Johnny Depp Denies Claims He Hit Ex-Spouse Amber Heard

London:

Hollywood actor Johnny Depp on Wednesday denied claims that he slapped his ex-wife Amber Heard, as he confronted a second day of questioning in his high-profile libel trial in London.

The Pirates Of The Caribbean star is suing British tabloid The Solar for a 2018 article which claimed he was a “wife-beater”.

Each Depp, 57, and Heard, 34, had been in courtroom as attorneys for The Solar’s writer, Information Group Newspapers (NGN), questioned him about allegations of violence throughout the couple’s time collectively.

NGN is disputing the declare for libel, and stated there’s “overwhelming proof” that he attacked Heard whereas underneath the affect of drink and medicines between 2013 and 2016.

The previous couple first met on the set of the 2011 movie The Rum Diary, married in 2015 but divorced two years later.

Lawyer Sasha Wass, representing NGN, put it to Depp that he had slapped Heard 3 times after she made enjoyable of a “Wino Eternally” tattoo on his arm in March 2013, when he was ingesting closely.

“I am sorry however that isn’t true, you’re mistaken… I did not hit Ms Heard,” the actor replied.

The tattoo initially learn “Winona Eternally” and referred to the actress Winona Ryder, with whom he had had a earlier relationship. He modified it after they broke up.

– ‘I by no means abused Heard’: Depp –

NGN is counting on 14 separate claims of home violence in its defence, all of which Depp denies.

The case opened on the Excessive Courtroom on Monday with Depp insisting in a witness assertion that had “by no means abused Ms Heard, or, certainly another lady” in his life.

He stated Heard, an actress, was calculating, sociopathic, narcissistic and emotionally dishonest, with a recognized borderline persona dysfunction, and was intent on destroying his life.

A lot of the questioning has concerned his ingesting and drug-taking however he insisted he didn’t have a “nasty facet” and misplaced management whereas underneath the affect, as Heard has asserted.

His authorized workforce known as Heard’s allegations “full lies”. They stated she was a “advanced particular person”, susceptible to wild temper swings underneath quite a lot of prescription treatment and different medication.

Relatively than Depp being the perpetrator, she had subjected him to verbal and bodily assaults, and he had needed to defend himself on events, they argued.

“He’s not a wife-beater and by no means has been,” his lawyer David Sherborne stated.

Depp maintains The Solar article, which was revealed regardless of a earlier public denial of violence, had precipitated “vital reputational harm” to his profession.