Johnny Depp denied an allegation by ex-wife Amber Heard that he's a "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" monster who turned violent when he drank and took medication, although he acknowledged in a London court docket on Wednesday that he might have completed issues he cannot bear in mind whereas he was underneath the affect.
Depp underwent a second day of cross-examination on the Excessive Court docket by a lawyer for British tabloid The Solar, which is defending a libel declare after calling the Hollywood star a "spouse beater." Depp is suing The Solar's writer, Information Group Newspapers, and its government editor, Dan Wootton, over an April 2018 article that stated he'd bodily abused Heard.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star says Heard's claims that he assaulted her on a number of events are "completely unfaithful."
Depp, 57, and Heard, 34, met on the set of the 2011 comedy The Rum Diary and married in Los Angeles in February 2015. Heard, a mannequin and actress, filed for divorce the next yr and obtained a restraining order towards Depp on the grounds of home abuse. The divorce was finalized in 2017.
Whereas neither Heard nor Depp is on trial, the case is a showdown between the previous spouses, who accuse one another of being controlling, violent and deceitful throughout their tempestuous marriage.
The newspaper's lawyer, Sasha Wass, learn the court docket an electronic mail to Depp that Heard had composed in 2013 however by no means despatched, wherein she known as his behaviour a "full on disco blood tub."
"I simply do not know if I can do that anymore," she wrote. "It's like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Half of you I really like madly, and the opposite half scares me.
"Many instances you have got harm me. Bodily and emotionally from the stuff you say and did whereas [messed] up," she wrote.
Depp stated the e-mail was proof "that Ms Heard was constructing a file" as "an insurance coverage coverage for later."
Depp has acknowledged heavy consuming and drug use, however stated Heard's clam medication and alcohol made him "monster" was "delusional."
The Solar's defence depends on Heard's allegations of 14 incidents of violence by Depp between 2013 and 2016, in places together with Los Angeles, Australia, Japan, the Bahamas and a chartered jet.
'Could have completed issues that I've no reminiscence of'
Wass requested Depp a couple of 2014 personal aircraft flight from Boston to Los Angeles. Heard alleges the actor went right into a rage through the flight, slapped her and kicked her within the again as a result of he believed she was having an affair with actor James Franco.
Depp denied assaulting Heard or being uncontrolled on the aircraft.
Wass then offered Depp with a textual content he despatched after the flight to a pal, actor Paul Bettany, saying he'd taken "powders ... Half a bottle of Whiskey. A thousand purple bull and vodkas, tablets, 2 bottles of champers [champagne] on aircraft." The message stated the end result had been "blackout, screaming obscenities and insulting any [person] who received close to."
"I'll have completed issues that I've no reminiscence of," Depp stated. However he insisted "I'm actually not a violent particular person, particularly with ladies."
Depp additionally denied assaulting Heard at her dwelling in March 2013. Wass alleged that Depp turned enraged at a portray by Heard's former associate, artist Tasya van Ree, that hung in Heard's bed room.
Depp acknowledged that he "could possibly be jealous" however denied Heard's declare that he took the portray off the wall, tried to set it on hearth and slapped Heard when she intervened.
"I didn't hit Ms. Heard and moreover I've by no means hit Ms. Heard," stated Depp.
He additionally denied hitting Heard in 2013 after she laughed at a tattoo he had that learn "Wino Eternally." He stated he'd had it altered from "Winona Eternally" after he cut up up with actress Winona Ryder years earlier.
"I do not recall any argument about any of my tattoos," Depp stated.
Acrimonious relationship detailed
The actor rejected each allegation of violence put to him by Wass.
"Hoax might be the perfect phrase one may use as a result of the allegations, the entire allegations, are obviously unfaithful," Depp stated.
He claims Heard was the violent one, attacking him with objects together with a drink can and a cigarette, and severing his finger by throwing a vodka bottle at him.
The court docket heard proof of the couple's acrimonious relationship, together with textual content messages between Depp and Bettany wherein they joked about burning Heard as a result of she was a witch. Messages from Heard to Depp's sister expressed fear that the actor was on "a bender" with one other pal, rocker Marilyn Manson.
Depp acknowledged referring to Heard as a "lesbian camp counsellor" when she tried to regulate his consuming and drug taking. Requested about an incident wherein he allegedly dangled Heard's Yorkshire terrier, Pistol, out a automobile window, Depp stated "it's absolute, utter falsity."
"That isn't my thought of enjoyable, though my sense of humour is moderately skewed," he stated.
He denied the lawyer's suggestion that his reminiscence had been impaired by alcohol and drug abuse.
He additionally clashed with Wass over whether or not Heard had tried to curb his consuming and drug use. Heard claims she tried to assist Depp to develop into sober and by no means took cocaine throughout their relationship.
However Depp claimed that Heard had "many instances" chopped out traces of cocaine for him, earlier than rubbing among the drug into her gums. When Wass stated Heard typically had two or three glasses of wine throughout a night, Depp shot again: "Two or three bottles."
"That's full nonsense, Mr. Depp," the lawyer stated.
Heard is attending the three-week trial and is predicted to provide proof.
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