Vanessa Paradis flies to the aid of Johnny Depp in his legal troubles against The Sun

Revenge is a dish best served cold. And this is not to displease Johnny Depp. Two years after being dragged through the media, the Hollywood star sued The Sun and its owner "News Group Newspapers", who portrayed him as an abusive husband.

According to court documents revealed Wednesday, Vanessa Paradis has just supported her ex-husband in the lawsuits he launched against the British tabloid.

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As a reminder of the facts, in an article published in April 2018, The Sun had presented as a proven fact the actions of the Pirates of the Caribbean star against the one who was then his wife the American actress Amber Heard (having since played in the film Aquaman ), stating in writing that Johnny Depp would have hit her.

The Heard-Depp couple had divorced their parents in early 2017, just over a year after their marriage. The 34-year-old actress then spoke of "years" of " physical and psychological " violence , which Johnny Depp strongly denies.

A written testimony

Johnny Depp's lawyers asked Vanessa Paradis to testify during the trial, which was scheduled to take place in mid-March at the London High Court, but which was postponed until July due to the coronavirus epidemic.

“I have known Johnny for over 25 years. We have been together for 14 years and we have raised our two children together, ” recalled the French actress in written testimony to the proceedings.

During all these years, Johnny has been a kind, attentive, generous and non-violent man and father.

"Over the years, Johnny has been a kind, caring, generous, nonviolent man and father, " added the one who split from the actor in 2012, shortly before he started a relationship. with Amber Heard. "He was never violent (...) towards me," she added.

During a videoconference hearing on Wednesday, Depp's lawyers also announced that they wanted to present the testimony of actress Winona Ryder, who had a relationship with the star in the 1990s.

In her statement, Winona Ryder also explained that she " could n't understand" the charges brought by Amber Heard against her ex-husband, adding: "He has never, never been violent with me "

Johnny Depp denies having been violent with Amber Heard and has launched another defamation procedure against his ex-wife, which takes place in the United States.