying, 'I'm not even in your will,' " he said. When Heard found him, he said, she threw the bottle at him. Heard arrived in Australia in March 2015, Depp said. But he alleged that when he asked Heard to quit drinking, she refused. "Violence was unnecessary," he said. On Wednesday, Depp also said Heard sometimes drank heavily and used drugs — ecstasy (MDMA) and mushrooms. Both of them began recording their fights, he said, after they disagreed over what was said.