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drugs and violence? Johnny Depp under cross-examination
Worst insults: Depp admitted his own misconduct during cross-examination. Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA Pool via AP/dpa
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Johnny Depp accuses his ex Amber Heard of making false statements about domestic violence in their marriage. In cross-examination, the actor regretted his own behavior today.
Hollywood star Johnny Depp has been cross-examined by his ex-wife Amber Heard’s lawyers to read earlier text messages in which he had verbally abused the actress.
On the third day on the witness stand in Fairfax County Court, the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star was also confronted with videos, photos and audio recordings, some shocking, on Thursday (local time) that Heard’s attorneys used to create an image of Depp as an addict with violent wanted to draw failures.
In a video recorded by Heard, he lashes out angrily in a kitchen in the morning, drinks a large glass of wine and yells that he’s going to show her what “crazy” is. Under cross-examination, Depp said he attacked “some kitchen cabinets” but not Heard. The day before, he had described alleged violent outbursts by the “Aquaman” actress in the defamation process. During an argument in 2015, she threw a vodka bottle at him. Part of his middle finger was severed. Heard has denied this allegation in the past.
tirade and insults
Reading rants and humiliating insults in his text messages, Depp admitted at one point on Thursday that he was “not proud” of his choice of words. In SMS texts, he referred to Heard as a “whore” and spoke of her as if she were already dead. Other messages revolved around getting drugs. Depp’s questioning before the jury should continue on Monday. Heard is scheduled to take the stand at a later date.
The actress filed for divorce in 2016 after just 15 months of marriage. She accused the Hollywood star of domestic violence. In his civil lawsuit, Depp alleges that his ex-wife made false statements in a 2018 op-ed by the Washington Post about domestic violence. This would have damaged his reputation. Depp is suing for around 50 million dollars (a good 45 million euros) in damages for defamation.