"No human being is perfect," said Johnny Depp at the helm, this Wednesday, May 25.
The actor testified for the second time in the defamation lawsuit he is bringing against his ex-wife Amber Heard in court in Fairfax, Virginia.
"None of us," he added.
But never in my life have I committed sexual violence or physical violence”.
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In front of his lawyers, the 58-year-old actor spoke about his feelings after the accusations made by the American actress of Aquaman.
"It's crazy to hear," he said.
These odious accusations of violence, of sexual violence that she attributes to me.
All these mind-boggling, outrageous things she says I've done."
And to add: "It's horrible, ridiculous, humiliating, insane, painful, savage, brutal and cruel in an unimaginable way, and completely false", he launched, before repeating seeking the gaze of the jury: " entirely false”.
The comedian also assured that no one “likes having to reveal themselves to tell the truth”, while supporting his need to expose what he “has been carrying on his heart, with reluctance, for six years”.
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The couple, who had married in 2015, had finally divorced the following year at the request of Amber Heard.
The latter accusing him of domestic violence.
The divorce had officially been recorded in early 2017. In 2020, Johnny Depp lost a first defamation lawsuit in London against the British tabloid
The Sun
, which called him an “abusive husband”.
He then filed a complaint in the state of Virginia against his ex-wife, who described herself in a column published in the
Washington Post
in 2018 as "a public figure representing domestic violence", without directly naming Johnny Depp.
Believing that this platform has ruined his reputation and his career, he claims 50 million dollars in damages.
The 36-year-old actress, who appeared on the poster for
Justice League
, counterattacked by asking for the double, claiming to have been banned from the film industry from her platform.
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“He never pushed me”
After calling many testimonies at the bar, it was Kate Moss's turn to speak to the jury.
Monday, May 23, the model, who had a relationship with Johnny Depp from 1994 to 1998, returned to an episode relayed by Amber Heard during her testimony.
Indeed, the actress had declared that her husband had already shown violence with his former girlfriend Kate Moss, pushing her down the stairs during a trip to Jamaica.
Kate Moss has denied this rumor.
"He never pushed me or threw me down any stairs," she said, by videoconference from England.
“Johnny had left the room before me.
There had been a thunderstorm and when I left the room myself, I slipped down the stairs and injured my back,” she said.
And to add: “I screamed because I was in pain.
He came running back to help me and carried me to my room and got me medical help”.
The trial, which began on April 11, is due to end on Friday, and its outcome remains uncertain.
