Through AFP
WASHINGTON: Actor Johnny Depp was once grilled about his drug and alcohol use and coarse textual content messages as he took the witness stand on Thursday for a 3rd day at his defamation case towards his ex-wife, Amber Heard.
Heard’s attorney Ben Rottenborn spent greater than 5 hours looking for to undermine the credibility of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” megastar prior to the seven-person jury listening to the go well with in Fairfax County Circuit Courtroom.
The 58-year-old Depp was once requested about his trashing of resort rooms and the instances of an incident in Australia through which the top of the center finger on his proper hand was once severed.
Depp testified Wednesday that it was once led to by means of a livid Heard throwing a vodka bottle at him. Her attorney advised the jury that Depp had advised docs he minimize himself with a knife.
Depp said all through cross-examination that once his finger was once minimize he used the wounded digit to scrawl messages round the home the use of his personal blood and paint.
Heard’s legal professionals performed a video at one level of Depp slamming cupboard doorways of their kitchen and pouring himself a big glass of purple wine.
“I did attack a few cupboards however I didn’t contact Leave out Heard,” Depp mentioned when requested concerning the video.
In an audiotape performed by means of her attorney of a dialog between Depp and Heard, she complains about having bruises on her head, a break up lip and a black eye.
Heard’s legal professionals have claimed Depp would turn into a “monster” all through drug- and alcohol-fueled benders and bodily and sexually abuse Heard.
Depp has denied the allegations and claimed it was once Heard who was once ceaselessly violent all through their courting.
Depp filed a defamation go well with towards Heard over a column she wrote for The Washington Put up in December 2018 through which she described herself as a “public determine representing home abuse.”
Heard, who starred within the film “Aquaman,” by no means named Depp — however he sued her for implying he was once a home abuser and is looking for $50 million in damages.
The Texas-born Heard, who turns 36 on Friday, countersued, soliciting for $100 million and claiming she suffered “rampant bodily violence and abuse” at his arms.
Depp and Heard met in 2009 at the set of the movie “The Rum Diary” and had been married in February 2015. Their divorce was once finalized two years later.
‘Disgrace and remorseful about’
Rottenborn probed Depp broadly about his drug and alcohol use, together with engaging with surprise rocker Marilyn Manson.
“We drank in combination. Now we have had cocaine in combination perhaps a few instances,” Depp mentioned. “I as soon as gave Marilyn Manson a tablet in order that he would prevent speaking such a lot.”
Depp said the use of medication and alcohol to “numb the residual ache from my adolescence,” however denied Rottenborn’s recommendation it was once to extra or that he would ever “black out.”
Rottenborn learn textual content messages from Depp to quite a lot of folks through which he apologized for his conduct and sought the recommendation of Elton John on the best way to get blank.
“As soon as once more I to find myself in a spot of disgrace and remorseful about,” he mentioned in a Might 25, 2014 textual content to Heard. “I will be able to by no means do it once more. I wish to recover for you.”
Depp admitted that he has taken out his anger on items up to now however denied ever hanging Heard.
“I do not consider I am the one human being who has ever punched a door,” he mentioned. “I’ve assaulted a sofa or two.”
Heard’s legal professionals offered textual content messages through which Depp used profane language about her, calling her an “fool cow” and speaking about her “rotting corpse.”
“Let’s burn Amber,” he mentioned in a textual content message to the actor Paul Bettany, a pal. “Let’s drown her prior to we burn her.”
In a textual content to Heard’s sister, Depp mentioned “I by no means wish to lay eyes on that filthy whore Amber.”
Depp was once additionally requested a few “heated argument” he had with Heard over his suspicion that she was once having an affair with the actor James Franco.
Attesting on Wednesday, the three times Oscar-nominated Depp mentioned the allegations that he was once a “drunken, cocaine-fueled risk who beat girls” have value him “the whole thing.”
The actor mentioned {that a} “couple of days” after the Put up column gave the impression, Disney introduced he would not seem as Captain Jack Sparrow within the blockbuster “Pirates” franchise.
Depp filed the defamation grievance in america after dropping a separate libel case in London in November 2020 that he introduced towards The Solar for calling him a “wife-beater.”
